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Newsweek
9 hours ago
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- Newsweek
Warriors' Stephen Curry Showing Interest in New Career After NBA
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. With the NBA Finals set to begin, the 2024-25 season is about to come to an end. Another season has come and gone for Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry. Curry helped lead the Warriors to a playoff run and a first round win over the Houston Rockets. Unfortunately, in the second round of the playoffs Curry went down with a hamstring injury and Golden State was defeated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves. At 37 years old, Curry is still playing at an extremely high level. However, age will catch up to him before long and fans may only have a few more years watching him play the game he has dominated for so long. Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after Draymond Green #23 made a three-point shot late in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Chase Center on March 08, 2025 in San... Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after Draymond Green #23 made a three-point shot late in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Chase Center on March 08, 2025 in San Francisco, California. More Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Following his NBA career, Curry already has a few things that he wants to pursue. Read more: Kings' Domantas Sabonis Could Be Pursued by Emerging East Team One of the main things that the superstar point guard is interested in is becoming part of a team ownership group. He really wants to take the route that Michael Jordan took when he became part of ownership for the Charlotte Hornets. "He might be the only one in our generation who has sat in that seat and done it that way," Curry said. "The idea of being a part of an ownership group and the right opportunity that allows me to have an impact on how a franchise should be operated — how you're going after true winning, like we've done here with the Warriors — that's something I'm excited about pursuing. It's interesting. Obviously, as an active player, you can't participate in that level until you're done. So you'll see me in the seat somewhere down the road." In addition to owning a team, Curry would be interested in broadcasting. He also has another sport that he would like to pursue. Read more: Celtics Rumors: Top Realistic Landing Spots For Jrue Holiday That sport happens to be golf. He has interest in pursuing playing on the PGA Tour Champions someday, which is the tour for former PGA players who are over the age of 50. "That would be a fun goal to go after for sure," Curry said. "It's an extremely challenging tour to crack if you're not one of the champion ex-PGA guys that are making that jump after you turn 50. So to do all the qualifying journey and all that — I'm pretty sure I'll try it. I've seen guys who are preparing themselves to do the same thing." While he will always be known for his basketball career, Curry has major goals for the future. Fans don't want to see him go anytime soon, but when he does retire, it sure sounds like Curry will still be a very public figure. For more Golden State Warriors and general NBA news, head over to Newsweek Sports.
New York Times
11 hours ago
- Business
- New York Times
As Timberwolves face key summer, Tim Connelly says he isn't going anywhere
Before the Minnesota Timberwolves can get down to business in a summer filled with important roster decisions, they need to know who will be leading the charge on those decisions. Team president of basketball operations Tim Connelly made it clear on Monday that he is not going anywhere. 'Super happy here,' Connelly said at his end-of-the-season briefing. 'It's been great, not just working with the team, but this whole community really feels like home. I think you guys are stuck with me.' Advertisement Connelly reworked his contract last summer, pushing an option back until after this season so he could see how the team's ownership dispute played out. He drew interest from the Detroit Pistons last summer, league sources said, and several other teams have been monitoring his situation this season to see if one of the league's top executives would become available. Helping to build a team that made the Western Conference finals in back-to-back seasons only increased his value. There has been no official announcement from the team yet, but Connelly's declaration on Monday laid to rest any concerns that he could be on the move. He was recruited to Minnesota by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who are expected to receive NBA Board of Governors approval as majority owners of the Wolves and Lynx at some point this summer. Connelly said on Monday that the investment from current owners Glen and Becky Taylor, and the transfer to Lore and Rodriguez, has the team well-positioned to build on its success. 'Glen and Becky, Marc and Alex, we've been spoiled,' Connelly said. 'But those conversations have been ongoing, and it'll be fun to really game plan now that the season is over.' Among the primary orders of business for Connelly will be to determine how many of the team's possible free agents will be retained. Julius Randle and Naz Reid each have player options for next season. Reid is widely expected to opt out and become a free agent, but he said he is still open to returning to Minnesota, the team that has developed him from an undrafted rookie into last season's Sixth Man of the Year. Randle has an option for $31 million, and it remains to be seen what he will do. Nickeil Alexander-Walker is the third valuable veteran on the roster. He will be a free agent this summer and is due a big raise from his $4.3 million salary. Retaining him could be difficult, but Connelly said he sees an avenue for all three to return. Advertisement 'The goal is to keep everybody,' Connelly said. 