After reporting over the weekend that the Suns are expected to advance two or three finalists to the last round of their head coaching search to meet with team owner Mat Ishbia, NBA insider Marc Stein (Substack link) says Heat assistant Chris Quinn and Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott have been “repeatedly forecasted in league coaching circles” to reach that final stage of the … [Read more...] about Chris Quinn, Jordan Ott Frontrunners For Suns’ Head Coaching Job?
Pacific Notes: Durant, Lakers, Kings Draft
Kevin Durant is one of the biggest names of the offseason following reports that the Suns‘ 36-year-old star has likely played his last game in Phoenix. With that in mind, Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin broke down six 2025 playoff teams, what their fit with Durant would look like, and what they could offer as a trade return for the Suns. The first destination Rankin looked at … [Read more...] about Pacific Notes: Durant, Lakers, Kings Draft
Southeast Notes: Hornets, Mitchell, Burks, Hawks
The Hornets have the ignominious honor of holding the league’s longest active absence from the playoffs, leaving them with many questions to answer heading into the off-season, according to The Charlotte Observer’s Roderick Boone. In a mailbag column, Boone writes that he expects the team to add more veteran presence to the young core, similar to the addition of Taj Gibson last … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Hornets, Mitchell, Burks, Hawks
Heat Notes: Ware, Larsson, Anderson, Jaquez
The Heat suffered through a rare losing season in 2024/25, but they were encouraged by the progress made by rookies Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Both players saw little action early in the year, but worked their way up to regular minutes by the playoffs. Chiang notes that Ware, the 15th pick in last year’s draft, only logged … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Ware, Larsson, Anderson, Jaquez
And-Ones: Trade Market, Top FAs, Award Ballots, Kemp
With so little cap room available around the NBA this year and most top free agents expected to remain with their current teams, executives across the league are projecting a significant amount of activity on the trade market during the upcoming offseason, writes Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link). “It’s gonna be a crazy summer,” one Western Conference exec told … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Trade Market, Top FAs, Award Ballots, Kemp