After being swept in the first round by the Oklahoma City Thunder, the future of the New Orleans Pelicans is now in question. Vice president, David Griffin, did not mince words while speaking to the press on Tuesday. “Whereas in the past we’ve always erred on the side of continuity, and our takeaway has been, […] The post New Orleans Pelicans Eyeing Offseason Changes appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is listed as questionable for Monday’s Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets due to personal reasons after becoming a father for the first time. The baby boy was reportedly delivered Monday morning. It is uncertain whether Gobert will be able to travel to Ball Arena in time for the tip-off […] The post Is Rudy Gobert (Personal) Playing Tonight In Game 2 At Nuggets? appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

The Dallas Mavericks and coach Jason Kidd have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. Kidd, 51, is coming off his third season as the team’s coach. The NBA Hall of Famer is 140-106 (.569) in the regular season and 13-11 (.542) in the playoffs as Dallas’ coach. Kidd was mentioned as […] The post Mavericks Sign Coach Jason Kidd to Multi-Year Contract Extension appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

Dillon Brooks was seen this past weekend in Greece attending the basketball playoff match between Olympiacos Piraeus and Barcelona, and caught the attention of the European press. Once the game was over, the Rockets star couldn’t help but praise the EuroLeague atmosphere and competition he witnessed.  When asked about why he had travelled here to […] The post Dillon Brooks attends EuroLeague playoffs and calls atmosphere ‘another level’ compared to NBA appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

During a recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, Charles Barkley spoke about the fact that the NBA is dominated by international players, and not American grown talents as it has been in the past with Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and many more. During this chat, the Hall of Famer gave […] The post Charles Barkley is convinced he knows who is the all-time best foreign NBA player appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

After almost sweeping the Lakers 4-1 in their first-round series, the Nuggets were full of confidence entering the Western Conference semifinal matchup against the Timberwolves this past weekend. However, the reigning champions lost surprisingly on Game 1 and are hoping to wake up this Monday in search of revenge.  Minnesota coach Chris Finch was extremely […] The post Coach Michael Malone expects Denver to react in Game 2 and ‘set the tone early’ appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

After the Lakers were eliminated from the playoff’s first round last week, the purple and gold front office decided to fire coach Darvin Ham on Friday. Without any time to waste, there are already some names been floated as potential replacements for this job vacancy. According to Los Angeles insider Dave McMenamin, Tyronn Lue and […] The post JJ Redick and Ty Lue reportedly lead list of candidates for Lakers head coaching job appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

The Los Angeles Clippers are planning to pursue a contract extension with coach Ty Lue that will prevent him from entering the final year of his current deal in 2025-26, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lue was named as a target in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ coaching search on Friday after the organization fired Darvin […] The post Clippers Intend to Sign Coach Ty Lue to Contract Extension appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

Rap artist Fat Joe believes 2024 All-Star guard Jalen Brunson is on the verge of becoming the greatest New York Knicks player in franchise history. “[Jalen’s] so close to being the greatest Knick ever,” the rap legend told Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV show on FS1, while also adding, “So close, and in such […] The post Fat Joe Says Jalen Brunson Close to Being Greatest Knicks Player appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more

Key Highlights Derrick Jones Jr. is averaging 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in the playoffs, while shooting 41.7 percent from three and 63.6 percent on two-pointers The Dallas Mavericks have outscored the Los Angeles Clippers by 25 points during Jones’ 140 minutes Jones has been an integral part of Dallas’ success […] The post Derrick Jones Jr. Is Exactly What The Mavericks Needed appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News ..read more