'What's neat is the players are all very happy here. They love the coaching staff. They love the teammates. They love the community. When the player wants to be here and the team wants to have them back, there's always room for optimism.' The Wolves operated in the second apron this season, and it is hard to see a realistic scenario where they keep all three players and drop down into the first apron next season. Being in the second apron for multiple seasons brings severe team-building restrictions, including the loss of the mid-level exception and the inability to aggregate salaries in trades. If a team is in the second apron for three out of five years, their first-round draft pick is frozen at the bottom of the round. 'It's not just super expensive. We have great ownership this year that allowed us to spend a lot, a lot of money,' Connelly said. 'But it's so restrictive with dealmaking, so how can we be sure that we're as nimble as possible?' Connelly did not rule out the Wolves spending like they did this season, if they believed that would allow them to contend for a title. They have been eliminated 4-1 in the conference finals each of the last two years, and Connelly's messaging on Monday differed slightly from when they were knocked out last year. When the Dallas Mavericks handled them in 2024, Connelly was thrilled with the season as a whole, an out-of-nowhere leap into pseudo-contender status for a franchise that had not been that deep into the playoffs in 20 years. Connelly was equally proud of his team this season for enduring a major trade right before training camp opened, for weathering some key injuries and for coming together late in the season to push right back to the doorstep of the NBA Finals. But he also said that the team fell short of its ultimate goal. Advertisement 'On the whole, we're pretty proud of the year we had,' he said. 'Not happy with it. Not content by any stretch. But pretty happy with how the guys competed and where we got.' It only figures to get more difficult from here. The Wolves were outclassed by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who begin play in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. The Thunder are one of the youngest teams in the league and do not figure to fall off anytime soon. The rest of the West is forecast to be even more competitive than it was this season. 'There might not be teams in a quote, unquote rebuilding phase next year,' coach Chris Finch said after losing to OKC. 'They might have 15 teams going for it next year. A great season in the West, for some teams, might be 42-40.' In three seasons at the helm of Minnesota's front office, Connelly has been one of the most aggressive executives in the league. He traded for Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley, Alexander-Walker, Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, surrounding Anthony Edwards with veterans in their prime. While saying he always prefers to have roster continuity, Connelly did not rule out another big move this summer. The Wolves had discussions with the Phoenix Suns about Kevin Durant at the trade deadline in February. They could also use another ballhandler and creator with Conley potentially being in Year 19 next season and rookie Rob Dillingham still unproven. 'We feel very happy with the core we have. We don't feel like there's tremendous pressure to do much,' Connelly said. 'But until you're raising the trophy, you've got to be active and as creative as possible to get to the point where you're the final team.' All of that aggressiveness has made for a challenging coaching job for Finch, Connelly said. He lauded the entire coaching staff's ability to adapt on the fly and develop young talent. Edwards, Reid, Alexander-Walker and Jaden McDaniels all saw huge improvements in their games under Finch. Randle had real success in the first two rounds of the playoffs for the first time in his career, and Finch has made the playoffs in all four full seasons that he has coached. Advertisement 'His ability to identify how this group can best play at a high level together is as good as anybody I've been around,' Connelly said. 'It's not easy what we've tasked him with the last couple of years.' Having Edwards at the center of it all makes things much easier for Finch and Connelly. Edwards has emerged as a rising star in the league, adding to his game each summer as he climbs the league's ladder. This season, it was 3-point shooting. After working on his catch-and-shoot and off-the-dribble 3s all last summer, Edwards made more from deep than any player in the league. Connelly knows it won't stop there. 'The sky's the limit. We think he's going to be one of the best players of all time,' Connelly said. 'We think he's on that track. This summer will be even more challenging for him as we raise the bar, not just personally, but collectively as a team.' Edwards raised eyebrows after Game 5 against the Thunder when he said he wasn't 'hurt' by losing in the conference finals two years in a row. Some took it as a sign of immaturity and unseriousness. But Edwards has been one of the team's hardest workers since he arrived as the No. 1 pick in 2020. He lost his grandmother and mother to cancer when he was 14 years old, so losing in the playoffs doesn't hit him as hard as it might others. But Connelly has no questions about Edwards' commitment to improvement or his will to win. 'We're either going to win a championship or not get there on the back of Ant,' Connelly said. 'The greatest thing is he embraces that responsibility. He's such a positive teammate. Obviously, he's supremely talented, but I think there's nobody in the league that we could choose who's more ready for that level of responsibility.' (Photo of, from left, Julius Randle, Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Detroit Pistons to host NBA predraft workout with Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier
