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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
Hoops Rumors' Arthur Hill will hold a live chat Tuesday at 11 am Central time (noon Eastern) exclusively for Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers. Use the link below to ask a question in advance, participate in the live event and read the transcript afterward.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
The Sixers are at risk of losing their first-round pick in this year’s draft, but president of basketball operations Daryl Morey doesn’t regret including it in a 2020 trade with Oklahoma City, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the six-player draft-day deal, Morey agreed to send the pick — with top-six protection — to the Thunder as an incentive for taking Al Horford‘s contract.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
The Celtics are getting healthier as they prepare for the start of their second-round series against the Knicks, writes Matt Vautour of MassLive. After Saturday’s practice, coach Joe Mazzulla offered an encouraging update on Jrue Holiday, who missed the final three games of the Orlando series with a strained right hamstring. “He was able to work on everything he wanted to work on,” Mazzulla said.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
For years, one of the storylines surrounding the Clippers has been what they might be able to accomplish if their stars were ever healthy for the playoffs, writes Law Murray of The Athletic. It finally happened this season, but L.A. was ousted in the first round for the third straight year after losing Game 7 Saturday night in Denver. The Clippers are coming off a 50-win season, surprising many observers who expected them to take a step back after losing Paul George in free agency.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
The Nuggets were headed in the wrong direction when they made the controversial decision to fire head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with three games remaining in the regular season, writes Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. They had just lost four in a row and were in danger of dropping into the play-in tournament.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
The Warriors missed two chances to close out their first-round series with the Rockets, but they remain confident going into Sunday’s Game 7, writes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. Golden State was blown out in Game 5 and watched Houston pull away in the fourth quarter of Game 6, but there were no signs of panic in the locker room after Friday’s loss. “We’re good. We’re smiling,” Jimmy Butler said. “We’re listening to our music, celebrating life. We’re ready to compete. We were ready to compete tonight.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
Kristaps Porzingis was once beloved by Knicks fans who saw him as their best hope of escaping years of dysfunction, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. But years later, after a devastating injury and a messy breakup, Porzingis is a member of the Celtics and stands in their team’s way of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. When he was drafted with the fourth pick in 2015, Porzingis was hailed as a “unicorn” because of his unique combination of size and outside shooting touch.
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hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
The group headed by William Chisholm has attained enough money to cover the cost of buying the Celtics, and the sale is expected to be finalized in the next week or so, sources tell Ben Horney of Front Office Sports. Two sources describe the group’s status as “oversubscribed,” according to Horney, with more than enough capital on hand to complete the deal.
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bvmsports.com | Arthur Hill
May 3rd 2025 at 7:26pm CST by Arthur Hill Mike Woodson is a leading candidate to become Doug Christie's top assistant with the Kings, sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic (Twitter link). A report earlier today indicated that current lead assistant Jay Triano and four other coaches won't return to Christie's staff next season. Woodson, 67, recently stepped down as head coach at Indiana University after a 19-13 season and a ninth-place finish in the Big 10.
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1 week ago | 
hoopsrumors.com | Arthur Hill
Mike Woodson is a leading candidate to become Doug Christie’s top assistant with the Kings, sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic (Twitter link). A report earlier today indicated that current lead assistant Jay Triano and four other coaches won’t return to Christie’s staff next season. Woodson, 67, recently stepped down as head coach at Indiana University after a 19-13 season and a ninth-place finish in the Big 10.
