Here are some of the biggest stories from the last week at Hoops Rumors:
Steve Kerr returned to coach Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors head coach had been away since Game 3 of the team’s first-round series against the Blazers and intends to patrol the sidelines for the remainder of the Finals. Mike Brown served as head coach while Kerr’s back pain kept him out.
French prospect Jonathan Jeanne was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome. This diagnosis almost certainly thwarts Jeanne’s chances of being drafted this year. The big man had previously been viewed as a probable first-round selection in the draft. Earlier this year, former Baylor prospect Isaiah Austin, whose career was also derailed by Marfan Syndrome, made his professional debut overseas.
The Bucks have narrowed down their GM search to three finalists. The leading contenders for the position are Nuggets assistant GM Arturas Karnisovas, Hawks advisor and former GM Wes Wilcox, and Bucks assistant GM Justin Zanik. Interviews for the opening began earlier this week.
The Magic will hire Pete D’Alessandro as their new assistant general manager. The new hire last served as an executive with the Nuggets. D’Alessandro served as general manager of the Kings from 2013 to 2015.
3-on-3 basketball will debut as an event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The new competition will feature 64 players in total, with eight teams apiece for men and women. It remains unclear whether NBA players will participate in the event. If FIBA rules for three-on-three play are adopted, the games will last 10 minutes if neither team reaches 21 points first, with only one- and two-point shots.
Ten More Stories
- The Jazz reportedly view the Heat as a serious threat to land Gordon Hayward in free agency.
- The Pistons are gauging the trade market for Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson.
- Former sixth overall pick Jan Vesely is drawing interest from NBA teams.
- What’s the latest on the Pistons‘ plans to move to downtown Detroit?
- Dwight Howard is working on adding a three-point shot ahead of next season.
- The Pelicans hired Chris Finch as an assistant coach.
- Markelle Fultz worked out for the Celtics this week.
- Paul George is currently not being discussed by the Pacers in trade talks.
- Jimmy Butler has hired a new agent.
- Former Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving following a car accident.
3-on-3 in the olympics is a joke.
The olympics being the highest level athletic meet in the world shouldn’t include versions of sports that don’t even have a established leagues or rules. What were they thinking?? I won’t be watching.