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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New Phoenix Suns assistant DeMarre Carroll will coach summer league team
The Phoenix Suns provide a peek into first-year head coach Jordan Ott's coaching staff, with DeMarre Carroll being listed as head coach of their summer league team. Ott and Carroll were assistants together last season in Cleveland under 2024-25 NBA Coach of the Year Kenny Atkinson. The Suns open summer league play in Las Vegas on July 11 against the Washington Wizards. Advertisement In talking with league sources, Carroll is viewed as being "authentic" and of "high quality" with a tremendous feel for the game. Carroll played for eight NBA teams in 11 NBA seasons. A late first-round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Carroll averaged 8.9 points in his NBA career. Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (25) drives against Brooklyn Nets forward DeMarre Carroll (9) during the first quarter in game two of the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on April 15, 2019. Carroll is considered a great communicator who is a straight shooter and is all about the process. A teacher of the game, Carroll understands offensive and defensive concepts and knows how to implement and enforce them. Carroll and Ott also worked together as assistants with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2023-24 under Darvin Ham. Carroll's first job as an NBA assistant was in 2022-23 in Milwaukee under former Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer. Advertisement Ham, Ott, Carroll and Atkinson all worked under Mike Budenholzer, who coached Phoenix to a 36-win season last season and was fired after one season with the Suns. A two-time NBA head coach of the year, Budenholzer coached the Bucks to an NBA championship in the 2020-21 season, beating the Suns in the finals. Carroll played for Budenholzer in Atlanta for two seasons (2013-15). He averaged 12.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in his second season with the Hawks. Carroll shot 48.7% from the field overall, 39.5% from 3. Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@ or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin. Support local journalism: Subscribe to today. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: New Suns assistant DeMarre Carroll will head coach summer league team
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA rumors: Suns, Knicks want Darvin Ham, but there's a Bucks problem
The post NBA rumors: Suns, Knicks want Darvin Ham, but there's a Bucks problem appeared first on ClutchPoints. As the New York Knicks found their new head coach in Mike Brown, the goal now is to build a staff ahead of next season after the firing of Tom Thibodeau. While it remains to be seen what Knicks assistant coaches remain around Brown, the same question is around the Phoenix Suns as Jordan Ott looks to build a staff with both teams having a reported interest in Darvin Ham. Advertisement The former Los Angeles Lakers head coach is currently with the Milwaukee Bucks under Doc Rivers and is labeled as the top assistant coach for the team. While Phoenix and New York have interest in Ham, according to The Stein Line, Milwaukee is 'determined to keep him' unless there was a head coaching gig available, which wouldn't be the case with the other two teams. 'Phoenix and now New York — after the hiring of Mike Brown as the Knicks' new head coach — have expressed interest in trying to hire Darvin Ham away from the Bucks, The Stein Line has learned,' Marc Stein wrote. 'Yet those would be considered lateral moves for Ham, who is Milwaukee's top assistant to Doc Rivers,' Stein continued. 'I'm told the Bucks love having Ham back in their midst after his two-season stint as the Lakers' head coach and are determined to keep him in Brewtown unless he secures another head coaching opportunity elsewhere.' As mentioned before, Ham was the head coach of the Lakers from 2022 to 2024, as he was fired after his last season when the team ultimately hired former player JJ Redick. Advertisement If not Darvin Ham, Knicks and Suns are looking for a top assistant coach Kyle Terada-Imagn Images With the Knicks still looking for a top assistant coach, they are not the only team looking for one as besides Brown, Ott in Phoenix, and even Memphis Grizzlies' Tuomas Iisalo are 'all in the market.' Another candidate that Stein mentions for the Knicks is Toronto Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy, as Brown has familiarity with him since they were both on the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Lakers at one point. 'Brown, new Suns head coach Jordan Ott, and Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo, who secured the full-time post in Memphis after his nine-game (plus playoffs) interim stint last season, are all in the market for a No. 1 assistant,' Stein wrote. Advertisement 'As I reported Friday, New York is expected to pursue former Lakers, Cavaliers, and Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy for a spot on Brown's staff after they worked together with both the Cavaliers and Lakers,' Stein continued. 'Handy is also a candidate to join Jason Kidd's staff in Dallas after the departure of God Shammgod to Orlando.' At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens with Ham, though it seems likely that he will stay with the Bucks for the foreseeable future. As for the Knicks, they will continue to further improve after finishing third in the East, though they were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in the conference finals. Related: NBA legend Chris Paul hints at final season amid Clippers, Suns, Bucks rumors Related: NBA rumors: Rockets' Kevin Durant trade becomes 7-team deal
Time of India
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
The Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks eye Darvin Ham for coaching staff shake-up
