Will the Lakers keep Mike D’Antoni or move on from their offensively-focused coach? A report this week indicated that the club has agreed internally to keep D’Antoni aboard, but the team has denied making any kind of decision. Meanwhile, the Lakers don’t plan on exercising D’Antoni’s option for 2015/16 option and that might prompt him to walk away from the team if they don’t have a change of heart.
- It was long expected, but Mike Woodson was shown the door by the Knicks.
- Rick Adelman announced his retirement from coaching.
- George Karl and Mike Fratello have interest in joining the Cavs’ front office.
- The Knicks and Steve Kerr were said to be deep into discussions for the former Bulls guard to become the team’s next coach.
- The Warriors plan to keep Klay Thompson.
- The Pacers shot down a report saying that Frank Vogel‘s job was in jeopardy.
- Dario Saric has officially declared himself eligible for the draft.
- The Harrison twins will stay in school.
- The Jazz let Tyrone Corbin go and candidates are emerging for the job.
- The Wolves are looking at coaching candidates, but it doesn’t sound like it’ll be Fred Hoiberg on the bench.
- No surprise here, Julius Randle announced that he’ll be in the draft.
- Marshall University tried to lure D’Antoni, but that won’t be happening.
- Knicks GM Steve Mills is in the running for the union’s executive director position.
- Goran Dragic was named the Most Improved Player of the 2013/14 season.
- Joakim Noah is your Defensive Player Of The Year.
- Gregg Popovich won Coach Of The Year.
- UCLA’s Jordan Adams is entering the draft.
- Apparently, a failed drug test helped push Mitch McGary into the draft.
- Andres Nocioni is considering a comeback.
- Baylor big man Isaiah Austin will enter this year’s NBA Draft.
- Pau Gasol wants to see the Lakers make some significant changes.
- Colorado junior Spencer Dinwiddie announced that he’s going pro.
- Connecticut junior DeAndre Daniels is headed into the NBA draft.
- Clemson junior K.J. McDaniels, a possible first-round pick, will be in the draft.
- Clint Capela will enter the draft.
- UNLV junior Khem Birch will forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 draft.
- Serbian center Nikola Jokic will enter the draft.
- French league forward Damien Inglis is entering this year’s draft.
- Long shot European prospects Lefteris Bochoridis and Martin Peterka are entering the draft.
- Bosnian small forwards Nedim Buza and Adin Vrabac are entering the draft.
- Louisville power forward Chane Behanan, Lithuanian shooting guard Tomas Dimsa, Senegalese big man Moussa Diagne, and Spanish guard Guillem Vives are entering the draft. They all figure to be second-round picks, at best.