Jovan Buha: If Ty Lue is let go by the Clippers I’ve been told that the Lakers will have interest in Ty Lue. They courted him in 2019 it did not go well, they ended up settling on Frank Vogel, who was their third choice behind Ty Lue and Monty Williams. It ended up working out they won a championship in their first season with Vogel but then he got fired a couple years later. Ty Lue the next season ended up taking the Clippers job after Doc Rivers was fired and Clippers have gone on to the Western Conference Finals once and we’ll see what ultimately happens with them against Dallas ..read more

Dave McMenamin: The Lakers have parted ways with the entire coaching staff beyond Darvin Ham, sources told ESPN, including Phil Handy – who coached under both Ham and Frank Vogel in L.A. The L.A. Times was first to report ..read more

Ryan Blackburn: This is the series. Right here. I asked Michael Malone about Minnesota rebounding nearly 40% of their own misses in the halfcourt against Phoenix in the first round. “If we don’t rebound, then we won’t get out and run, and that’s when we’re going to have a hard time scoring.” pic.twitter.com/xHXteLOHuu This is the series. Right here. I asked Michael Malone about Minnesota rebounding nearly 40% of their own misses in the halfcourt against Phoenix in the first round. "If we don’t rebound, then we won’t get out and run, and that’s when we’re going to have a hard time scoring.” p ..read more

Dane Moore: Asked Karl-Anthony Towns about, in ways, shifting back into being more of a center in this series (guarding Nikola Jokic) after being more of a wing in the Phoenix series (guarding Kevin Durant): “Doesn’t matter. I can be a center one moment. I can sub in and be a power forward the next moment. I can be a small forward in three-big men lineups. Whatever it takes to win, I’m willing to do ..read more

Michael Scotto: Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia: “Ask the other 29 GMs, 26 of them would trade their whole team for our whole team, our draft picks, and everything as is. The house is not on fire. We’re in a great position. It’s not hard to fix.” ( @CamCox12) pic.twitter.com/xawnNJPXfI Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia: “Ask the other 29 GMs, 26 of them would trade their whole team for our whole team, our draft picks, and everything as is. The house is not on fire. We’re in a great position. It’s not hard to fix.” (@CamCox12) pic.twitter.com/xawnNJPXfI — Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 2, 2024 ..read more

Gerald Bourguet: Mat Ishbia spoke on the importance of the continuity the Suns will have next year: “It was never, ‘We’re gonna win a championship this year or we gotta blow it up’….Would I have liked to have won it this year? Absolutely. But I do think continuity, consistency, process works” pic.twitter.com/y3AxrmyTZV ..read more

Complications exist. Phoenix’s projected payroll for next season is $206 million with another $100-plus million in luxury tax. The starting five is scheduled to make $184 million alone. That doesn’t provide much roster flexibility but the Suns will have options. Ishbia pointed out that Phoenix has five first-round draft picks over the next eight years. “We’ll go through every channel,” Jones said. “We’ll explore every scenario to add and build our team. It’s important to remember that we’re starting with six, seven, eight, really good core players. And when you’re talking about building on the ..read more

Asked specifically about buy-in and players losing trust in the head coach, Jones said he didn’t think that was the case. “I believe when things get tough and you’re uncertain, you start to guess, and I thought as we got near the end of the season, you saw some indecision,” he said. “Our guys (were) thinking too much and not playing. As we continue to spend time together, continue to build together, I think you’ll see it’s not about buy-in, it’s about belief. Belief in one another, belief that the things that we’re working on will translate in those moments ..read more

Duane Rankin: “You sitting there saying, Darvin Ham needs to get fired, Frank Vogel needs to get fired. Who put them trash ass teams together need to get fired. They didn’t just all the sudden suck as coaches. People who put them teams together should start packing.” Charles Barkley. #Suns pic.twitter.com/23AbQdNoTy "You sitting there saying, Darvin Ham needs to get fired, Frank Vogel needs to get fired. Who put them trash ass teams together need to get fired. They didn't just all the sudden suck as coaches. People who put them teams together should start packing." Charles Barkley. #Suns pic ..read more

Duane Rankin: “A constant focus for us is to continue how to figure out and maximize Kevin Durant. No one has done it yet. I believe we’ll be the 1st team to do it.” James Jones. “When he’s playing at the highest level, he makes us a really, really good team and we’re damn near unbeatable.” pic.twitter.com/SOAL5iyp9k "A constant focus for us is to continue how to figure out and maximize Kevin Durant. No one has done it yet. I believe we'll be the 1st team to do it." James Jones. "When he's playing at the highest level, he makes us a really, really good team and we're damn near unbeatable." p ..read more