Hoops Rumors

The Suns are hiring Oronde Taliaferro as their director of scouting, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. Taliaferro, who is expected to focus on college scouting, was previously a scout for the Nets. … [Read more...] about Taliaferro Named Director Of Scouting

Team USA will make a lineup change for its gold medal game on Saturday vs. France, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who says that Suns forward Kevin Durant will be inserted into the starting five, with Celtics guard Jrue Holiday expected to make the move to the bench. Durant missed all of Team USA’s exhibition contests leading up to the Olympics due to a calf … [Read more...] about Team USA Notes: Durant, Holiday, Brown, Tatum, Embiid

The NBA’s leaked slate of Christmas Day games will feature several heavy hitters. Sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link) that, as usual, five games will be broadcast, highlighted by a marquee matchup between two longtime Eastern Conference foes, the revamped Sixers and the Celtics. Boston, the reigning league champion, will host. The schedule will be rounded … [Read more...] about Christmas Day Games Include Sixers-Celtics, Lakers-Warriors

Even if Mitchell Robinson can manage to avoid serious injury this season, he may not be the center the Knicks want on the court once they reach the playoffs, John Hollinger and Fred Katz of the Athletic write in a discussion about the team. Hollinger notes that while Robinson’s skills as a rim protector and offensive rebounder are valuable, New York was at its best with the … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Center Options, Wing Depth, Brunson, Randle

The Suns have issued a press release formally announcing their coaching staff for the 2024/25 season under new head coach Mike Budenholzer. As is typically the case, most of these hires were reported earlier in the summer, but the Suns waited until now to officially confirm them all at once. Here are Budenholzer’s assistants: Chad Forcier, who has worked as an NBA assistant in … [Read more...] about Suns Announce Mike Budenholzer’s Coaching Staff