After being denied permission to speak to five NBA head coaches already under contract with rival teams, the Knicks shifted their focus to Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins, with Jenkins falling behind after “projecting less enthusiasm for the job,” writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. The team spoke to other candidates, including James Borrego and Micah Nori, and Ian Begley … [Read more...] about Coaching Rumors: Knicks, Borrego, Shammgod, Magic, Mavs, More
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Pelicans denied Nuggets permission to interview James Borrego
Marc Stein: League sources say Denver recently sought permission to interview James Borrego for the top spot on David Adelman’s bench. That request was denied since such a move was deemed “lateral.” The Pelicans naturally granted New York permission to interview Borrego for its HC vacancy. … [Read more...] about Pelicans denied Nuggets permission to interview James Borrego
Mike Brown was the only coaching candidate to interview for the Knicks’ job multiple times, including holding meetings with Rose, the team’s front office and owner James Dolan on Tuesday, sources said. The Knicks also interviewed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, New Orleans Pelicans associate coach James Borrego and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori, … [Read more...] about
I’ve confirmed that the Pelicans hold an interest in Kuminga, but various team salary cap experts have pointed out to me that New Orleans has no easy route to take Kuminga on its books at his desired contract range. … [Read more...] about
Checking In On Top Remaining NBA Free Agents
The NBA’s free agent period officially opened less than 40 hours ago, but the list of this year’s top available players has already been pretty picked clean, with 35 of the players from our list of 2025’s top 50 free agents having already agreed to terms with a team. Here are the players from our list remain available: Josh Giddey, G, (Bulls RFA) Jonathan Kuminga, F, (Warriors … [Read more...] about Checking In On Top Remaining NBA Free Agents