Sentences with phrase «basketball operations»

Why doesn't our president of basketball operations know these guys?

The businessman and former basketball star, 59, became president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers this year among many other business achievements.

Dooling was rumored to be on the team's radar after Rondo went down, but Boston's president of basketball operations Danny Ainge dispelled those notions recently.

His accuser is Andrea Constand, 44, who at the time was director of basketball operations at Temple University, where Cosby served on the Board of Trustees until his resignation in a blaze of scandal in 2014.

One person who was thrilled to see both the win and Frasier was Kings legend and president of basketball operations Vlade Divac, who know considers Frasier a good luck charm of sorts.

«Whoever wasgoing to be the coach, [president of basketball operations Geoff] Petrie said, «You guys have got to get along with him,»» says Joe, in reference to thedisputes he and Gavin had in the past with Adelman, primarily concerning theteam's lack of defensive focus.

With Thibodeau also holding the president of basketball operations title in Minnesota, that appears to be exactly what's happening.

The Lakers look to be far enough away from that for Jeanie to have a strong case to take over control of basketball operations from Jim and then invite her fiancée (who also happens to be a Lakers legend and who might not be a great GM) to take the hoops reins while she continues to ace the business side.

he has no say on basketball operations.

And even though coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy isn't the quickest to pull the trigger on trades for draft picks, the Brooklyn pick could be too tempting not to part ways with for a player approaching free agency.

«When we had a chance to get to know him, he just carries himself with a demeanor that you can read that he's going to be special,» Grancio, the head of global basketball operations, says.

But it was little solace for a team that has now missed the playoffs three times in four seasons and could be headed for a major offseason overhaul with new general manager and president of basketball operations Mitch Kupchak already in place.

+ all of his disastrous moves as President of basketball operations also didn't help ease my dislike for him lol

At the end of the 1991 - 92 season, though, father Dunleavy was handed a rare opportunity: an eight - year contract to be the coach and vice president of basketball operations back in Milwaukee, a city whose solid Midwestern values the Dunleavys knew well.

Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn is that guy.

The meeting was led by Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka.

«People in the league are going to look at all these different things before hiring him,» says Jerry West, executive vice president in charge of basketball operations for the Lakers.

«We were going to talk for a couple of hours, hash things out and then move on,» says Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge.

Jason Argent, senior vice president of basketball operations at 2K, believes that NBA 2K's being tied to a real sport versus a more traditional fantasy video game such as Riot Games» League of Legends has great potential to widen the eSports audience and take it more mainstream.

What if Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac didn't have an irrationally high opinion of Hield?

If James, who can become a free agent after this season, decides to leave the Cavaliers, he could — and should — consider the 76ers, and executives around the league believe Sixers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo will attempt to sign James.

«He's got a blunt honesty about him that's refreshing,» says Kings vice president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie.

It was Chris Mullin, a few years away from his Hall of Fame induction, working as the executive vice president of basketball operations for his former team.

«I think LeBron always has another level,» said James Jones, the Phoenix Suns» vice president of basketball operations.

The Lakers signed Deng to a four - year, $ 72 million contract in 2016 before Magic Johnson was hired as president of basketball operations and before GM Rob Pelinka was hired.

Meanwhile, DonnNelson, president of basketball operations and general manager, has reworkedthe end of the rotation, adding free - agent swingman Devean George, who earnedthree rings as a Los Angeles Laker; bringing defensive - minded guard GregBuckner back to Dallas as a free agent; and trading for 6» 10» forwardAustin Croshere, who can hit the boards and three - point shots, from thePacers.

Also, the Suns this week hired James Jones as vice president of basketball operations.

«Our guys believe in our system,» says Monte McNair, the team's vice president of basketball operations.

The two - way forward is from Palmdale, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles, and grew up a fan of Magic Johnson, who now runs the franchise as president of basketball operations.

In Sacramento, the Kings» new GM and vice president of basketball operations is one of the franchise's most beloved players, former center Vlade Divac.

The prospect of yet another Last Dance seemed more plausible when Jackson met informally with Bulls director of basketball operations and coach - in - waiting Tim Floyd at Jackson's suburban Chicago house.

He considered playing football after the ACC Tournament in March 2014 when the Denver Broncos inquired about him to Adam Fisher, Miami's director of basketball operations.

«I talked with the trainers, I talked with (president of basketball operations) Kevin (Pritchard) and I talked to our guys,» McMillan said.

there's no reason to equate, as you do, those of us expecting internal improvement from KAT (a group that admittedly includes yourself) with apologists for the current president or president of basketball operations.

It should also be noted that David Griffin, the former VP of basketball operations, has been named the full - time general manager and will be tasked with hiring the next head coach.

Alabama AD Greg Byrne announced he accepted the resignation of Kobie Baker, the school's director of basketball operations, after an internal review of the program.

Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer will take over basketball operations for the time being and report to Koonin.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge says he would have drafted Jayson Tatum No. 1 overall had he retained the pick instead of trading it to the Philadelphia 76ers.

«You go from one person to another, and you're never sure you're making headway,» says Bucky Buckwalter, Portland's vice-president of basketball operations.

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns, Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile announced today that the Suns have become the first NBA franchise to fully integrate wireless tablet technology into both their business and basketball operations.

Basketball operations and analytics departments share scouting videos, «heat maps» that show where a player is most successful on the court, and complex models in Excel to ensure they're keeping their competitive edge.