The Detroit Pistons' priorities are coming into focus as we inch closer to the 2025 NBA Draft. Tennessee sharpshooter Chaz Lanier has a predraft workout scheduled with the Pistons on Monday, June 2, a source told the Free Press. Lanier led the Volunteers in scoring last season and won the Jerry West Award, which goes to the top shooting guard in the country. Advertisement The 6-foot-5 wing averaged 18 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and knocked down 39.5% of his 3-pointers, on 8.2 attempts as a fifth-year senior. He played his previous four seasons at North Florida, where he averaged 19.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game on 44% shooting from 3 in 2023-24, his final season there. TRENDING: 10 unrestricted free agents Detroit Pistons could pursue in 2025 Tennessee Volunteers guard Chaz Lanier shoots the ball against the Houston Cougars in the first half during the Midwest Regional final of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, March 30, 2025 in Indianapolis. Lanier is currently slated to be a second-round pick — ESPN projects him at 42nd overall to the Sacramento Kings, Yahoo has him 41st to the Golden State Warriors and The Athletic predicts he'll go 49th to the New York Knicks. The Pistons do not have a first-round pick but have the 37th overall pick in the draft, scheduled for June 25 (first round) and June 26 (second round). Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon has preached the importance of having adequate shooting on the floor, and Lanier would give them additional insurance on the perimeter with both Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. entering unrestricted free agency. Advertisement [ MUST WATCH: Make "The Pistons Pulse" your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] Follow the Pistons all year long with the best coverage at Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online or in print. Follow the Detroit Free Press on Instagram (@detroitfreepress), TikTok (@detroitfreepress), YouTube (@DetroitFreePress), X (@freep), and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook (@detroitfreepress). This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Pistons to host Tennessee's Chaz Lanier for NBA draft workout
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Why should some workers get a tax break on tips?
Aside from the 1968 World Series, my adolescent highlight was unexpectedly meeting Mr. Dave Bing in Ann Arbor in the early 1970s, then a player for the Detroit Pistons, while he was sidelined by an eye injury. After reading about Mr. Allan Hughes ("He 'loved' Barry Sanders as a Lions staffer, and Jocko Hughes still loves Detroit today," Detroit Free Press, May 25), I can say that it would have been a pleasure to meet Mr. Hughes as well. Kudos to him for his humanity and dedication to serving others. Victor Turner Concord, North Carolina Rather than sacrifice forests for solar farms, why don't utilities seek out roofs of large industrial facilities? (Editor's note: Last week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources halted a plan to install solar panels on state-managed forest lands.) The shade of the solar panels would reduce air conditioning loads while keeping the generation closer to the users to minimize transmission losses. It could be a win for both parties. Dennis Green Farmington Hills Can anyone explain to me why some people who work in America deserve to not pay taxes on part of their earnings, while other workers who make the same amount must pay on all of them? Perhaps President Donald Trump and those who are leaning towards voting for this economic package feel they have found a way to encourage those folks to vote for them. Yes, it is illegal for them to write them a check to buy their vote but isn't this the same thing, just done in a different way? If we are going to offer this tax break to some workers, why are we not offering it to all that are in the same economic situation? There must be a reason, but it escapes me what it is. Think about it, please. Mitchell Radcliff Ann Arbor If we are going to tariff foreign goods at higher rates, why not try to lower our national debt, instead of trying to find ways to lower personal and business taxes? Why not force foreign countries to take back the tariff money the U.S. is charging their companies to bring foreign goods into our country? The U.S. would give back the tariff money by buying back U.S. Treasury bonds held by these foreign countries. That would finally start lowering our national debt, which is better than the U.S. Congress always raising our government's debt ceiling. Thomas Lukshaitis Sandusky, Michigan I had a deep conversation recently with a friend about the true goodness of people who are widely considered 'good Christians.' It really made me think about preconceived notions concerning religion and religious people that many of us have, so I thought I'd share. I am not very religious, but I have many close friends and relatives who have always been quite religious or found god later in their lives. This