Asked today during an ESPN Radio appearance about the two NBA head coaching jobs in New York, former coach and current analyst Stan Van Gundy said there’s “no question” that the Nets‘ position is more favorable than the Knicks‘ opening, as Brian Lewis of The New York Post writes.
“Of the two, the Nets are the better job. There’s no question about that right now,” Van Gundy said. “The organization has been more stable. They’ve won more games. They have more talent.”
While the Knicks project to have a good deal of cap flexibility going forward and have some promising young players like RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson, the Nets should have stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving healthy for the start of next season, with a talented supporting cast that includes Caris LeVert, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Joe Harris.
Both teams will be in the market for new head coaches after the season, with Mike Miller and Jacque Vaughn holding the jobs in the interim after having replaced David Fizdale and Kenny Atkinson, respectively.
Here’s more on the Nets:
- In the wake of Atkinson’s departure and DeAndre Jordan‘s ascension to the starting lineup, Jarrett Allen‘s long-term outlook in Brooklyn has never been cloudier, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. The Nets’ handling of Allen raises the question of whether the young center could become an offseason trade piece, Lewis writes.
- Kyrie Irving announced today on Instagram that he’s donating $323K to Feeding America amidst the COVID-19 crisis and is working to distribute 250,000 meals across the New York area. As Howard Beck of Bleacher Report tweets, Irving chose that specific donation amount of $323K to reflect his birthday (March 23) and as a nod to Kobe Bryant (the sum of the digits is 8).
- Appearing on Friday on NBC Sports Washington’s Wizards Talk podcast, Kevin Durant‘s good friend Quinn Cook provided a positive update on Durant, who tested positive for the coronavirus last week. “He’s just encouraging social distancing, staying inside and don’t expose others,” Cook said. “For him to step up to the plate and use his platform to spread awareness, it’s brave. That’s the kind of guy he is. He’s fine. He’s doing great.”
Man even when doing a good thing Kyrie is annoying as hell…… appreciate the money but nobody gives a damn about your birthday or a nod to Kobe in this moment, just so out of place/misguided –
Him and Durant are going to be a mess together…get your popcorn ready
Yeah get mad at the guy donating money while the rest of the league isn’t touching their wallets. Easy to support Zion when he’s willing to give back the other guys why would I pay to see you if you wouldn’t pay to help me in a time of need
Lets see…….
“Even when…annoying”
“Appreciate the money”
Nope …..not mad !
Send the money we dont care about things adding up to 8 or 24 or when your b-day is …..but yes the money is the thing that matters most
Actually a lot of guys in the league are opening their wallets. Just a few for example:
“In the latest gesture of support, team owner Mark Cuban, Luka Doncic and Dwight Powell, in conjunction with the Dallas Mavericks Foundation are donating $500,000 that will go to support the childcare needs of healthcare workers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas.”
“Kevin Love became the first player in the league to donate money to event staff at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse when he announced on social media that he would give $100,000 to those workers. The Cavaliers followed their star forward and announced on Twitter that they would be taking care of all hourly staff.”
“Blake Griffin will be donating $100,000 to the workers inside Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, per The Detroit News’ Rod Beard.”
” Karl-Anthony Towns is donating $100,000 to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to help aid in providing testing for COVID-19. “
SVG is obviously right. Even with all the crap around Kyrie, there’s no question. You have two stars with good support in guys like Dinwiddie, LeVert, Allen etc… Who in the hell wants to work with James Dolan right now?
I feel like KD is the type of dude to tell people he has the virus just so people won’t bother him for a couple weeks
Lol
No, that would be something Kawhi would do.
Only if someone programmed Kawhi to do it.
Otherwise Kawhi can’t even think for himself? Got it!
Thinking will be added in a future update.
I really wonder who Nets will get to coach. They got talent. I see their window at 3 – 4 yrs. Allen hasn’t been treated right. I see them moving him now. IMO chemistry is biggest issue, including new coach. Bucks, Celtics, Sixers, are all young. Heat, Pacers, Raptors are gd too. The East is not what it was. When Bron was here. It should be fun.