The Spurs are expected to hire Corliss Williamson to be an assistant coach on Mitch Johnson‘s new staff in San Antonio, league sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). A former star at Arkansas and a Sixth Man of the Year in the NBA, Williamson appeared in over 800 regular season games for four NBA teams from 1995-2007 and won championships at both the NCAA and … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Spurs, Williamson, Nuggets, Wolves, Clippers
Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook To Opt Out Of Contract
Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook won’t exercise his $3.47MM player option for the 2025/26 season, league sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Declining that option will put Westbrook on track to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He would have the opportunity at that time to either re-sign with Denver or join a new team. Westbrook, 36, … [Read more...] about Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook To Opt Out Of Contract
Western Notes: Kidd, Blazers, Kings, Nelson, Nuggets
Letting Jason Kidd go to the Knicks would be a terrible outcome for the Mavericks, according to Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News. There’s reportedly mutual interest between Kidd and the Knicks. Under Kidd, Dallas has won five playoff series in four seasons. Cowlishaw also notes that Kyrie Irving likes Kidd and believes in him. In Cowlishaw’s viewpoint, the only way … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Kidd, Blazers, Kings, Nelson, Nuggets
Nuggets Notes: Porter, GM Candidates, Durant, Repeater Tax
The Nuggets might explore trades involving Michael Porter Jr. this summer, but the most likely scenario has him returning for at least one more season, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post states in a mailbag column. The 26-year-old forward has been the frequent target of trade speculation, but Durando believes he has more value to Denver than he would to any rival team. Durando … [Read more...] about Nuggets Notes: Porter, GM Candidates, Durant, Repeater Tax
Latest On Knicks’ Coaching Job
While numerous rival NBA executives believed that the Knicks had a replacement lined up before firing Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, that’s not the case, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack post. The Knicks have fostered the notion that this decision was made by team president Leon Rose but many of same executives are skeptical of that story line, considering Rose’s close ties … [Read more...] about Latest On Knicks’ Coaching Job