Coach Monty Williams has agreed to a 6-year/$78.5M contract with the Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the largest coaching deal in NBA history.
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Jeff Van Gundy turned heads on Wednesday when he proposed some major rule changes for the NBA, with the goal of speeding the game up.
Among the rule changes Van Gundy floated was to eliminate free throws until the final four minutes of a game, suggesting players would just receive the points instead of taking trips to the line.
Additionally the 61-year-old suggested the NBA does away with halftime, or at the very least, shorten it.
His suggestions caught the eye of Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, who shared his thoughts on one of Van Gundy’s proposed adjustments.
Ex-NBA player DeMarcus Cousins took his talents to Puerto Rico, and the big man is doing well overseas.
From showing off his crafty handles and shooting from beyond the arc, Cousins is enjoying a new breath of life playing for the Guaynabo Mets.
Cousins’ latest highlight moment shows him drilling a three-pointer to defeat the Grises de Humacao, 100-98. He logged 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in the impressive outing.
Boogie can still boogie.
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Demarcus cousins ( @boogiecousins ) went off and hit the game winner 31 points 12 rebounds 5 assists in Puerto Rico pic.twitter.
After the Heat punched their ticket to the NBA Finals following the team’s Game 7 victory against the Celtics, Jimmy Butler was seen turning down the opportunity to hold the Eastern Conference finals trophy.
Miami center Bam Adebayo offered Butler the trophy amid the team’s celebration, but the star forward and series MVP declined to hold it, saying, “I’ll take the next one.”
During a recent sitdown with Malika Andrews of ESPN, the 33-year-old explained his decision.
“That’s how I view it… I’m very grateful to be able to win the Eastern Conference.
Monty Williams is expected to become the Pistons’ new head coach, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday night.
The deal is reported to be for six years and worth $72 million, and is expected to be finalized in the coming days.
The news comes after Williams and the Suns parted ways following five seasons in Phoenix. The coach was fired after the Suns lost in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs to the Nuggets.
Williams replaces Dwane Casey, who moved from the bench to Detroit’s front office after this past regular season.
Ever wondered how breast milk tastes? If so… keep it to yourself.
New York Knicks guard Josh Hart outed himself as a breast milk fantasizer after asking his followers on Twitter Tuesday whether they’ve tried breast milk before.
A bit strange but perhaps Hart was genuinely curious as a new father.
Have yall ever tasted yall significant others breast milk? Asking for a friend
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) May 31, 2023
It did, however, creep out longtime hoops teammate Jalen Brunson to the point where he unfollowed Hart on social media and encouraged others to do the same.
Caleb Martin may not have won the NBA Eastern Conference finals MVP award, but he was certainly one of the most critical contributors to the Heat’s series victory against the Celtics.
Following another strong showing in Game 7, in which he helped Miami clinch the seventh NBA Finals berth in franchise history, Martin told reporters that he received a celebratory phone call from a big-time rapper.
Martin revealed that one of the first people to call him after the Game 7 victory in Boston was none other than J. Cole, a close friend of the 27-year-old.
The pact is sizable, with the Pistons coming to the table with a guaranteed $78.5 million, six-year contract, plus two additional team option years that could take it to $100 million, sources said.
The face of college basketball in 2023 will take another crack at winning a national championship in 2024.
Purdue center Zach Edey is returning to the Boilermakers for a fourth season, he announced in a tweet Wednesday evening just hours ahead of the NBA draft withdrawal deadline.
“Run it back,” Edey tweeted, alongside a GIF of Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Edey swept college basketball’s major awards in ’23, winning the Naismith and Wooden Awards as well as the Big Ten’s Player of the Year awards. He averaged 22.3 points and 12.
This is the time of year when NFL fans overreact to practices. It’s also the time when NFL writers overreact to practice (guilty). But Kansas City Chiefs fans are going nuts over one video of one pass from Patrick Mahomes to Justyn Ross.
In case you forgot the name, Ross played for Clemson from 2018-21. He starred in the 2019 National Championship, catching six passes for over 150 yards and a score in the Tigers 44-16 win over Alabama.
Ross followed up a freshman season in which he recorded exactly 1,000 yards receiving with another 865 yards as a sophomore.