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March 25th, 2014 at 3:29pm CST by Chuck Myron

3:29pm: Scalabrine will work with the Santa Cruz Warriors, tweets Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group.

1:56pm: Mark Jackson has attempted to become a candidate for several head coaching vacancies over the past several months, including the Clippers and Nets openings, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. A dispute over assistant coach Brian Scalabrine is the latest in a series of disagreements between the Warriors and Jackson, who’s come under increased scrutiny from the front office. The coach’s contract runs through 2014/15, but there have been no extension talks, and none are expected to occur, Wojnarowski writes.

The Warriors are reassigning Scalabrine at the behest of Jackson, in spite of the assistant’s popularity with the front office and ownership, Wojnarowski reports. It’s unclear what Scalabrine’s new role will be, but Warriors management wants to keep him within the organization. The Warriors have decided that they want to let Jackson have decision-making power regarding his staff, but Jackson’s struggles to manage the staff and foster a functional working environment threaten his job security, sources tell Wojnarowski. Kings coach Michael Malone, a former Warriors assistant, went weeks without speaking to Jackson last season, Wojnarowski hears.

Jackson has drawn mention as a possible candidate for the Knicks job, but it’s unclear if that holds true now that Phil Jackson is in charge of basketball decisions for New York. Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob recently said there was “pressure” on Mark Jackson, but it’s unclear if he meant to imply that it was related to his job security or just the common, day-to-day pressure inherent with an NBA head coaching gig. Lacob recently told Tim Kawakami of the Bay Area News Group that he would evaluate the coach after the season.

“I do think our coach has done a good job; we have had some big wins, a lot of wins on the road, and that’s usually a sign of good coaching,” Lacob said to Kawakami. “But some things are a little disturbing; the lack of being up for some of these games at home, that’s a concern to me.”

The Warriors picked up Jackson’s team option for 2014/15 this past July, and Lacob said at the time that he envisioned Jackson remaining his coach for the long-term. That was after the Nets hired Jason Kidd and the Clippers brought in Doc Rivers, but just how much Lacob knew about Jackson’s reported desire for other jobs is not clear.

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Warriors Plan To Sign Dewayne Dedmon

November 18th, 2013 at 10:26am CST by Luke Adams

After seeing Jermaine O’Neal suffer a strained knee and groin during Saturday’s game against the Jazz, the Warriors will turn to free agency for a replacement, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Wojnarowski reports (via Twitter) that Golden State intends to sign Dewayne Dedmon, who was with the team in training camp.

Dedmon, a 7’0″ center, declared his intent for the draft this past spring, but wasn’t one of the 60 players selected in June. He joined Golden State as a camp invitee, averaging 3.4 PPG and 4.0 RPG in five preseason games, and was believed to be in good position to earn a regular season roster spot. The Warriors ultimately cut the 24-year-old, but could re-sign him without a corresponding roster move, since the club has an open roster spot. Dedmon’s D-League rights had been retained by the Santa Cruz Warriors.

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote earlier today that Dedmon would be a candidate to join the Warriors, and noted that the team even briefly considered asking assistant coach Brian Scalabrine if he’d come out of retirement to replace O’Neal. It’s not clear when Dedmon’s signing will become official, or how many minutes he’ll play after he does sign. In O’Neal’s absence, some combination of Marreese Speights, Ognjen Kuzmic, and Dedmon could back up Andrew Bogut at center.

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Pacific Notes: Kings, Salmons, Lakers, Scalabrine

July 9th, 2013 at 11:27am CST by Luke Adams

Let's round up a few Tuesday morning items out of the Pacific Division….

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Odds & Ends: Dalembert, Copeland, Barea, Nets

July 2nd, 2013 at 11:36pm CST by Zachary Links

It's been another busy night in the Association, let's get caught up with the latest bits of news from around the league..

