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Odds & Ends: Marbury, Shaw, J.R. Smith, Calathes

June 26th, 2013 at 11:55pm CST by Chuck Myron

Stephon Marbury hasn't played in the NBA since the 2008/09 season, and he's not interested in making a comeback, telling reporters Tuesday in China that he prefers to continue playing in the Chinese league. Jonas Terrado of Tempo has the details. With the draft now just hours away, there's plenty of news on guys who are and will be a part of the NBA, and here's the latest:

New Nuggets coach Brian Shaw has a three-year deal with an option for a fourth, and his annual salary will be around $2MM, reports Benjamin Hochman of the Denver Post. It's not clear whether the option belongs to the Nuggets or to Shaw, though usually options in coaching contracts belong to the team.
The top priority for the Knicks this summer is retaining J.R. Smith, a source tells Ian Begley of ESPNNewYork.com, who passes along the note in an updated version of his story on the team's decision to extend a qualifying offer to Pablo Prigioni.
The Mavs own the rights to former second-round pick Nick Calathes, and there's mutual interest in bringing him to the NBA next season, reports Tim McMahon of ESPNDallas.com. Other NBA teams are interested, too, and the Mavs are willing to trade him if they can't fit him on their roster, McMahon writes.
While noting that Luol Deng's camp is dismissing the idea that there's an extension in the works with the Bulls, as we heard yesterday, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that the Bulls are calling around to see what they can get for Richard Hamilton.
Pacers assistant Jim Boylen has an agreement in place with the Spurs to join Gregg Popovich's coaching staff in San Antonio, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Boylen is not to be confused with former Bucks coach Jim Boylan, whom the Cavs hired as an assistant coach earlier today.
Sixers insiders expect minority owner Dave Heller to take over Adam Aron's role as liaison between the team's basketball operations and principal owner Josh Harris, writes Bob Ford of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Sixers Fire CEO Adam Aron?

June 24th, 2013 at 7:55pm CST by Zachary Links

7:55pm: Sixers spokesperson Michael Preston told Bob Cooney of the Daily News (on Twitter) that Aron has not been fired.

4:26pm: The Sixers have fired CEO Adam Aron, sources confirmed to Dei Lynam of CSNPhilly.com (via Twitter). It was rumored back in May that Aron was taken out of the basketball side of things but that was denied by a league source at the time. The move was first reported by Howard Eskin of WIP (on Twitter).

Last month, John Nash said in an interview that Aron had his role reduced after a clash with consultant and former coach Doug Collins. It's unclear if Aron's dismissal has anything to do with that rumored tiff or if it could be tied to the arrival of new GM Sam Hinkie. There has been quite a bit of change in Philly recently with both Collins and former team president Rod Thorn transitioning into advisory roles.

Sixers CEO Adam Aron To Take Reduced Role?

May 14th, 2013 at 3:12pm CST by Chuck Myron

3:12pm: A league source tells John Mitchell of the Philadelphia Inquirer that there will be no change in Aron's role (Twitter link).

1:08pm: Former NBA general manager John Nash said on SportsRadio 94 WIP in Philadelphia today that Sixers CEO Adam Aron "has been extracted from the basketball side of things," stemming from a clash with consultant and former coach Doug Collins (Twitter links). However, a source tells Tom Moore of PhillyBurbs.com that Nash will remain as CEO, and that an announcement the team has scheduled today has nothing to do with Aron (Twitter links). Still, Moore tweets that it's safe to assume Aron's role on the basketball side will be reduced following the hiring of new GM Sam Hinkie.

Presumably, today's announcement will make Hinkie's hiring official, as it's been widely reported since Friday that Hinkie, the Rockets assistant GM, will replace Tony DiLeo, who's spent that past year as Sixers GM. The past month has brought change to Philadelphia, where Collins stepped down as coach following the season and assumed an advisory capacity with the team. Team president Rod Thorn is also transitioning into a consultant's position for the Sixers, having previously been the man in charge of the team's day-to-day basketball operations before DiLeo was named GM last summer.

It's not the first time Collins' presence has created the specter of a power struggle in the Sixers front office. There were concerns that the coach's influence last summer may have dissuaded Danny Ferry, who became GM of the Hawks, from taking the same position in Philadelphia. I'm not sure exactly how much Aron had to do with the team's basketball ops, with both Thorn and DiLeo around this past season in addition to Collins. Nonetheless, I wouldn't be surprised if Hinkie expressed a desire for a higher degree of autonomy than having so many people involved in the team's basketball dealings would have afforded.