NBA overnight dynamics: The Suns hire coach for 5 years and 50 million Zhan Huang or renew his contract with the Lakers for 2 years

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2024-05-11 06:38Posted in Anhui Sports Creators

On May 11, Beijing time, what were the NBA developments in the past night? The Register reiterates that James plans to play for another two years, and the Lakers are very keen to renew his contract; The Suns hired Budenholzer as their new coach for five years and $50 million; The Pelicans may rebuild around Zion, with Ingram, McCollum and Varan all likely leaving; The Warriors won't trade Kuminga, and Russell is expected to jump out of contract.

James plans to play for another two years

According to the latest report from Shams, James wants to play two more seasons, and it's clear that the Lakers are more than willing to sign him to a contract extension. In addition, sources revealed that the Lakers did intend to select Bronny in the draft.

After the Lakers were eliminated 1-4 in the first round, Shams reported that James' relationship with Jenny is better than ever, and the Lakers are willing to accept James' return in any way, including offering James a three-year, $164 million contract extension with a maximum salary.

Previously, Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin reported that the Lakers are willing to re-sign James with any form of contract, and they hope that James can play with the Lakers until retirement.

James has a $51.4 million player option left on his contract with the Lakers for the 2024-25 season, and James is expected to jump out of his contract and likely sign a contract extension with the Lakers; However, for now, James only wants to spend time with his family, and he is not thinking about his future for the time being.

The latest progress in the selection of the Lakers coach

After the Lakers went out, they fired head coach Darvin Ham and purged the entire coaching staff, and the Lakers have lost a number of new coaches - Kidd has signed an early contract extension with the Mavericks, Green Army assistant coach Charles Lee has confirmed to coach the Hornets, Tyronn Lue is expected to renew his contract with the Clippers, and Budenholzer will sign a contract with the Suns with an annual salary of $10 million.

The latest list of candidates for the new Lakers coach has been revealed, according to the Athletic Shams, the Lakers are expected to interview candidates for the new coach next week, with Warriors assistant coach Atkinson, JJ Redick, Nuggets assistant coach David Adelman and former Hornets coach James Borrego, Lakers reporter Jovan Buha reported that the Lakers are interested in Heat assistant coach Chris Quinn as the next head coach.

The Lakers are about to start the road to coach selection, which is the first step for them to build a roster for the new season, who will Pelinka and Jenny hire as the new coach? We'll see.

The Suns hired Budenholzer for five years and $50 million

According to Shams, the Suns plan to hire championship coach Budenholzer as the new coach, Buden's annual salary will reach the 10 million level, and Buden will be responsible for optimizing the play between the big three of Booker, Durant and Beal.

The Suns and Buden have reached a five-year, $50 million coaching contract, and Buden will coach the Big Three to win the championship in the new season.

The Suns will pay Buden and Vogel for the new season, and the combined annual salary of the two is more than $16 million, which will not count towards the team's salary space.

Budenholzer has coached the Hawks and Bucks, has coached 801 regular season games, 484-317, a coaching winning rate of 60.4%, and has led the team to the first place in the league three times; Coached 104 playoff games, 56-48, a 53.8% winning rate, and led the Bucks to a championship in 2021; He has won Coach of the Year twice and Coach of the Month seven times.

It has also been reported that Suns chief assistant David Fitzdale is expected to move into management, but according to sources, he will not accept the position at this time.

The Pelicans face a rebuild, and Yingge CJ Varan is afraid of leaving

Michael Scotto of The Athletic reported that rival executives believe that Ingram is most likely to be traded by the Pelicans this summer, and they believe that the combination of Ingram and Zion does not work well on the court.

"The Pelicans are going to build around Zion," Scotto said. I've heard that the Pelicans realize that their roster is a bit disjointed, and they're going to look for upgrades at various positions to improve the space on the court, rather than bringing in people who are hindering Zion's space on the court.

According to previous reports, Ingram and coach Willie Green had a clash in the locker room, with Yingge arguing with the coach over the ball. This summer, Yingge is eligible to renew his four-year, $208 million contract with the Pelicans, but the Pelicans are reportedly reluctant to give Yingge such a contract.

Speaking about the Pelicans interior Valanciunas, Scotto said, "It doesn't look like Valanciunas is going to re-sign with the Pelicans this offseason. He's hindered Zion's breakaway on the court, and he's been on the bench for a lot of crunch time, and he's averaging nearly a double-double per game that could get the attention of other teams in the free agency. ”

Varran's current contract expires this summer, at which point he will become a full free agent.

Scotto also said that while CJ is not for sale, he is seen as a veteran in the team and is seen as a stabilizing factor in the team on and off the field. I think his name will be in trade talks, but I don't know if the Pelicans will trade him.

In the 2023-24 season, the Pelicans struggled to reach the playoffs through the playoffs, but Zion was unexpectedly injured, and Ingram and CJ led the team but were swept 4-0 by the Thunder in the first round.

NBA officially announces the probability of the lotto draw

According to the ranking of this season's regular season record, the probability of drawing the top pick is - Pistons and Wizards 14%, Hornets 13.3%, Trail Blazers 13.2%, Spurs 10.5%, Raptors 9%, Grizzlies 7.5%, Jazz 6%, Rockets 6%, Hawks 3%, Bulls 2%, Kings 0.8%, Warriors 0.7%.

The probability of drawing the lottery is as follows: Pistons Wizards 13.41%, Hornets 12.87%, Trail Blazers 12.79%, Spurs 10.54%, Raptors 9.2%, Grizzlies 7.8%; Jazz 6.34%, Rockets 4.83%, Hawks 3.27%, Bulls 2.2%, Kings 0.89%, Warriors 0.88%.

The Pistons, Wizards, Hornets and Trail Blazers all have a more than 50% chance of being drawn with the top four picks; In addition, it is reported that Rockets coach Udoka will once again represent the Rockets in the 2024 lottery draw.

If the Raptors don't draw a top-six first-round pick, the pick will belong to the Spurs.

If the Jazz don't draw a top-10 first-round pick, the pick will belong to the Thunder.

If the Warriors can't draw the top four picks in the first round, this pick will belong to the Trail Blazers, and the probability of the Warriors drawing the top four picks is only 3.37%, so the Warriors' lottery pick this year is likely to belong to the Trail Blazers.

This year's draft will be divided into two rounds, with the first round on June 27 and the second round on June 28.

Other developments –

- The Hornets will hire Jazz assistant coach Lamar Skeeter as the team's head assistant coach to join the coaching staff of new coach Charles Lee, Woj reports; Lamar Skeeter has worked for the Jazz for 10 years as a player development coach and assistant coach on the Snyder and Will Hardy coaching staffs.

- ESPN's Ramona Shelburne revealed that the Warriors will not trade Kuminga, saying: The Warriors will do everything they can to keep Kuminga, and they don't even want to talk about him.

- Lakers star Russell is expected to jump out of his contract to seek a new contract, either staying with the Lakers or joining another team.

- Brunson will play with an injury in the key game of the Knicks and Pacers Series G3

-Jordan, 61, has once again donated $10 million to his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, to open a local health clinic to serve uninsured or underinsured residents, with the aim of providing quality medical care.

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