  • Samuel Dalembert is getting interest from ten teams and surprisingly, the Bucks aren't among them, tweets Sean Deveney of the Sporting News.  Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com reports that the Blazers are among the interested teams.
  • The Pacers continue to pursue Knicks guard Chris Copeland and Marc Stein of ESPN.com (on Twitter) hears that they have an offer on the table for the restricted free agent.
  • In an interview with El Nuevo Dia (translated by HoopsHype), Wolves guard J.J. Barea said that he won't ask for a trade, but would love to play for Nets coach Jason Kidd.
  • All indications are that fan favorite Brian Scalabrine is likely to join the Warriors coaching staff as an assistant, according to Ric Bucher of 95.7 The Game (Sulia link).
  • Carlos Delfino received interest from a team in China last week, one source told HoopsHype (link), but the interest wasn't mutual.  Delfino was recently cut loose by the Rockets.
  • The Grizzlies informed assistant coaches Henry Bibby and Mitchell Anderson that they won’t be retained, according to Ronald Tillery of the Commercial Appeal (on Twitter).
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Western Rumors: Mo Williams, Mavs, Harris

June 28th, 2013 at 6:59pm CST by Chuck Myron

There's a major shakeup going on in the Eastern Conference now that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are on their way to Brooklyn. An even more resounding move could happen in the West, where Dwight Howard's primary suitors are. We've got more on that storyline and others from the Western Conference: 

  • Mo Williams is expected to discuss re-signing in Utah with Jazz brass, but a source tells Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports that Williams isn't interested in returning if he's not the starter. Last night, the Jazz wound up with point guard Trey Burke in the draft, and he has eyes on the starting job, too, notes Jody Genessy of the Deseret News. (Twitter link). 
  • Mavericks owner Mark Cuban tells Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News that he has a couple of meetings with players scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, presumably referring to Howard and Chris Paul. Still, those two big fishes aren't the team's sole focus, as Cuban also says the Mavs were in discussions yesterday about a deal that would have prevented the team from making a maximum-salary signing this summer.
  • Devin Harris dropped hints Friday about returning to the Mavericks, where he began his career, as Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News observes. "It’s always crossed my mind," Harris said. "It’s crossed my mind since I left. Obviously, I think it would be cool to come back. But I also like it in Atlanta. It comes down to what best fits me."
  • Howard won't necessarily make the Lakers the last stop on his listening tour as he fields free agent pitches this summer, even though the purple and gold brass would like to see that happen, tweets Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News.
  • The Lakers are declining the chance to tender Darius Morris a $1.2MM qualifying offer, but the team has interest in re-signing him to a deal worth less than that, writes Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times. Andrew Goudelock may return as well, but Devin Ebanks won't be back, Pincus adds in a look at the team's would-be restricted free agents.
  • Brian Scalabrine is talking with the Warriors about joining the team as an assistant coach, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
  • The Spurs officially announced their hiring of Pacers assistant coach Jim Boylen as an assistant on Gregg Popovich's staff. Boylen is not to be confused with Cavs assistant Jim Boylan.
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Scalabrine Turns Down Bulls Coaching Job

September 6th, 2012 at 11:40am CST by Alex Lee

SEPTEMBER 6TH: Scalabrine has turned down an offer to coach on the Bulls' staff, instead opting to call Celtics games for Comcast Sports New England this season, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Scalabrine tells Wojnarowski that he hasn't officially retired as a player, but admits he received "zero" interest from NBA teams this summer. The 34-year-old also hasn't ruled out the possibility of playing overseas later in the season (Twitter links).

AUGUST 28TH: We heard earlier this month that 34-year-old free agent Brian Scalabrine, who spent the last two seasons with the Bulls, was desperate to continue his NBA playing career.  It would appear that he has not received the type of interest he was hoping for, as CSN Chicago's Aggrey Sam is reporting (via Twitter) that Scalabrine is close to returning to the Bulls as a coach. 

Scalabrine had opportunities to play in Europe and an offer to do some TV work for the Celtics, but the 11-year veteran appears to prefer a chance to get into coaching, something he has expressed interest in before.  Scalabrine saw his playing time drop drastically as a member of the Bulls, where he averaged less than five minutes per game.  It would appear, however, that Scalabrine's veteran prensence was enough to convince head coach Tom Thibodeau to bring him aboard. 

Scalabrine would take the place of Rick Brunson on Thibodeau's staff.  Brunson joined the Bobcats bench earlier this offseason.