Darvin Ham might join the New York Knicks (Image via Getty Images) The New York Knicks are actively seeking a replacement for head coach Tom Thibodeau, who recently left. The executive staff of the team has expressed a great deal of interest in Jason Kidd, the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. However, according to other sources, the organisation is also showing interest in Darvin Ham, the former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Additionally, as per the reports, the Phoenix Suns is doing the same. The New York Knicks target Darvin Ham after Tom Thibodeau's exit Darvin Ham during a Clippers Vs Lakers match (Image via Getty Images) Shortly after formally naming Mike Brown as their new head coach, the New York Knicks expressed interest in Darvin Ham. Both the NBA icons have previously collaborated on the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff in 2011-12. After leading the team to the 2023 Western Conference Finals during his two seasons as head coach, Darvin Ham is now a member of the Milwaukee Bucks staff. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks now see an opportunity to add him to their coaching staff. According to the Stein Line: 'Phoenix and now New York — after the hiring of Mike Brown as the Knicks' new head coach — have expressed interest in trying to hire Darvin Ham away from the Bucks.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Providers are furious: Internet access without a subscription! Techno Mag Learn More Undo Darvin Ham, who was let go by the Los Angeles Lakers after the 2023-24 season, coached the team for two seasons. He has a 90-74 record and a 9-12 postseason record during his two years as head coach. During his first year, he also contributed to the team's run to the Western Conference Finals. Now, many NBA players think that he still has a lot to offer. Meanwhile, Darvin Ham and Mike Budenholzer, who was just appointed head coach of the Phoenix Suns, have previously collaborated. Given their close bond, he might be a great fit in Phoenix. However, he is more inclined to join the New York Knicks. As per SNY TV's Ian Begley, he might take over for Tom Thibodeau, who was fired in June. Darvin Ham would be an interesting candidate for assistant coach because of his huge coaching experience. New York may have a better chance of winning a championship the next season if it hires more seasoned coaches. Also read: Bucks Assistant Coach Darvin Blames LeBron James' Age And Anthony Davis' Injury For The Lakers Lineup Choices For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lakers 2024-25 season player grades: Dalton Knecht
A year ago, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be in a sort of malaise as a franchise. After a geyser of hope had emerged following their appearance in the Western Conference finals in 2023, they got run down in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs in five games by the Denver Nuggets. Then-head coach Darvin Ham got exiled and was replaced by a neophyte in JJ Redick, and the franchise looked like it needed a serious injection of good fortune. It got just a bit of that in the draft, when it was lucky enough to take University of Tennessee stud Dalton Knecht with the No. 17 pick. Advertisement Knecht had been widely expected to be one of the first 10 players chosen, but for some bewildering reason, he fell into the Lakers' laps. His rookie season had plenty of ups and downs, but he got through it in one piece, and his potential hasn't been dampened. Dalton Knecht's season stats In 78 regular-season games with the Lakers, Knecht averaged 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 19.2 minutes a game while shooting 46.1% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range. Overall Analysis Bereft of depth, the Lakers needed Knecht to play significant minutes right away, and it wasn't long before he started to deliver. In the month of November, he averaged 13.6 points in 26.3 minutes a game and hit 50.7% of his shot attempts while going 46% from downtown. Advertisement But in early December, his shooting became as frigid as the weather at Mammoth Mountain, and his playing time went down, especially as the Lakers became more of a defensive-oriented unit. Just as it looked like he was perhaps perking up a bit in late January and early February, fate delivered him a weird curveball. The Lakers agreed to send him, forward Cam Reddish, a 2031 first-round draft pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Charlotte Hornets for Mark Williams, a young and promising center. It was thought that Williams would team up with recently acquired generational superstar Luka Doncic for years to come — until Williams reportedly failed his physical and the trade was rescinded. Knecht could've pouted and felt rejected, but he responded like a professional. He rediscovered his mojo in March and posted double figures in scoring in nine of 11 games, only to see his playing time almost completely disappear by the end of the month as Redick established his playoff rotation. Again, Knecht didn't complain, even though he got a total of three minutes and 40 seconds of playing time in L.A.'s five-game loss in the first round of this year's playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Advertisement Although he's first and foremost a 3-point specialist, he has shown at least a rudimentary ability to score adeptly from all three levels. He moves well without the ball and gets out in transition, and he finishes strong at the rim by dunking. His defense has been a problem, and it is presumably a big reason he has had trouble holding onto his spot in the rotation. However, he does possess ample athleticism, and therefore, he should have the physical tools to at least become a neutral defender. What's next for Knecht? Knecht is under contract for three more seasons, and the final two years of his contract are team options. In the meantime, expect his name to consistently come up in trade rumors over the next several weeks. He's a young talent whose ceiling could be relatively high but is still hard to discern at this point, and that presumably makes him an attractive piece to other teams. Overall Grade: C This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers 2024-25 season player grades: Dalton Knecht
Los Angeles Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
So far for the Lakers, it's been status quo in the offseason
