Rockets Notes: Durant, Eason, Udoka, Stone, Sengun
After falling in seven games last season in the first playoff appearance for their young core, the Rockets traded for Kevin Durant to help them reach a higher level. Their next moves are uncertain following this year’s first-round loss to the short-handed Lakers, according to William Guillory and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
Durant missed almost the entire playoff series, first with a right knee contusion that kept him out of Game 1, then with a left ankle sprain and bone bruise that sidelined him for Games 3 through 6. In his lone appearance, he had 23 points, six rebounds and four assists along with nine turnovers in a Game 2 loss.
Coach Ime Udoka provided an update on Durant prior to Friday’s game, indicating that he wasn’t close to returning, Guillory tweets.
“The mobility is probably the biggest (issue),” Udoka said. “There is some pain. That’s something he’d have to tolerate. … Certain movements are bothering him for sure. He’s done some things on-court, but he’s limited with those. When you can’t do specific movements that hurt you or bother you, you can’t progress.”
The 37-year-old Durant was productive and surprisingly durable during his first season in Houston, leading the team in scoring and finishing second in the league in minutes while playing 78 games. However, Guillory and Amick confirm that allegations Durant trashed current and former teammates – including Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. – while using a burner account in group chats harmed team chemistry.
Several league sources with close ties to Rockets players confirm to the authors that the controversy brought a “significant distraction” to the team that was “never truly resolved internally.” Teammates reportedly agreed to keep their reactions to the situation private, and it’s not clear if Durant admitted that the accounts belonged to him.
Lingering bitterness over that situation is one of several factors that could determine whether Durant remains in Houston next season. At $43.9MM, he’ll be the highest-paid player on a team that’s hovering close to the tax line, and he holds a $46MM player option for 2027/28, so he’ll essentially be entering the season with an expiring contract. Guillory and Amick also cite concerns that the offense stagnated around Durant and Sengun, as teammates were unable to consistently hit shots to give them room to operate.
There’s more from Houston:
- Working out a new contract for restricted free agent Tari Eason will be among the Rockets’ offseason priorities, Guillory and Amick add. They report that the sides came close to an agreement worth more than $100MM before the October deadline, but decided to revisit negotiations this summer. While Eason appears to be a good investment at age 24, the authors point out that the roster is already becoming expensive, and Amen Thompson may sign a five-year extension valued at more than $250MM.
- There are no plans to replace either Udoka or general manager Rafael Stone, sources tell Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. Ownership still has confidence in the team’s leadership structure, according to Iko, believing that the Rockets aren’t far behind Oklahoma City and San Antonio with Durant, Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams all healthy. However, nothing is off the table in terms of upgrading the roster, Iko adds.
- Sengun, who has been mentioned as a possible trade chip if the Rockets pursue another star, addressed those rumors in a post-game session with the media on Friday, relays Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops. “I cannot do anything about those conversations,” Sengun said. “It is what it is. You stay with it. That’s the front office’s job to do it. I cannot do anything about it. But wherever I go or stay over here, I’m just going to stick with it, doing what I’m doing.”
Nikola Jokic Expected To Sign Offseason Extension
Nikola Jokic is expected to sign an extension with the Nuggets this summer, ESPN’s Shams Charania stated Friday in an appearance on The Stephen A. Smith Show (YouTube link, hat tip to RealGM).
The three-time MVP was clear about his intentions after his team was eliminated by Minnesota, twice telling reporters, “I still want to be a Nugget forever.” While other changes may take place in Denver during the offseason, Charania expects the organization to solidify Jokic as its long-term centerpiece.
“I will tell you, the Denver Nuggets, from their top brass on down to that organization, they believe Nicole Jokic at his word. He wants to be there,” Charania said. “This is not a situation where he’s talking about potentially leaving or looking elsewhere. Or saying ‘Hey, I need you guys to do this. I need you guys to do that.’ He’s very, very internally and externally ‘I’m here, no matter what, I’m re-signing.'”
Jokic has two years left on his current deal, which includes a $62.8MM player option for 2027/28. He would have the equivalent of an expiring contract if an extension agreement isn’t reached by October, so there’s a sense of urgency to work out a new deal. A maximum extension would begin at 35% of the ’27/28 salary cap and would tentatively be worth about $285MM over four years, based on a projected $165MM cap in ’26/27 and a 10% increase the following year.
