Phil Jackson is on his way back to Madison Square Garden. The Hall of Fame coach isn’t interested in patrolling the sidelines any longer, but his newly-minted deal with the Knicks will allow him to oversee the team’s basketball operations. The hire of Jackson could impact the future of Carmelo Anthony, coach Mike Woodson, and much much more. The rest of the week that was..
- Woodson wants a sit-down with Jackson.
- Could the Rockets go after Carmelo?
- Kobe Bryant reportedly wants Mike D’Antoni out. Meanwhile, Bryant is officially done for the year.
- Marcin Gortat won’t sign an extension.
- Josh Smith wants to play with Rajon Rondo.
- Rodney Hood is expected to enter the draft.
- Noah Vonleh is leaning towards entering the June draft.
- The Heat picked up Justin Hamilton on a deal that contains guarantee dates for next season.
- The Heat released DeAndre Liggins.
- The Bucks signed the high-flying D.J. Stephens.
- The Nets inked Jason Collins for the rest of the year.
- Joe Ingles has interest from multiple clubs.
- The Kings gave Royce White another 10-day.
- The Bucks signed Chris Wright.
- The Wizards re-signed Drew Gooden for the rest of the year.
- The Spurs made a late push for Evan Turner.
- The Sixers signed Darius Johnson-Odom to a 10-day deal.
- The Sixers cut Lorenzo Brown.
- The D-League will expand and the Knicks will get their own team.
- The Cavs signed Shane Edwards and said goodbye to Arinze Onaku.
- Lamar Odom‘s comeback in Spain was cut short.
- The Thunder won’t re-sign Reggie Williams.
- The Sixers signed Jarvis Varnado to a multi-year deal.
- Manny Harris will play in Turkey.
- The Magic won’t keep Adonis Thomas.