CHICAGO — One year ago, the seats at the bar and the tables near the coffee shop inside the Marriott Marquis hotel and the seats and concourse in the adjoining Wintrust Arena were filled with people wondering what in the hell was going to be next for the Los Angeles Lakers. The team had fired its coach, Darvin Ham, after a second consecutive first-round playoff loss to Denver and rumors were everywhere that the team had zeroed in on broadcaster JJ Redick. At the same time, LeBron James, his wife Savannah and their security team filed into the stands to watch Bronny James try to earn a spot in the NBA draft. They were an inescapable topic of conversation, their position at the center of the NBA's universe certainly annoying to the other 29 teams but inarguable. This year, though, under those same roofs, the Lakers haven't been the main event. They took their turn in the spotlight earlier this year when they traded for Luka Doncic. They've got their coach in Redick and Rob Pelinka has a promotion and a contract extension. By NBA standards, they're operating fairly status quo. This week at the NBA draft combine in Chicago, people have buzzed about the 2025 draft class led by Duke's Cooper Flagg, the kind of sure-thing prospect that eliminates any suspense. Winning the lottery, termed by multiple people as an 'all-time' crazy one, could help undo some of the goodwill the Mavericks surrendered when they dealt Doncic to the Lakers. There's been a lot of speculation about Giannis Antetokounmpo and his future in Milwaukee and where Kevin Durant will land, assuming his time in Phoenix is over. People have started to speculate how Boston will approach a season without Jayson Tatum and the ripple effects of that. But it's the Lakers and something will eventually break through. When people have wanted to gossip, they've pointed to the Lakers' strength and conditioning job posting that somehow carried an ESPN segment on 'Get Up' earlier this week. (According to people with knowledge of the situation, the team routinely posts jobs like this on LinkedIn and TeamWork online and did so last summer when they were hiring an assistant strength and conditioning coach.) The method of the job posting, more than anything else, caught some people in Chicago off-guard — 'We'd never post a job like that,' one rival team executive said — most people have lost the general thread, which is the Lakers trying to reimagine their strength and conditioning program. The Lakers and strength coach Ed Streit parted ways last week, people with knowledge of the situation told The Times. Streit, a well-liked presence in the organization, joined the team in 2019 as an assistant strength coach and earned a promotion in 2021. Following the season, though, Redick said he felt the team needed to be in 'championship shape' next season. The Lakers' two biggest stars, like most, work with their own strength and medical teams. Whoever joins the Lakers' staff will be leaned on to help the rest of the roster, most notably Austin Reaves, who is set for free agency next summer and in line for a massive raise. A new voice around the weight room could jolt the team as it tries to get to a different level with conditioning. People, including the Lakers' scouts and executives here in Chicago, have openly spoke about the team's needs at the center position — an obvious priority for Pelinka and Redick. The team has shown no interest in using Reaves in a trade that nets them anything less than a top-tier big, and there really aren't any of those available, with the two most common names linked to them in the earliest stages of the offseason — Brooklyn's Nic Claxton and Dallas' Daniel Gafford. Neither is a lock for a variety of reasons. In Claxton, the Lakers would have the prototypical rim-protecting, lob-catching center that's tailor-made for Doncic. Claxton's due more than $66 million over the next three seasons and is two years removed from his most impactful stretch as a pro when he averaged 12.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks on a league-best 70.5% shooting from the field. This season in 70 games, those numbers dipped to 10.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and j1.4 blocks with 56.3% shooting. An optimistic read on the situation would point to the Nets' losing as a reason for his dip in production. A pessimist would point to his narrow frame (just 215 pounds), the two straight years in which his numbers have slumped and the high salary. Gafford, we know, is a surefire Doncic fit because of their time together in Dallas. He's about to enter the final year of his deal and plays on a roster with Dereck Lively and Anthony Davis, making it unlikely that there's more cash headed his way from the Mavericks. The trouble, of course, is that people around the NBA wonder how it would look if Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison engaged Pelinka and the Lakers on another trade after the last deal between the teams was so unpopular that it caused protests. According to rival scouts and executives, the Lakers best' assets (minus Reaves) are their 2031 first-round pick, second year wing Dalton Knecht and a bunch of expiring contracts. Some combination of them would be a must in any deal the team would make for a center. The free-agency options, like the in-season trade options, are considered to be pretty lean. Indiana center Myles Turner is set to be a free agent, but he was already out of the Lakers' price range before the Pacers' current run to the Eastern Conference finals. Brook Lopez is 37 and already had a one-year stint with the Lakers before leaving to play his best basketball elsewhere. Clint Capela could be an option depending on how the market reacts, but there are questions around the league about whether he's still a full-time starter. Jaxson Hayes, who started for the Lakers this season, is also a free agent, but the Lakers clearly had their doubts with him when they decided to bench him in the playoffs. You can assume that some bridges would need to be rebuilt if that were an option. Another possibility or two could develop on draft night depending on how teams value this group of young bigs. A player such as Duke's Khaman Maluach could be viewed as too good to pass up even if a team has a center on the roster, and that could create an opportunity for a player to unexpectedly hit the trade market. Otherwise, the Lakers are looking for what every team in the NBA is looking for — versatility, toughness, athleticism and shooting. Those markets are slowly starting to develop behind the scenes as agents meet with teams and as teams build out their offseason free-agency boards now that lottery has been settled. The Lakers are working on all of this too. Just this time, it's not what everyone is talking about.