Jokic turned down a three-year, maximum-salary extension offer last summer in expectation of landing a longer and more lucrative contract.
The 31-year-old big man is coming off another MVP-level season, averaging 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists in 65 games and leading the league in both rebounding and assists. Although he averaged nearly a triple double in the playoff series against Minnesota, he shot just 44.6% from the field and 19.4% from three-point range, and the Nuggets were outscored during his time on the court.
The first-round loss and an expensive roster will probably alter the supporting cast around Jokic by the time training camp opens. Peyton Watson will be one of the top restricted free agents on the market this summer, and the team will have to clear out other salary to be able to re-sign him without going into second-apron territory. Cameron Johnson, who is entering the final year of his contract at $23MM, has been mentioned as a possible trade candidate.
“But there are going to be changes in Denver,” Charania said. “I don’t know how much, but there’s going to be some level of change. Whether that’s tinkering a couple players around … But they are so strapped financially moving forward in whether it’s the tax, whether it’s approaching the aprons, that there’s going to be a lot of conversations about players on this roster.”
Raptors Notes: Game-Winning Shot, Barrett, Ingram, Temple
The Raptors‘ season was on the line as RJ Barrett‘s three-point attempt in the waning seconds of overtime bounced high off the back rim Friday night. A miss would mean playoff elimination, while a make would set up a Game 7 Sunday in Cleveland. The delirium that resulted when the ball fell through the net (Twitter video link) will live on as a defining moment in Toronto basketball history, writes Michael Grange of Sportsnet.
“I had a front row to it. I was right there on the block,” Ja’Kobe Walter said. “As soon as I saw the shot go up and I saw it go in the air, it didn’t waver, it kind of just stayed over the basket. I was like, ‘Hold up, that might go in.’”
The Raptors had 10.9 seconds left in OT when they inbounded the ball with a one-point deficit. Scottie Barnes was planning to drive to the basket, but the Cavaliers packed the paint with all five players, forcing him to pass to Barrett, who was three feet behind the three-point line. Barrett said Barnes alerted him to be ready to shoot as they broke the huddle.
“He already told me coming out on the court,” Barrett said, “before we (inbounded) the ball, and he was like ‘I got you, just trust me.’”
Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic said he talked to assistant coaches before the game about setting up Barrett for late opportunities, and like everyone else he was trying to will the ball to go in as it hung in the air.
“I know it was a half of a second, but it looked like an eternity over there to be honest with you,” Rajakovic said. “And I was just like hoping for him, for this city, for everybody, for all the players that is gonna drop down. And thank God it did.”
There’s more from Toronto:
- Barrett will be the focus of a huge decision for the Raptors’ front office this summer, notes Josh Lewenberg of TSN (Twitter video link). The 25-year-old wing will be eligible for an extension, but giving him a new deal would add to the price of an already-expensive core and make it difficult for the team to avoid the luxury tax. That’s why there has been some trade speculation surrounding Barrett, who is headed into the final year of his contract. Lewenberg adds that Barrett’s strong performance in the playoffs has “definitely been opening some eyes inside of the organization.”
- Brandon Ingram‘s status for Game 7 is uncertain after he sat out Friday’s contest with right heel inflammation. Ingram wore a walking boot during Game 6 (Twitter video link).
- Seventeen-year veteran Garrett Temple has been “invaluable” in helping to develop Toronto’s young talent, general manager Bobby Webster tells Marc J. Spears of Andscape. Temple saw limited playing time in 22 games this season, but he made a huge contribution behind the scenes and finished fourth in the Teammate of the Year voting. “There is nobody on the team I trust more about the pulse of the team, what I need to watch and what messaging you can help us with, especially in today’s NBA with so many young kids coming in,” Webster said. “He’s been (mentoring) Scottie for a couple years; we have this young kid Collin Murray-Boyles. He’s a huge mentor and invaluable to us.” Temple will turn 40 this month and will be a free agent this summer, but he wants to play one more season and hopes to remain in Toronto.
