A rundown of the major news and events from the NBA for the week:
- The biggest story of the week was the Lakers' firing of head coach Mike Brown after a disappointing 1-4 start to the season. Assistant Bernie Bickerstaff has served as interim head coach while the team explores a more permanent option. The team is aggressively pursuing Phil Jackson to return to the bench, but has also reached out to former Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy and former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni.
- Pacers forward Danny Granger could be out as long as three months due to recurring knee problems.
- The Timberwolves are considering reaching out to free agents Mickael Pietrus and Josh Howard as they battle injuries to several key players.
- FIBA has announced several changes to the World Cup of Basketball, formerly the FIBA World Championships.
- Former NBA center D.J. Mbenga has agreed to join the Qingdao Double Star Eagles, the Chinese Basketball Association team which also recently signed Tracy McGrady.
- Gilbert Arenas has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association after a previous CBA deal fell through.
- Mehmet Okur announced his retirement from professional basketball after 10 seasons in the NBA.
- The Kings assigned Tyler Honeycutt to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.
- Although he was cut from the Trail Blazers' training camp roster, Adam Morrison is not planning to retire.
- New Grizzlies owner Robert Pera hired Jason Levien as the team's CEO.
- Jonny Flynn, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2009 draft, signed a deal to play in Australia for the Melbourne Tigers.