Michael Scotto

Boston Celtics player enhancement coach Phil Pressey will be named head coach of the Maine Celtics, Boston’s G League affiliate, league sources told @hoopshype. Pressey spent two seasons with the Celtics as a player, appearing in 125 games during his first two seasons in the NBA. https://t.co/A34hkZKQzc

Sources: The 76ers have engaged with the Spurs about potentially moving up to the No. 2 pick. For now, the Sixers have zeroed in on four NBA Draft prospects with the No. 3 pick, including a private workout last week with VJ Edgecombe and Ace Bailey visiting Philadelphia next week

JUST IN: Phoenix Suns coach Jordan Ott has added DeMarre Carroll as an assistant coach on his bench, league sources told @hoopshype. Ott coached Carroll with the Brooklyn Nets and both worked together as assistant coaches for the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. https://t.co/MWgEJc20qB

Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. is expected to decline his $2.55 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources told @hoopshype. Milwaukee hopes to keep him next season, sources said. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 boards and 3.7 assists in 19.9 minutes with Milwaukee https://t.co/Aw5y3wK2ms

The Trail Blazers named Tiago Splitter, Patrick St. Andrews and Quinton Crawford as assistant coaches on Chauncey Billups’ staff. Leron Black was hired as a player development coach. He has served as Rip City Remix assistant coach and director of video since the 2023-24 season.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown underwent a successful right knee arthroscopic debridement procedure today. He is expected to participate in training camp without limitation, team says. https://t.co/BOYbyVNzyv

Tom Thibodeau took a full page advertisement in the New York Times to thank Knicks players, coaches, and fans. Thibs in part: “When I was hired in 2020, I said this was my dream job. I am grateful that dream became a reality.” https://t.co/v1RAgXPtGJ

Suns coach Jordan Ott on Michigan State ties: “I earned the right to be here. I spent 20 years of working as hard as I possibly can to be here in this spot…I’m going to work as hard as I can from here on out to prove I’m here for the right reasons and I earned this opportunity.” https://t.co/MGgduwUaW3

Portland Trail Blazers named Jonah Herscu as Rip City Remix G League head coach. He spent the past 3 seasons in Portland as an assistant coach under Chauncey Billups. Sergi Oliva returns to his role as Blazers assistant GM. Eli Kell-Abrams will be the Remix’s lead assistant coach https://t.co/yJ4VMEhD03

Patty Mills, a 16-year NBA veteran, five-time Australian Olympian, and 2014 Spurs champion, was named University of Hawaii men's basketball general manager, coach Eran Ganot announced. Ganot continues the trend of NBA players going the college GM route by bringing Mills to Hawaii https://t.co/rxE8IFuaFi

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland had surgery today to repair his great toe injury. His status will be updated in approximately 4-5 months. Garland is expected to make a full recovery and resume basketball activities by the start of training camp, team says. https://t.co/oePcxNpy8U

Sources: Utah Jazz will promote Marquis Newman to Director of Pro Scouting and Katie Benzan to Salt Lake City Stars G League GM. Newman has spent 11 years with Utah. Benzan is the second current female G League GM and played for the WNBA’s Mystics before joining the Jazz in 2022. https://t.co/BcNzuvE7XZ

Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy has added Steve Wojciechowski to his coaching staff. He is the second coach from the team’s G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, to be promoted to Hardy’s staff, joining previous Stars coach Scott Morrison. He spent two seasons as Stars coach.

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Sacramento Kings forward Jake LaRavia discussed his time with the Grizzlies, being traded, his reaction when Memphis GM Zach Kleiman said he shouldn’t have declined his team option, how coach Doug Christie may impact his free agency and more on @hoopshype. https://t.co/i952SDfny2

Story: Reporting on Celtics trade candidates, James Harden’s free agency, Norman Powell’s extension chances, whether the Timberwolves can keep Julius Randle, Naz Reid, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker together in free agency, and new Kings intel on @hoopshype. https://t.co/SdXmDPgo66