Lakers Notes: LeBron, Ayton, Doncic, Reaves
As the Lakers celebrated their first-round win over Houston Friday night, LeBron James took time to savor the moment, writes Dave McMenamin of ESPN. At age 41, he was the most dominant player in the series, capping it off with 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the closeout victory. With the next step in his career still uncertain, James reflected on the significance of his latest playoff triumph.
“I think me personally, the accepting and trying to be OK with the small victories comes with where I am in my career,” he said. “Understanding, s–t, who knows how many more playoff series I’m going to be a part of? If I play one more or two more or three more seasons, that doesn’t guarantee me to be in the postseason. So just trying to appreciate the moments, whatever it is, and however long I’m playing. It’s pretty cool to have the opportunity to lead a team, at 41 years old, into the playoffs and for us to be able to win it.”
McMenamin notes that James became the oldest player in league history to be the top scorer in a playoff series, totaling 139 points in the six games. He was asked to carry the offensive load after Luka Doncic (strained left hamstring) and Austin Reaves (left oblique strain) both suffered serious injuries in an April 2 game. James had become more of a complementary piece in L.A.’s offense until then, but he flipped the switch back into the lead role when it became necessary.
“I mean, to be able to experience something [new], it was just totally different for me,” James said. “In March, it was a totally different role for me. It was super uncomfortable, but comfortable. I had to get into that. But it was also winning. That’s all I care about. But I knew at the same time I could give more. But maybe giving more wasn’t what was a fit for our team. And I accepted that and I was OK with that. Not from a team aspect, I was OK with that. I was able to put my ego to the side for the betterment of the team, understanding that I could do it.”
There’s more on the Lakers:
- The series validated the decision to bring in Deandre Ayton after he reached a buyout with Portland last summer, McMenamin adds. Ayton aired complaints in late February about his limited role in the offense, but he seemed to accept how he was being used as the playoffs neared. The Lakers isolated him in one-on-one coverage Friday night to limit Alperen Sengun‘s passing, and he held the Houston center to one assist. “I took the challenge to my chin,” Ayton said. “Just putting the team on my back and them trusting me. … That’s what really got everything going, to be honest.”
- Doncic is “not close” to returning for the second-round series against Oklahoma City, which starts on Tuesday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said in a SportsCenter appearance (YouTube link). Windhorst notes that there’s a progression involved in returning from a hamstring injury, and Doncic hasn’t been able to play at all over the past month. “I have no idea how Luka’s going to be 14 days from now,” Windhorst added. “Most likely, you’re not going to see Luka Doncic at the front end of this series, maybe at least for another week to 10 days on the minimum.”
- After Friday’s victory, Reaves talked about how he was able to return in time for the final two games of the series, per Khobi Price of The California Post (Twitter video link). “A lot of treatment. A lot of treatment,” Reaves said. “I did not go with Luka to Europe. I will say that.”
- The Athletic previews the Lakers’ next series and assesses their chances of upsetting the defending champions.
Blazers Notes: Camara, Splitter, Offseason, Dundon
After being eliminated from the playoffs in a Game 5 loss in San Antonio on Tuesday, young players like Toumani Camara, Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija came away encouraged by the Trail Blazers‘ first postseason appearance in five years, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian.
“My first two years, I was trying to figure out what the main goal was for this team, where we’re trying to go, what we have, what was our mission,” Camara said. “Well, now we have more of a clear view of what we can do and what we can accomplish. So I think it’s very promising. We have a lot of talent. We have a group of great-character guys. I’m just very excited for what we’ve got coming.”
As Freeman notes, Portland overcame a significant amount of adversity to make the playoffs. Head coach Chauncey Billups was placed on indefinite leave following the first game of the season after being arrested on federal charges related to illegal gambling, and the team endured several injuries throughout 2025/26.
“We had a crazy year, man,” Camara said. “We’ve battled all year. It’s a tough league. It’s a tough league to win. But we stuck together, believed in one another throughout all the ups and downs, and I think it was a positive season for us, especially the way we were able to end things. We didn’t get the results or play the way we wanted during the playoffs. But it was our first time for a lot of us and we’re learning, still trying to build connection. I think it’s only positive things and nowhere to go but up from here.”
