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Phil Jackson trade rumors, contract, salary
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• Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConnDan Hurley has insisted his talks with the Los Angeles Lakers had nothing to do with creating leverage in his contract talks with UConn. Hurley said his new contract with UConn was already in place. "One of the worst takes I've heard is that this is a leverage play by me to improve my situation at UConn," Hurley said on the The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. "I don't need leverage here. We've wo...2024Read about Dan Hurley -
• San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich Contract, Salary, Net Worth, Coaching Record, and Wife
By many accounts, Gregg Popovich is the greatest coach in NBA history (depending on who you ask, it is either him or Phil Jackson). He’s the conductor of the greatest modern dynasty in NBA history. Since he took over as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs back in 1996, the organization has 19 50-win seasons, […] The post San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich Contract, Salary,...2023Read about San Antonio Spurs
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• Lakers announce coach Frank Vogel has signed contract extension
Vogel becomes the first Lakers coach to sign an extension since Phil Jackson did 14 years ago...2021Read about Frank Vogel
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• Report: Knicks paying Leon Rose approximately $8M salaryThe Knicks gave Phil Jackson a five-year, $60 million contract as team president....2020Read about Leon Rose -
• Every Chicago Bulls Trade Deadline Move Ever
Thanks to Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson, the Chicago Bulls won six championships during the ’90s and are now one of the most recognizable sports teams in the world. However, since the end of the Jordan era, the Bulls have only been to one Eastern Conference Finals and haven’t gotten back to the […] The post Every Chicago Bulls Trade Deadline Move Ever appeared f...2020Read about Michael Jordan
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• Knicks To Fire President Steve Mills
The New York Knicks are firing president Steve Mills and will replace him with general manager Scott Perry, at least on an interim basis, multiple reports claim. The dramatic move comes less than two days before the NBA trade deadline. Mills had held the position since the team parted ways with Phil Jackson in the […] The post Knicks To Fire President Steve Mills appeared first on SLAM....2020Read about Steve Mills
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• Knicks will reportedly run full-court press to land Raptors' Masai Ujiri
The Knicks are planning to make a run at Raptors top executive Masai Ujiri, and Marc Stein of The New York Times reports (via his latest newsletter) that there are many around the league who believe the executive can be lured to New York. Even though the Knicks have been laughable on the court, the prestige of the franchise and of winning it all in the arguably the greatest city in the world carry...2019Read about Masai Ujiri
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• Phil Jackson's bad trades still haunting the Knicks
The Knicks will miss out on a valuable pick in this year’s draft because of a trade former team president Phil Jackson made nearly five years ago, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. New York would own the 31st pick, which is coveted because it offers a chance at a potential first-round talent without a guaranteed salary, if Jackson hadn’t traded it to the Sixers. The Knicks wanted to u...2019Read about Marc Berman
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• As Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina returns, he believes ‘nothing is lost’
After an extended absence, Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina returned to action Friday against the Nuggets. New York’s first-round pick from 2017 played 25 minutes, tallying five points, five assists and four rebounds. The Frenchman had not suited up since Jan. 27, when he suffered a groin injury. Ntilikina also had not played 25 or more minutes since Jan. 21, when he totaled 30 in the Knicks’ lo...2019Read about Frank Ntilikina
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• Report: Suns offered Devin Booker, pick swap for Kristaps Porzingis in 2017Celtics also reportedly made lucrative offer while Phil Jackson was shopping then-Knicks star...2019Read about Devin Booker
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Phil Jackson trade rumors, contract, salary