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Central Rumors: Bucks, Villanueva, Pacers

August 13th, 2012 at 10:00pm CST by Chuck Myron

Carlos Delfino agreed to sign with the Rockets tonight, and it's no surprise he's leaving the Bucks, who never made a push to retain their incumbent starting small forward. His departure opens up minutes at the three for Luc Mbah a Moute and Mike Dunleavy and gives 2011 19th overall pick Tobias Harris a chance to crack the rotation, tweets Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. We've got more on the Bucks and their Central Division rivals here:

  • John Hollinger of ESPN.com wonders if the Bucks will try to turn Delfino's deal with the Rockets into a sign-and-trade, which would create a trade exception for Milwaukee (Twitter link). The Bucks, who hold Houston's 2014 second-round pick, could entice the rebuilding Rockets by offering it back to them, while the Bucks could take back one of the 21 players Houston is slated to bring to training camp. There would have to be a third season tacked on to Delfino's two-year deal per sign-and-trade rules, but that wouldn't be hard for the Rockets to do if they made it a non-guaranteed year, Hollinger tweets.
  • The Pistons may look to move Charlie Villanueva or Austin Daye to free up roster space for Ben Wallace to return to the team, Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News writes. The team could also use Villanueva as a trade chip next summer, when he'll be entering the final season of his five-year, $37.7MM deal, but the 6'11" power forward is determined to prove he's worth keeping around.
  • The Indianapolis Capitol Improvement Board and the Pacers are in the early stages of negotiations on a new deal to provide money for the day-to-day operations of Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but the board's approval of a new budget that doesn't specify any payment to the Pacers complicates the issue, as Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star writes. 
  • Former Pacers guard Leandro Barbosa is still looking for a job, but Stephen Brotherston of HoopsWorld argues that he'll be a valuable addition where ever he winds up.
  • The Bulls aren't bringing back Brian Scalabrine next year, but the 11-year veteran refuses to end his unlikely NBA career, as Sam Smith of Bulls.com chronicles. He has an offer from a team in Europe, and the Celtics want him to do some TV work, but Scalabrine is holding out for one more chance to play in the NBA. 
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Central Rumors: Bynum, Scott, Greene, Scalabrine

July 20th, 2012 at 10:37pm CST by Chuck Myron

The Cavs and Bulls have been in the news a lot lately, with talk of a three-way trade that would send Andrew Bynum to the Cavs dominating headlines in Cleveland while the Bulls await the arrival of the offer sheet Omer Asik signed with the Rockets. The Cavs also claimed Jon Leuer off waivers today, while the Bulls are in advanced talks with Marco Belinelli and reportedly pursuing E'Twaun Moore. We've got more on these two busy Central Division teams here:

 

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Odds & Ends: Nets, Lopez, Suns, Scalabrine

May 19th, 2012 at 12:59pm CST by Zachary Links

A look around the league as we await Game 3 of Spurs–Clippers..

  • Nets General Manager Billy King says that center Brook Lopez's recovery is underway, but the big man is not yet up to running or jumping, tweets Andy Vasquez of the Star-Ledger.  Lopez, 24, is a restricted free agent this summer.
  • The Suns plan to match offers to restricted free agent Robin Lopez but will have someone different mentoring the center if he returns. After four seasons with the Suns, assistant coach Bill Cartwright's contract will not be renewed, writes Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic.
  • Bulls forward Brian Scalabrine, who is set to hit free agency, told Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald that he plans to play in the NBA for as long as he can.  The 34-year-old fan favorite would also like to explore coaching and color commentary after his playing career is through.
  • The Nets' draft combine at their practice facility is jam-packed with team executives and coaches but many prospects declined their invitation and missed a great opportunity for exposure, says Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (Twitter links).
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Decisions On Non-Guaranteed Contracts

February 7th, 2012 at 10:24pm CST by Luke Adams

February 10th marks the day that all players on non-guaranteed contracts will have their deals guaranteed for the remainder of the season. However, if a team wants to meet that Friday deadline, it will need to make its decisions today, allowing its player(s) to pass through waivers in time.

Some non-guaranteed players, such as DeJuan Blair and Jeremy Lin, are in no danger of being waived. However, with a few dozen players on non-guaranteed deals across the league, there will be plenty of cuts before the day is out. Some of those players will sign 10-day contracts shortly after being cut, while others could join the D-League or find a place on our list of current unrestricted free agents.

We'll track all the day's decisions on non-guaranteed contracts right here, with the latest news up top:

Zach Links contributed to this post.

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