Here’s more on the Blazers:
- A year ago, Bill Oram of The Oregonian was skeptical of the team’s direction, but he viewed this season as a major success and now believes the Blazers are trending in a positive direction. Oram argues fans shouldn’t lose perspective on all the promising developments of ’25/26, despite the team being overmatched against the Spurs.
- Veteran wing Matisse Thybulle lauded Tiago Splitter‘s performance as interim head coach, according to Brenna Greene of KOIN News (Twitter video link). “There’s a term where, if its late in the shot clock and someone throws you the ball because they don’t have a good look and you have to shoot it with no time left, they call it a grenade. In a sense that’s kind of what Tiago was thrown,” Thybulle said. “… It’s in some cases a bit of miracle, but in our world, even if you overachieve, it can still be disappointing to people. … As far as I’m concerned, Tiago did an amazing job.”
- Thybulle is one of many Blazers who’s supportive of Splitter, according to Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report (subscriber link), who thinks the former NBA big man has “more than earned” the full-time job. Finding a permanent head coach will be the first order of business in Portland, but there are several other big questions facing the team this summer, Highkin writes, mostly centered on new owner Tom Dundon and how his involvement will impact the organization going forward. Highkin views Camara, Avdija and Donovan Clingan as the team’s core, with shooting an obvious area of need going forward.
- Within his offseason preview, ESPN’s Bobby Marks also points to Dundon as a wild card this summer, since he may or may not push the team to be ultra-aggressive. Robert Williams and Thybulle are among Portland’s potential free agents, with Henderson eligible for a rookie scale extension.
- Dundon has been heavily criticized for a series of cost-cutting measures in his first month-plus as major owner. However, he recently opened his wallet to make another investment in pickleball, per Ben Axelrod of Front Office Sports.
Hawks Notes: Future, Elimination, Snyder, Offseason
The Hawks were humbled by the Knicks on Thursday, losing the deciding Game 6 at home by 51 points. Although obviously disappointed with Thursday’s result, general manager Onsi Saleh was pleased with the progress the team made throughout 2025/26 and he told the players on Friday that they have plenty of room for growth, per Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription required).
“The best version of ourselves is yet to come,” Saleh said. “I think everybody is really pissed off, frustrated from yesterday, and that’s a good thing. You got to take that, internalize that, understand what the summer entails.
“You feel that experience against those guys, and this is what the playoffs look like, and a lot of our guys have not done it, especially in their roles. So everybody was focused, I would say. There’s a focus for next season already for our group, and that’s going to be super exciting.”
As Williams notes, the Hawks control two first-round picks in the upcoming draft, including one in the lottery. Saleh said the team will take a best-player-available approach to those selections.
“We’re not one player away from this,” Saleh said. “The best iteration of this team is going to be through development and our players currently getting better. We’re really excited about the future and what holds there, with the draft to the flexibility moving forward, all that stuff. We’re in a good place (and) position, set up moving forward.”
Here’s more from Atlanta:
- Jake Fischer of The Stein line recently reported that the Hawks are open to extending head coach Quin Snyder, who’s entering the final year of his contract. Saleh praised Snyder during Friday’s media session, tweets Kevin Chouinard of Hawks.com. “He has been an unbelievable partner in all of this, and it has been so nice, just having a partner who you’re so aligned with. It makes it easy,” Saleh said. “I understand the types of players that work for him and understand the types of guys that make sense for us as an organization, and we always have healthy dialogue. We talk every day. He’s unbelievable.”
- Maura Carey of The Associated Press relays some quotes from Snyder, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jalen Johnson following Thursday’s loss, which eliminated Atlanta from the playoffs. “This is a big learning experience, not only for myself, but just everybody in general. And I’m going to take a lot from this and continue to get better from it,” All-Star forward Johnson said. “We’re growing. We’re going to grow from this. We’re going to definitely be better from it.”
- John Hollinger of The Athletic takes a deep dive into the Hawks’ offseason, predicting that the team will probably look to trade either Zaccharie Risacher or Corey Kispert this summer after both played very modest roles in the first-round series vs. New York. The Hawks will have a lot of financial flexibility this offseason and could go in a number of different directions, but Hollinger expects the team to operate over the cap rather than with room. ESPN’s Bobby Marks previews Atlanta’s offseason as well, writing that figuring out what to do with CJ McCollum (unrestricted free agent) and Jonathan Kuminga ($24.3MM team option) will be top priorities for the front office.
