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Oh No He Didn't: Shams on rookie extensions for the rest of the 2023 draft class: "I'm told there is optimism with an Ausar Thompson extension in Detroit. And then I would also keep an eye on Cason Wallace, Brandin Podziemski, Jaime Jaquez...and Anthony Black who's also a high draft pick in that class. But I would look at both Brandon Miller and Ausar Thompson to have more and more conversations with their respective teams, the Hornets and the Pistons, in the upcoming days and weeks"
Michael Scotto: The Orlando Magic will hire Ronnie Burrell as head coach of their G League affiliate, the Osceola Magic, league sources told HoopsHype. Burrell was previously an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. He also was the G League Coach of the Year in 2023.
Golden State Warriors: Welcome to the Bay, Frank Vogel 👋 Coach Vogel joins the Warriors' staff as Associate Head Coach after two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, most recently serving as the team’s lead assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. He has 12 years of head coaching experience with the Indiana Pacers (2010-16), Orlando Magic (2016-18), Los Angeles Lakers (2019-22), and Phoenix Suns (2023-24), leading the Lakers to the 2020 NBA Championship and the Pacers to consecutive Conference Finals appearances in 2013 and 2014.
McCaffrey eventually transferred to Holy Cross and became an executive at Eastdil Secured in London. Van Gundy had a long career as a college and NBA head coach, leading the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 2009. In both their lives, it was a mere blip, but 45 years later, McCaffrey could still remember the exact words Van Gundy used during those workouts. Respect yourself, respect the game and get better every day. “Stan Van Gundy,” McCaffrey said, “taught me how to be a basketball player.” Decades later, Van Gundy was surprised to hear about his impact. He didn’t feel like he meant that much. He was just a young coach working out a player. But it did remind him of those people who had done something similar for him. In fact, there was one that almost nobody knew about.
Nikola Vucevic: Congrats on an amazing career brother! Always grateful for you taking me under your wing my freshman year! @Taj Gibson
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Jokic was simply asked to clarify who is the best defender against him in the NBA. Serbian center shortly said "Everyone," before naming a full list of different players: "Everyone. Some teams defend very well as a unit, while others have excellent individual defenders. Zubac guards me really well, and so does Nurkic. I guess they’re just bulkier, so I can’t move them when we’re battling for position," he said. "I think Rudy Gobert is a great defender, even though I’ve historically played well against him. Jalen Duren, he’s undersized but tricky. Wendell Carter Jr. is also on the shorter side, and Myles Turner blocks a lot of shots. There’s no need to even talk about Wembanyama. They’re all good; the league is talented on both ends of the floor."
Orlando Magic: We have signed free agent guards Malaki Branham and JD Davison. → on.nba.com/4gzLY5R
Olgun Uluc: Multiple NBA teams have representatives in Bendigo for the 2026 NBL Blitz to watch 2027 draft prospect Dash Daniels. I’m told the OKC Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, and Houston Rockets are here; the Miami Heat will arrive later in the week.
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ClutchPoints: Lance Stephenson names his top 5 point guards of all time: Isiah Thomas, Jason Kidd, Magic Johnson, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic. Do you agree with his top 5?
Josh Lewenberg: Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Lu Dort are good to go in Quebec City tonight. Big game for undefeated Canada (7-0). A win over 2nd-place Argentina (6-1) would go a long way in securing a spot in next summer’s World Cup (magic number would be down to 1) 7:10pm ET@TSN_Sports
Jalen Suggs spent Wednesday-Saturday at the inaugural men’s Basketball Without Borders “Next Up” camp, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey. The camp brought together 80 of the top male, high-school-age prospects from around the world to participate in drills, seminars and games under the guidance of current and former NBA and FIBA players and coaches.
“I always love spreading knowledge of the game, and that comes very naturally to me,” Suggs said by phone from Istanbul. “So, it’s been really fun to be here and see these kids grow over the past couple of days. … Overall, I get multiple opportunities a day to interact and do some skills and drills and have conversations with the kids at the camp. They’re so talented. That’s one thing that’s jumped out at me.”
