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Connor Letourneau: Asked whether he still views Jordan Poole as a franchise building block, Steve Kerr said, “Absolutely. I called him one of the Foundational Six at the end of last season, and I still believe that.”
Source: Twitter @Con_Chron

Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr: “If Draymond’s not back (next season), we’re not a championship contender. We know that. He’s that important to who we are.”
Source: Twitter @Con_Chron

Kendra Andrews: Steve Kerr says there’s “no hiding” that the incident between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole at the start of the year impacted their season. “There was some trust lost … we have to get back to what made us successful, which is a trusting environment.”
Source: Twitter @DaltonJ_Johnson

Barry Jackson: Jimmy Butler, who goes into every year expressing belief his team will win a title, said just now: “This year is our year. We’re going to go into this game 1 and do what we’re supposed to do and be the first one to four. We are very capable of it. We have enough...
Source: Twitter @flasportsbuzz

After a hiatus of a few months, we’re back with another edition of our Trade Rumors Rankings series in which we rank the five players who have appeared most often on our Trade Rumors page over the previous week.

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Sixers’ search for a new coach is expected to include Mike Budenholzer, Sam Cassell, Mike D’Antoni, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel and Monty Williams, sources tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Ishaan Bhattachary: Ray Allen reveals who’d be on his all-time starting five with a sixth man. “With a sixth man? Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Shaquille O’Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon. Sixth man? It would be, I would say LeBron James.”
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Hours ahead of the 2023 NBA draft lottery, executives and scouts arrived at Wintrust Arena and hotels nearby in Chicago buzzing about the futures of Sixers star James Harden and coach Doc Rivers and other coaching spots around the league.

After the Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics, Niang expressed a desire to return to the Sixers. “Obviously, I love it here in Philly,” Niang said. “Like I said, I haven’t really wrapped my head around everything, but I really enjoyed being here and the guys, the camaraderie, the organization, it’s been amazing.”
Source: Ky Carlin @ Sixers Wire

The Athletic’s John Hollinger wrote last week, “My spies (are) telling me that Utah in particular is keeping a very interested eye on Luka Doncic’s situation.” I’ve heard similar things, for what it’s worth. I don’t have spies, but I do have sources within the Jazz organization, who say that the Jazz are keenly interested in Doncic. That being said, it’s also fair to say that the Jazz are “keeping a very interested eye” on many stars around the league — they want to use at least some of those... Читать дальше...

Zach Lowe: “There’s a lot of people in that organization that are tired of DeAndre. You can see it in the game, you don’t even have to be at the game to see the body language, the eye rolling, the ‘what the what is this guy doing?’ I do think there’s going to be a tendency to pile on Ayton and say that’s his fault, he’s immature, he wants to be a certain type of player-“
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This situation could present itself as a major dilemma for the Lakers, though, according to NBA insider Shams Charania, Simply put, LA might not be able to match whatever offer Reaves is able to receive in free agency in the offseason: “The most the Lakers can offer outright is four years, a bit over $50 million,” Shams said. “… But then, if you’re Austin Reaves, what can you get out in the marketplace? I think more and more teams around the league, teams with cap space, teams like Houston (and) San Antonio... Читать дальше...

Kerr’s response mirrored the growing sentiment throughout the organization as the Warriors hope to extend the greatest run in franchise history. But doing so will require answering immediate questions, including ones about the futures of Myers, Thompson, and, of course, Green. League sources believe that the Warriors will be open to negotiating a multiyear deal with Green, should he decline his player option over the summer.
Source: Logan Murdock @ The Ringer

“James Harden can become a free agent, which means you have to decide if you want to give him a four-year contract. Do you want to lock this in for the next four years? That decision, from what I understand talking to people around the [Sixers], it also now becomes tied to the decision about Doc Rivers. “Because James Harden was not all that supportive of Doc Rivers in his press conference yesterday. I think behind the scenes, from what I’m told, one person said ‘It would be hard for me to see... Читать дальше...

Dan Woike: Lakers say Mo Bamba will be OUT tomorrow. His travel plans won’t allow for him to make it on time. He’s still dealing with fallout from ankle stuff, anyways.
Source: Twitter @DanWoikeSports