Mitchell Robinson, Dyson Daniels Fined By NBA
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has been fined $50K and Hawks guard Dyson Daniels has been docked $25K for their roles in an on-court altercation during New York’s series-clinching victory on Thursday, the NBA announced in a press release (Twitter link).
The two players got tangled up during a free throw attempt by OG Anunoby with 4:39 left in the second quarter of the Knicks’ blowout win (YouTube link). Both Robinson and Daniels were determined to have escalated the situation, ultimately leading to their ejections.
According to the league, Robinson’s harsher penalty “takes into account his inappropriate post on social media in reference to the incident” following the game. That expletive-laden Instagram story – which didn’t directly reference Daniels but seemed to be aimed at him – can be viewed here.
Daniels and Robinson had been going at each other throughout the six-game first-round series. Robinson received an unsportsmanlike technical in Game 2, when he committed a moving screen on Daniels and then walked over the Australian guard, who was knocked to the ground (YouTube link).
Robinson is earning a little under $13MM in the final year of his contract, while Daniels is making $7.7MM in 2025/26 before his four-year, $100MM rookie scale extension kicks in next season.
Rondo, Borrego Among Frontrunners For Pelicans’ Coaching Job
Rajon Rondo, James Borrego, Darvin Ham and Steve Hetzel have emerged as the four frontrunners for the Pelicans‘ head coaching job, sources close to the search tell Rod Walker of NOLA.com.
According to Walker’s “best guess,” Rondo and Hetzel are “at the top” of the team’s list of candidates.
Within a look at the pros and cons of each candidate, Walker writes that Rondo would bring toughness and leadership to the Pelicans, pointing out that the 40-year-old was a significant voice in the locker room when he played one season in New Orleans back in 2017/18. That was one of only two seasons in which the Pelicans have won a playoff series, Walker notes.
Walker also points out that Rondo is still respected for his time as an elite player, having earned numerous individual accolades and won two championship during his career, which spanned 16 years (from 2006-2022). He would also “fire up” the teams fans.
On the other hand, Rondo has never been a head coach. He has spent the past two seasons in Milwaukee as a coaching associate.
As Walker writes, Hetzel is the other candidate who lacks head coaching experience, and he probably wouldn’t excite the team’s fans since he’s not a household name. But the Nets assistant is “said to be a good motivator,” with a career arc similar to Jordan Ott, who gradually worked his way up the ranks before leading Phoenix to a playoff berth in 2025/26.
Head of basketball operations Joe Dumars has also worked with Hetzel in the past, Walker notes, having spent four years together in Detroit.
Borrego finished out ’25/26 as New Orleans’ interim head coach after Willie Green was fired in the fall. He has the most head coaching experience of the group and the Pelicans showed some positive signs in the second half, per Walker, though they went just 24-46 in Borrego’s 70 games at the helm.
Ham has spent the past couple years as the top assistant with the Bucks. He led the Lakers to a pair of playoff trips in two seasons as the team’s head coach before being fired in 2024. Dumars is familiar with Ham as well, but Walker notes that some people say Ham lost the Lakers’ locker room.
Injury Updates: Ingram, Harris, Huerter, F. Wagner, Isaac
As expected, the Raptors will be down their leading scorer as they try to avoid elimination on Friday, per Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca (Twitter link). After being downgraded to doubtful earlier in the day due to right heel inflammation, All-Star forward Brandon Ingram will be sidelined for the Game 6 home contest vs. Cleveland.
Ingram, who exited Game 5 in the second quarter after aggravating a heel issue that sidelined him for three games during the final few weeks of the regular season, is still experiencing pain in that right heel and wasn’t on the court for the portion of Friday’s shootaround. Toronto will also be without starting guard Immanuel Quickley, who will miss the entire series due to a hamstring strain.
On a more positive note for the Raptors, Scottie Barnes wasn’t on the injury report ahead of tonight’s game after Toronto’s other All-Star took a hit to the thigh in Wednesday’s loss.
“He’s feeling good,” head coach Darko Rajakovic said of Barnes (Twitter link via Lewenberg). “It’s awesome to be young and recover quickly.”
