Steve Kerr was supposed to be a slam dunk for the Knicks, but the Warriors got in the way. Golden State shocked the world when they signed the former Phil Jackson pupil to a five-year, $25MM deal. It had been reported that the Warriors had moved on from him because he was believed to be too far along in his negotiations with New York, but that apparently wasn’t the case. Here’s more from the week that was..
- The Pistons hired Stan Van Gundy as head coach and president of basketball operations. It’s a five-year, $35MM deal for the former Magic coach, who seemed to be close to a deal with the Warriors at one point. Ultimately, the Warriors wouldn’t give him control of the roster while Detroit did.
- Kevin Love wants out. The Wolves are mulling the idea of trading him and also considering Sam Mitchell as a head coaching candidate.
- The Hawks are after Omer Asik as the Rockets shop the big man and Jeremy Lin. Houston reportedly wants to move the duo to make room for Carmelo Anthony.
- Phil Jackson reportedly told Raymond Felton to expect a trade. The Knicks are expected to pursue Steve Blake.
- The Cavs fired coach Mike Brown and removed the interim tag from GM David Griffin‘s title.
- The Knicks are going back to the drawing board with an eye on younger coaches. Jeff Van Gundy indicated he’d consider the role but he doesn’t fit the profile.
- The Nets won’t rule out trading away former All-Star point guard Deron Williams.
- The Blazers signed Terry Stotts to a multiyear contract extension.
- The Cavs are still looking for a coach and have interest in John Calipari.
- Andray Blatche says he’ll turn down his player option for next season but adds that he’d nonetheless like to re-sign with the Nets.
- Paul Pierce is intrigued by the Clippers.
- The sale of the Bucks to Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry has been approved.
- The Wizards want to keep Trevor Ariza.
- The Pistons may or may not be unlikely to re-sign Greg Monroe, depending on who you ask.
- The T’Wolves like Shaun Livingston.
- Many believe that the league wants Magic Johnson to buy the Clippers.
- The Bulls appear to have Mavs guard Devin Harris in their sights.
- NBA teams have been in touch with University of Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie and one is close to interviewing him.
- The Rockets are the leaders among many NBA teams interested in Spanish league shooting guard Zoran Dragic.
- The Jazz, Cavs, Warriors, and Wolves have shown interest in Lionel Hollins.
- The Jazz are eyeing John Stockton for their coaching vacancy as well.
- The Bulls will allow the Jazz to interview assistant coach Adrian Griffin for their head coaching vacancy.