The Rockets are looking to buy more time to decide what to do with Fred VanVleet‘s contract. They hold a $44,886,930 club option on VanVleet’s contract for next season and a decision is currently due on Friday, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets. According to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer (Twitter link), Houston’s management is currently in discussions with … [Read more...] about Rockets, VanVleet Discuss Delay For Contract Option Decision
Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson Named Coach Of Year
Kenny Atkinson has been named the NBA’s Coach of the Year, the league announced on Monday (Twitter link). In his first year with the Cavaliers, Atkinson led the franchise to a 64-18 record and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Atkinson was hired by Cleveland after a three-year stint as one of Steve Kerr‘s top assistants with Golden State. Atkinson, who was also an … [Read more...] about Cavaliers’ Kenny Atkinson Named Coach Of Year
Rockets Notes: Green, Thompson, Eason, Smith, Offseason
The Rockets‘ season ended on Sunday night when they lost a deciding Game 7 at home against the battle-tested Warriors. As Jonathan M. Alexander of The Houston Chronicle writes, aside from a 38-point outburst in Game 2, shooting guard Jalen Green struggled mightily in his first playoff series, scoring between seven and 12 points in the other six games and shooting 37.5% or below … [Read more...] about Rockets Notes: Green, Thompson, Eason, Smith, Offseason
And-Ones: Awards Announcements, Draft Assets, Fournier, NBC Theme Song
The NBA will announce the Coach of the Year award winner on Monday, the league’s PR department tweets. Kenny Atkinson (Cavaliers), J.B. Bickerstaff (Pistons) and Ime Udoka (Rockets) are the three finalists. Atkinson, who led Cleveland to the best record in the East, is considered a heavy favorite to win the award. The Executive of the Year award will be announced on Tuesday and … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Awards Announcements, Draft Assets, Fournier, NBC Theme Song
Warriors Notes: Butler, Lineup Changes, Looney, Kuminga, Game 7
The Warriors missed two chances to close out their first-round series with the Rockets, but they remain confident going into Sunday’s Game 7, writes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. Golden State was blown out in Game 5 and watched Houston pull away in the fourth quarter of Game 6, but there were no signs of panic in the locker room after Friday’s loss. “We’re good. We’re smiling,” Jimmy … [Read more...] about Warriors Notes: Butler, Lineup Changes, Looney, Kuminga, Game 7