Tim Grgurich Rumors | Hoops Rumors

Central Notes: Love, Middleton, Perkins, Pistons

July 19th, 2018 at 10:45pm CST by ChrisCrouse

Earlier tonight, we heard talk of the Cavaliers sending Kyle Korver to Philadelphia in exchange for Jerryd Bayless. While we wait to see if anything materializes in Cleveland, let’s take a look at some notes from the Central Division:

The Cavaliers are not shopping Kevin Love, though he could be on the move if the right offer presents itself, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst mentions on the Lowe Post podcast. The scribe adds that Khris Middleton is in the same boat with the Bucks not deeming him untouchable nor looking to deal him.
Cleveland waived Kendrick Perkins to “do right” by the big man and allow him to pursue training camp deals, a source tells Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. The Cavaliers signed Perkins on the final day of the 2017/18 regular season back when LeBron James was still on the roster. The team had hoped to use Perkins’ contract as part of an offseason trade.
The Pistons have added Tim Grgurich and Micah Nori as assistant coaches to Dwane Casey‘s staff, Ansar Khan of Mlive.com relays.
Alex Boeder of NBA.com examines what Brook Lopez will bring to the Bucks. Lopez should be able to help the team stretch the floor with his three-point shot, as over 40% of his shots from the field last came from behind the arc.
FIBA has banned Bucks center Thon Maker for three games in international play for his part in a brawl during a game in the Philippines earlier this month, according to an ESPN report. Maker said he disagreed with the decision in a written statement that was released on his Twitter account.

Central Notes: Stephenson, Love, Polinsky, Evans

July 6th, 2018 at 11:03pm CST by Dana Gauruder

The Pacers offered a better contract to swingman Lance Stephenson than he received from the Lakers, Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said on Friday (Twitter link via Mark Monteith). Stephenson agreed to a one-year, $4.5MM deal from the Lakers. A phone call from LeBron James influenced Stephenson’s decision to choose L.A., Monteith adds. However, the Pacers declined Stephenson’s team option of $4.36MM prior to free agency, so it seems odd Pritchard then turned around and offered more in the open market.

In other news around the Central Division:

The Cavs don’t plan on tanking or trading their top remaining player Kevin Love, Joe Vardon of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. GM Koby Altman said he’s intent on keeping the team competitive despite the loss of LeBron James. “Kevin is an All-Star and you don’t get better by moving Kevin,” Altman said. “Kevin’s been incredible for us for four years and he wants to be here, and to me that’s a big part for guys that are here and the guys that we’re gonna acquire, is that they want to be here and be a part of this new chapter and culture that we’re creating.”
The Pistons have hired Nets executive Gregg Polinsky as their director of player personnel, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. Pistons senior advisor Ed Stefanski and Polinsky worked together in Brooklyn, Wojnarowski adds. Polinsky had the same title with the Nets but his role will expand in Detroit. Pat Garrity and Andrew Loomis, who were assistant GMs under former team president Stan Van Gundy, will continue in their roles, according to Rod Beard of the Detroit News. The Pistons could bring in another assistant GM to focus on analytics, Beard adds.
Tyreke Evans is content with coming off the bench for the Pacers, Monteith writes for the team’s website. Evans joined the Pacers on a one-year, $12MM deal. Pritchard didn’t have to coax Evans into being a sixth man. “Not one bit,” he said. “We told him, ‘Here’s your role, does that interest you?’ He said, ‘Yes, I’m in.’ I think in his mind he’s going, ‘Boy, I’ve been scoring a lot of points and doing a lot of good stuff against starters, this is going to be fun.'”
Tim Grgurich is likely to join Dwane Casey’s coaching staff with the Pistons, Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press tweets. Grgurich, 76, has a long career as an NBA assistant and most recently was a consultant with the Bucks.

Odds & Ends: Warriors, Ewing, Rogers, Jazz

June 11th, 2013 at 4:44pm CST by Luke Adams

Earlier this afternoon, I previewed the Mavericks' offseason, concluding that I have faith in Mark Cuban's ability to turn his team into a contender again. Dirk Nowitzki feels the same way, telling that Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he believes Cuban's track record speaks for itself: "We had 12 seasons straight (seasons) of making the playoffs, so obviously we did something right."

Here are a few more odds and ends from around the NBA:

The Warriors' best chance at gaining some cap flexibility in the short- and long-term would involve moving David Lee's contract, but there's not much leaguewide interest in Lee's contract at the moment, says Grantland's Zach Lowe.
Patrick Ewing has reached an agreement to become the Bobcats' associate head coach, as part of Steve Clifford's staff, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Wojnarowski refers to the move as a Space Jam reunion, though I'd rather wait until owner Michael Jordan also hires Muggsy Bogues and Shawn Bradley before going that far.
Wojnarowski also reports (via Twitter) that Nets coaching candidate Jason Kidd has targeted longtime NBA assistant coach Tim Grgurich to be part of his potential staff in Brooklyn.
In other assistant coaching news, Sam Amick of USA Today tweets that former Pistons assistant Roy Rogers will join Jeff Hornacek's staff with the Suns.
The Jazz are hosting a three-day free agent minicamp this week that will include Travis Leslie, Luke Zeller, and Lazar Hayward, among others. In this series of tweets, Bill Oram of the Salt Lake Tribune lists all 24 players expected to participate.
In an entertaining piece at ShamSports.com, Mark Deeks outlines how Sasha Pavlovic is partially responsible for a bump in career earnings for Anthony Tolliver.