Marc Stein

3 days ago | basketball.realgm.com | Marc Stein

The New York Knicks do not appear to have a succession plan to replace Tom Thibodeau as head coach, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Jay Wright and Cavs' assistant Johnnie Bryant are "presumed" to be likely candidates for the role. Bryant is currently a finalist for the Suns' head coach job. The Knicks also have interest in Ime Udoka and Jason Kidd. The Rockets would reject any interview requests from the Knicks.

3 days ago | marcstein.substack.com | Marc Stein

Our first burst of reporting intel gathered in the wake of the New York Knicks' abrupt decision to make Tom Thibodeau their scapegoat for an Eastern Conference Finals exit to the lower-seeded Indiana Pacers:🏀 Among the first reactions I heard via representatives from rival teams — once they digested the shock — was the oft-repeated notion that the Knicks have to have a replacement lined up if they were prepared to dump the coach who brought them their first sustained success of the 21st century.

3 days ago | basketball.realgm.com | Marc Stein

Despite rumors of interested overseas teams, Dante Exum and the Dallas Mavericks have mutual interest in signing a new deal. Exum has spent the last two seasons in Dallas. The Mavericks hold Early Bird rights for the veteran guard, allowing them to give him a dump in pay from his previous salary of $3.15 million for this season. Exum played in 75 regular seasons games for the Mavs over the last two years, while dealing with a series of injuries.

4 days ago | marcstein.substack.com | Marc Stein

(NBA) Finals Week dribbles on ... To the predictions portion of the program. Who you got? The Oklahoma City Thunder are overwhelming favorites to win the first championship in the club's 17 seasons since leaving Seattle. Our friends at Basketball Reference, for example, say that the Thunder have a 95.7% shot to win it all … as you'll see by clicking the Playoff Probabilities link embedded in this sentence. The Indiana Pacers' shot to shock the world starts with Thursday night's Game 1.

4 days ago | basketball.realgm.com | Marc Stein

Despite rumors of interested overseas teams, Dante Exum and the Dallas Mavericks have mutual interest in signing a new deal. Exum has spent the last two seasons in Dallas. The Mavericks hold Early Bird rights for the veteran guard, allowing them to give him a dump in pay from his previous salary of $3.15 million for this season. Exum played in 75 regular seasons games for the Mavs over the last two years, while dealing with a series of injuries.