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• Knicks 'surprised' by declining trade value of Porzingis
The Knicks were surprised to discover how much Kristaps Porzingis‘ trade value had dropped when they started shopping him, reports Marc Berman of The New York Post. Some of that was because of the ACL injury that has sidelined him for a year with still no clear date for a return. But some executives also expressed reservations about “where his mind was at and his actual skill set,’’ a source tells...2019Read about Kristaps Porzingis
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• Knicks president: Team should not have signed Joakim Noah
It’s safe to say the New York Knicks don’t care much for Joakim Noah. Two and a half years after the team signed Noah to a four-year, $72 million deal, team president Steve Mills admitted that he never should have been signed and hinted that he was bad for the team’s culture. Mills was actually the team’s general manager when Noah was signed, but he was acting under the direction of then-president...2018Read about Joakim Noah
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• Teams have inquired about Knicks’ Damyean Dotson
At least a couple NBA teams have approached the Knicks to inquire on Damyean Dotson‘s potential availability, a source tells Marc Berman of The New York Post. Berman’s report gives no indication that the Knicks are looking to trade Dotson, but he suggests the team may have to consider a move by February’s trade deadline, given the 24-year-old’s role and contract situation. A starter for nine Knick...2018Read about Damyean Dotson
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• Knicks guard responds to shade from Phil Jackson confidant
Phil Jackson may no longer be employed by the New York Knicks, but he still appears to be waging a proxy war of sorts against the team. Over the weekend, former Knicks scout and executive Clarence Gaines Jr. tweeted a criticism of guard Mario Hezonja, saying that the 23-year-old was a “huge liability” on defense. In response, Hezonja tweeted back at Gaines with a laughing-face emoji. Ian Begley of...2018Read about New York Knicks
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• Knicks, Joakim Noah close to buyout agreement
The Knicks are close to a waive and stretch agreement with veteran center Joakim Noah, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. No matter when the agreement is finalized, Noah will not report to training camp.Several teams may have interest in signing Noah, notes Charania, who adds that he has put in a lot of work over the offseason.Noah’s reputation has suffered greatly during his two years in New ...2018Read about Joakim Noah
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• Knicks unlikely to extend Kristaps Porzingis this year
The Knicks have until Oct. 15 to sign Kristaps Porzingis to a long-term extension, but the team isn’t planning to complete a deal at this point, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post.While the Knicks feel good about how Porzingis’ rehab from his ACL tear is progressing, the club’s hope is to re-sign him when he reaches restricted free agency in 2019, rather than extending him now, Berman notes. ...2018Read about Kristaps Porzingis
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• Should DeRozan remain a Raptor, Nick Nurse wants to make him better defender
Challenging DeMar DeRozan to become a better defender is just one of the things new Raptors coach Nick Nurse has in mind for next season, Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun writes. Nurse is trying to devise ways to play two smaller guards, Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet, together and still minimize the issues that it presents defending pick-and-rolls, Wolstat continues. Playing Serge Ibaka more often a...2018Read about Nick Nurse
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• New York notes: Kanter, Hardaway Jr. defend Hornacek; Lin prepping for next season
Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek may not have a long-term future in New York, but at least two of his players are coming to his defense, relays Marc Berman of The New York Post. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Enes Kanter both offered support for Hornacek after the team’s latest loss, which is part of a 1-13 string.“He’s doing a great job in a tough situation,” Hardaway said of his coach. “Coaches are in a tough s...2018Read about Marc Berman
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• Report: Phil Jackson did talk Kristaps Porzingis trades around draftIf Jackson had tried to trade Porzingis would ownership have stepped in earlier than it did?...2017Read about Kristaps Porzingis -
• Carmelo snoozed during Phil Jackson’s meditation sessions?