friend and I were discussing how it was that I could disagree with many of their beliefs, but I could still think of them as great people. At first glance, they are 'good Christians' who seem to love their neighbors and are kind people. The second glance is good too. It's easy to see that they really try to adhere to most of the teachings of Christ. They care for people, help people, pray for people, and are just good, upstanding members of society. More: Mackinac Policy Conference left early childhood education off this year's agenda | Opinion It is the third glance that got me wondering. While thinking of the disagreements that I might have with my religious friends, I had an epiphany. The so-called Christian tenets that my friends and family follow that I don't believe in, are not, in my opinion, very Christian at all. The most egregious example is that they use their religious beliefs to discriminate against those that are different, specifically those in the LGBTQ+ community. They interpret the Bible incorrectly to say that transgender people don't really exist, or that gay people are sinners, directly contradicting Jesus' teaching to love your neighbor as yourself. Now, the people that my friend and I were thinking of in my circle are truly very sweet people. They would never overtly discriminate against someone in this community, but this was the realization that my friend and I came to: While they aren't discriminating blatantly, they are still in fact discriminating. If you don't go to a gay wedding of a relative because it is not natural, you are spreading hate and unacceptance. If you tell your son that transgender people are an abomination and not just a different type of person, you are potentially propagating violence. If you scoff at someone who puts their preferred pronouns in an email, you are lending credence to the idea that they are weird and wrong. More: Detroit's Board of Police Commissioners needs major changes to be viable | Letter It is still tough for me to conclude, as my friend surmised, that maybe they are just bad people, but it did get me thinking. They may not be bad, but what they are doing is bad … and is there really a difference? Alton Fisher Redford Submit a letter to the editor at and we may publish it online and in print. If you have a differing view from a letter writer, please feel free to submit a letter of your own in response. Like what you're reading? Please consider supporting local journalism and getting unlimited digital access with a Detroit Free Press subscription. We depend on readers like you. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tax on tips, national debt, solar farms, and good Christians | Letters
Time of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
NBA Legend Isiah Thomas showers praise on coach Mark Johnson's basketball legacy
NBA Legend Isiah Thomas showers praise on coach Mark Johnson's basketball legacy (Image Source: Getty) Former NBA player and Hall of Famer, Isiah Thomas, who also led the team, Detroit Pistons back in the 80s and 90s, has had an experience with a very different set of players and environment. In an interview, Isiah Thomas talked about how the NBA has changed in the last few decades, and credits coach Mark Johnson for his leadership and contribution. How the NBA changed from the 80s In an interview from 2023, Isiah Thomas opened up about several aspects of his life. He spoke about who he believes was the best defender and the rivalry between him and Scottie Pippen was developed. On the All The Smoke Podcast, he speaks up. Isiah Thomas - Part 1 | Ep 176 | ALL THE SMOKE Full Episode | SHOWTIME Basketball He said , 'The eras are different, some people say the 80s was the best era for basketball, while some people have said the 90s wasn't one of the greatest eras of basketball, then, 2000s, as the rules started changing, and coaching schemes started changing, when you say the game has evolved, has the game really evolved? and what does that mean when we say it has? What has changed and the guy who doesn't get credit for changing the game in this so-called evolution of the game, his name would be coach Mark Jackson. ' Further he says, 'Let me tell you how Mark Jackson changed the game, because he saw a guy named Steph Curry, and a guy by the name Clay Thomson, and Mark Jackson as a coach made it acceptable for Steph Curry and Clay to shoot from that range, people shot from the range, but people didn't do it as part of their offensive scheme.' Who were Isiah Thomas' best defenders? Much talked about rivalries were shaped by good games and brilliant results, that made the player focus on different aspects of the game. In an interview, Thomas opens about his rivalry with Scottie Pippen, despite the mutual respect they had for each other. Regarding who he believed were the best defender, Thomas named Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen. He said: 'As a defender, he doesn't get enough credit, when we talk about the greatest and best defenders that have ever played in the NBA, Chicago had two of them — Rodman and Scottie Pippen, Scottie was different, At his best, I may have to say that he and Rodman were the one-two best defenders to ever play the game. I want to give him his respect and his props. And then, as a facilitator, Scottie — he was the real deal.' Also Read: NBA Legend Charles Barkley Throws Direct Criticism At Karl-Anthony Towns' Face After New York Knicks' Game 5 Win Against Indiana Pacers It has been a pleasure for Isiah Thomas to be able to see how the NBA has turned out over the years, for its fans, for the players, for the coaches and most importantly, for the teams.
