Current St. John’s coach and former Warriors GM Chris Mullin, who is from Brooklyn, is a name that Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com has heard in regards to the Nets’ new head coaching vacancy (Twitter link). This is the first mention of Mullin in connection to the Nets that we’ve learned of and it is not yet known how serious a candidate he is to consider.
In other news regarding the Nets’ shakeup today, Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com hears reports that claim former GM Billy King will advise in the search for his successor are “totally true” (Twitter link).
Here’s more from around the basketball world:
- Amar’e Stoudemire considered signing with the Suns, which is one of his former teams, over the summer before he joined the Heat, opting to instead play on a title contender, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports (scroll down). The Suns drafted Stoudemire in 2002. He captured the Rookie of the Year award and made five All-Star teams with the Suns. “That’s why I chose Miami, but Phoenix is still not ruled out,” Stoudemire said. “I have a lot of basketball left in me.” Stoudemire, 33, will be a free agent again this summer.
- Point guard Jordan Farmar, who last played in the league in 2014/15 for the Clippers and is mostly known for his time with the Lakers, wants to be back in the NBA and would not turn down a 10-day contract, international journalist David Pick reports (on Twitter). Farmer parted ways with Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv today after signing overseas in July, according to the team’s Twitter (h/t Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia).
- Tyson Chandler‘s four-year, $52MM pact with the Suns was one of the summer’s worst free agent deals because the 33-year-old has struggled mightily with his new team, Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders opines. Omer Asik‘s contract with the Pelicans and Kyle Singler‘s deal with the Thunder also made Basketball Insiders’ list.
- After making the playoffs last season and then signing Greg Monroe, the Bucks are a disappointing 15-24, but with young stars on the roster, Milwaukee’s position is still an enviable one going forward, Ian Thomsen of NBA.com writes. There is still a lot of hope that the Bucks can contend beyond this season because Jabari Parker is 20, Giannis Antetokounmpo is 21 and Monroe is 25, Thomsen adds. With another top-10 pick likely coming in June, the Bucks remain in good shape for the long-term, Thomsen contends.
The Nets should consider Mullin for their GM. I don’t remember how much he had to do with the construction of their current championship roster, but he obviously at the least left them in a great spot moving forward. The Warriors were always one of the least desirable destinations in the NBA. That’s the spot the Nets are currently in.
If I’m not mistaken, Mullen was around for the Dunleavy Jr.-Troy Murphy era, then more recently with the Sacramento front office, so he definitely had nothing to do with anything currently going on with the Warriors. I’m not sure his time at either of those two jobs would necessarily be considered a success but that being said, I like Mullin, would love to see him get the job and turn the Nets around.
Can’t see the Suns signing Amar’e Stoudemire this summer if Tyson Chandler is still on the roster. That would be one aging big man too many.
Didn’t Mullins just become the head coach for St. Johns this past offseason (or was the offseason before that)? If it was this prior offseason, I don’t see him leaving midway through his first year. If he did, he would basically be blacklisted in college basketball (I mean if that happened, the uproar would be insane for a guy leaving midway through his first year).
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