Here are more injury updates from around the NBA:
- Pistons starting forward Tobias Harris (left ankle sprain) will be active for Friday’s Game 6 in Orlando, but reserve wing Kevin Huerter (left adductor strain) is out, tweets Hunter Patterson of The Athletic. As we noted earlier on Friday when both players were questionable, Huerter has played a modest role in the series, but Harris has scored at least 16 points in each of the first five games. Detroit is also facing elimination, currently at a 3-2 deficit in the first-round matchup.
- Magic star Franz Wagner will miss his second straight game on Friday due to a right calf strain, and his return doesn’t sound imminent. Head coach Jamahl Mosley said the German forward wasn’t able to do anything at Friday’s shootaround, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. Wagner, who was in a walking boot on Wednesday, suggested ahead of Game 5 that he and the team would take a cautious approach due to the nature of the injury.
- In addition to Wagner, the Magic will be without Jonathan Isaac again on Friday. The veteran big man continues to battle a left knee sprain he suffered on March 12. Mosley said Friday morning that Isaac still hasn’t done contact work, Beede writes. “Just how he responds to each part of treatment,” Mosley said. “Some days it’s feeling a certain way. Some days it might not feel as great. So we’re always going to be cautious and smart about how they respond to each treatment each time they go through it.”
Suns’ Ishbia, Gregory Discuss 2025/26, Offseason, More
The Suns have made major changes each of the past three offseasons under owner Mat Ishbia. However, unlike last year, when Ishbia’s buzzword was “alignment,” he was preaching “continuity” at Thursday’s end-of-season media availability, writes Doug Haller of The Athletic.
Phoenix exceeded external expectations in 2025/26, winning 45 games and making the playoffs one year after finishing 36-46 with the most expensive roster in the league. The Suns were only projected to win 31.5 games entering the season, and they were swept in the first round by Oklahoma City, Ishbia viewed ’25/26 as a building block for the future.
“Can we win more games?” he said. “Can we win a playoff series? That’s what we’re going to focus on. … I like the culture that we’ve built. We’re not going to do anything silly to mess that up.”
Player development was another talking point for both Ishbia and general manager Brian Gregory, who replaced James Jones last year, Haller notes.
“We have a young, ascending team,” Ishbia said. “Where in years past we had players that were maybe on the decline, we have players that are getting better, and they’re going to continue to get better.”
“This is an ongoing process for sure,” Gregory said (subscriber-only story via Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic). “Mat talked about it. Our continuity, our development, our internal development is so critical for us right now and that’s just the players and we’re going to demand the best out of them.”
Here’s more from Ishbia and Gregory:
- According to Haller, Gregory is confident Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green will look better together in ’26/27 after injuries limited their opportunities to share the court this season. “One hundred percent,” the GM said. “You’re talking about three guys who are driven to become better, to do what is asked of them and help the team be successful to win. When you have that baseline, it puts you in a pretty effective spot to move forward.”
- Gregory spoke in general terms about the team’s approach to the offseason, according to Rankin. “Where are the gaps we need to fill?” Gregory said. “You can’t fill them all to the top, but what are the critical ones that we have control over? Does that mean tighten up systems, schemes, or whatever the case might be? Was there one thing that led to the other that if you eliminate the first, now you can get better at the second? All those things are done at this time and if it has to be a personnel issue, then we’ll have to address it at that time, but a lot of times, you see dramatic improvement from Year 1 to Year 2 simply because of the understanding and the ability to execute automatically where it comes who we are every single day.”
- Gregory mentioned the Suns plan to have their players back in the gym in a couple weeks rather than taking extended time off, Rankin writes. Gregory also praised the roster for buying into the team’s identity of “grit, toughness and unselfishness” while stressing that maintaining that culture is an ongoing process.
- Ishbia, who lauded head coach Jordan Ott‘s work ethic, stressed the team isn’t satisfied despite the positive steps that were taken this season. “I’m really proud of where we are and hopefully you realize that although I’m proud of where we are, we have a long way to go to where we’re going,” Ishbia said, per Rankin. “I’ve got the right people and the right vision and the right organization here with me and we’re going to do it together.”
- In case you missed it, we passed along several more items of interest from Phoenix in the past few days. You can find those stories here and here.