Season in Review 2015-16: Norris Cole (New Orleans Pelicans)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Apr 2016
Pelicans.com continues its look back at the 2015-16 season with player-by-player analysis of the team. ... 1 season debut. Health again interrupted Cole's season in March, causing him to miss each of the final 20 games due to a lower back injury ... Games played (out of a possible 312) by Cole over the first four seasons of his NBA career, or 96.8 percent ... http.//www.nba.com/pelicans/season-review-2015-16-norris-cole....

Daryl Morey blames other teams for 'negative light' around Rockets

Edit CBS Sports 30 Apr 2016
NBA conspiracy theorists, get ready for this one. According to Rockets GM Daryl Morey, other unnamed NBA teams are partly to blame for all of the negativity surrounding Houston this season ... But I think any free agent that looks at us, they're going to see the history of winning, third best winning percentage in the league over the last ten years, almost no losing seasons ... A lackadaisical finish to a vastly disappointing season....

THE MATCHUPS: Thunder beat writers Erik Horne and Anthony Slater break down the Western Conference semifinal series

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Apr 2016
Billy Donovan has acclimated himself well in his first NBA season, gaining the trust of his stars, juicing up the Thunder's offense, grabbing a third seed in the West and disposing of the Mavericks in five games ... Popovich outnumbers Donovan 20-1 in NBA seasons. This season, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili passed Celtics legends Robert Parish, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale for the most wins by a threesome in NBA history....

SPURS SPINOFFS

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Apr 2016
In the NBA, other franchises frequently have raided the San Antonio Spurs for executives and coaches to transplant the Spurs' culture, in the same way that TV raided Norman Lear's classic “All in the Family” to establish new comedies ... The Spurs, Thunder and Miami Heat are the NBA's three winningest franchises over the last six years ... But Demps fired Spurs alum Monty Williams as coach, and injuries wrecked the 2015-16 season....

OKC Thunder: Spurs spinoffs

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Apr 2016
In the NBA, other franchises frequently have raided the San Antonio Spurs for executives and coaches to transplant the Spurs' culture, in the same way that TV raided Norman Lear's classic “All in the Family” to establish new comedies ... The Spurs, Thunder and Miami Heat are the NBA's three winningest franchises over the last six years ... But Demps fired Spurs alum Monty Williams as coach, and injuries wrecked the 2015-16 season....

Rockets must find coach in wake of first-round ouster

Edit Austin American Statesman 30 Apr 2016
The Houston Rockets' season got off to a disappointing start ... The Rockets narrowly avoided missing the playoffs and barely put up a fight before their first-round elimination by Golden State in Game 5 wrapped up a tough season ... Their prize for eking into the playoffs was a date with Golden State, which won an NBA-record 73 games in the regular season led by reigning MVP Stephen Curry....

How David West improved as an NBA player and a person

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Apr 2016
That's not some sort of metaphor. The NBA veteran is a voracious reader, almost always carrying his latest book on a team plane or his electronic tablet into the locker room ... He could still be a Pacer; he had a player option to stay in Indianapolis and make $12 million this season ... Exactly 10 years ago, West finished second (incidentally to current teammate Boris Diaw) in the NBA's most-improved voting....

Durant-Leonard matchup highlights Thunder vs. Spurs

Edit Boston Herald 30 Apr 2016
Durant is a four-time scoring champion who averaged 28.2 points and a career-high 8.2 rebounds per game this season. Leonard is the two-time reigning defensive player of the year who was a first-time All-Star this season and led the Spurs in scoring ... His scoring average has increased from 12.8 points per game in 2013-14, to 16.5 last season, to 21.2 this season....

Thunder journal: Tampering? Drake name-drops Kevin Durant, Thunder on new album 'Views'

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Apr 2016
Will the NBA have anything to say about it? Drake acts as a global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors and has been seated courtside throughout the season, including their first-round playoff series against Indiana ... Earlier this season, Durant stood behind the comment, but praised the growth of Leonard ... Oklahoma City Blue center Dakari Johnson was named to the NBA D-League All-Rookie Team, as announced by the league on Friday....

Ken Catanella brings old- and new-school approach to Kings

Edit Sacramento Bee 30 Apr 2016
The Kings have been searching for someone who knows the NBA salary cap and the collective bargaining agreement to help general manager Vlade Divac ... Catanella also has worked for the NBA as a salarycap and analytics expert, and he’s worked on Wall Street ... Catanella anticipates “free-flowing” conversations with the basketball staff as the team prepares for the NBA draft on June 23....

Lakers hire Warriors' Luke Walton to be their next head coach

Edit CBS Sports 30 Apr 2016
After their season came to an end, the Los Angeles Lakers took some time before deciding to fire head coach Byron Scott ... Walton will begin his new duties at the conclusion of the Golden State Warriors season ... He was, of course, the interim head coach of the Warriors to begin the season when Steve Kerr was dealing with complications from back surgery....

‘Steph Curry Heroin’ For Sale In Philadelphia

Edit Inquisitr 30 Apr 2016
First the face of the NBA suffered a knee sprain that will keep him out of the playoffs for at least two weeks ... While obviously not lending his likeness to illegal street drugs, Stephen Curry — who led his team to a record-breaking 73 regular season wins in the 2015-2016 NBA campaign — has endorsed various legitimate products, SportsRageous observed....

Optimism high as Celtics enter a likely active offseason

Edit Boston Herald 30 Apr 2016
BOSTON — The emergence of an All-Star and lots of victories made the Celtics one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season ... Under Stevens' defensive-minded approach Boston blossomed into one of the NBA's stingiest teams ... Meanwhile the contacts of Amir Johnson and Jonas Jerebko aren't fully guaranteed for next season if they are waived by July 3....
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