It has long been accepted as fact that the relationship between Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson was never in a good spot. Making matters worse, the situation deteriorated even further during their final season together with the New York Knicks.Now comes word that things apparently reached such a point of dysfunction between the two that Anthony took to outright mockery of Jackson’s affinity for m...2017Read about Carmelo Anthony
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• Latest Knicks rumors: Porzingis, Carmelo and Phil Jackson
After a year of non-stop drama, there’s an air of optimism and hopefulness surrounding the Knicks that was noticeably absent during last season’s Phil Jackson vs. Carmelo Anthony standoff, writes Ian Begley of ESPN. While the Knicks have had played well, with a 16-14 record so far, their on-court success isn’t the only thing contributing to the positive mood within the organization, as one team so...2017Read about Carmelo Anthony
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• Enes Kanter to LeBron James: ‘We already have a king’
LeBron James is seemingly feuding with everyone in New York after he threw shade in the direction of the Knicks and former president Phil Jackson for not selecting Dennis Smith Jr. in June’s NBA Draft.For his part, James is not backing down from that sentiment. He even went as far to use a Cleveland Browns analogy. James also took some time to throw even more shade at the Knicks after his Clevelan...2017Read about Enes Kanter
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• LeBron James: Criticism of Knicks was a shot at Phil Jackson, no one else
LeBron James on Monday morning clarified some critical comments recently made about the New York Knicks by saying his hit job on the team’s draft this year was a shot at former boss Phil Jackson and no one else.James, whose Cleveland Cavaliers face the Knicks Monday night at Madison Square Garden, opined on Sunday that New York should have drafted Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. in t...2017Read about LeBron James
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• Enes Kanter not happy about LeBron James’s Knicks comments
New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is going to stick up for his teammates — even if it means calling out LeBron James.On Saturday, James shaded the Knicks for picking Frank Ntilikina ahead of Dennis Smith in June’s NBA draft, which was likely a shot at Phil Jackson. Kanter, however, saw it as an attack on a teammate, and he made clear that he wouldn’t stand for it. Kanter is famously all-in for th...2017Read about Enes Kanter
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• Report: Phil Jackson unprepared, disorganized during F.A. meetings
The tenure of Phil Jackson as president of the New York Knicks was marred by many things. One was the team’s inability to attract big name free agents.Speaking on his Woj Pod podcast with ESPN’s Ian Begley, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski offered some insight as to why New York couldn’t bring in the big names.“I heard some horror stories about Phil in presentation situations with players – unprepared, j...2017Read about New York Knicks
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• With Carmelo gone, the Knicks’ priorities are clear
In the blink of an eye, the melodrama in New York came to a screeching halt. All it took was an expanded list of teams released Friday night, including the Cavaliers and Thunder, for the Knicks to finally get rid of Carmelo Anthony. The disgruntled star forward had stubbornly refused to waive his no-trade clause for anyone besides the Rockets all summer. Moving on from Anthony was a move New York ...2017Read about Carmelo Anthony
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• Grading The Deal: Thunder Acquire Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony has finally been traded by the New York Knicks, putting to an end a stalemate that saw Phil Jackson and Anthony wage a standoff that ultimately cost Jackson his job. But the damage was done and there was no fixing the relationship between Anthony and the Knicks. To make a trade when you have no leverage is almost always a losing proposition. Anthony possessed a no trade clause and ...2017Read about Carmelo Anthony
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• Report: Carmelo Anthony adds Cavaliers, Thunder to list of teams where he will accept tradeCarmelo Anthony wants most of all to be traded to Houston (and he has leverage thanks to the no-trade clause Phil Jackson/James Dolan gave him). However, to make the deal work the Rockets needed to unload the three-year, $60 million contract of Ryan Anderson — which the Knicks do not want, and neither did any […]...2017Read about Carmelo Anthony -
• NBA previews: The Knicks really need to get rid of Carmelo Anthony
As another NBA chapter nears, it’s time for our season previews. So about those Knicks… Expected Conference Ranking: 11th Best Move of the Offseason: Give the Knicks some credit. Think of all the big names that they could have hired to replace Phil Jackson. John Calipari is just itching to ruin another New York team. Kobe Bryant spends like 11 minutes per week on his Muse Cage videos. He’s got tim...2017Read about Carmelo Anthony
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• The triangle is dead, but are the New York Knicks?
The talks of the triangle may finally be in the past, but Phil Jackson manages to leave his impression on the New York Knicks from his recliner in Montana. The “Zen Master” ought to be commended for the drafting of Kristaps Porzingis, and he also should be acknowledged for destroying the franchise in just three years: setting a new record for the disastrous Knicks. The reasons of Phil’s downfall h...2017Read about New York Knicks