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Cook explained that he had been staying in a hotel while trying to secure a roster spot. Although he wanted a more comfortable living arrangement, his previous experiences of being released by NBA teams made him hesitant to commit to a home. “The GM’s like, ‘Man, you should get a crib out here.’ You know what I’m saying? I live in a hotel. I’m like, ‘Bro, you sure?’ Because I’m tired of living in a hotel, but I also been cut numerous times. So I’m like, ‘Bro, you sure, bro?’” According to Cook, his agent also reassured him that his chances of remaining with Atlanta were extremely high.
Hardwood Intel: BREAKING: UConn is hiring Charlie Stevens as their new GM, per multiple sources. Stevens joins UConn after spending the past five years with the San Antonio Spurs, where he worked his way up in the organizations scouting department.
Heat Central: Bobby Portis says he was in Miami when he found out he got traded to the Heat: “Some guys get drafted to their favorite team or guys sign with their favorite team. I haven’t played with my favorite team yet. So getting a chance to get traded to my favorite team was like surreal to me. I was in Miami too when I got traded to Miami. That was fire. — We was outside chillin for like 10-15 minutes. I walk into the house and the GM is calling me. Right when I picked the phone up the whole house start screaming. It was crazy. That whole day I had fans telling me it was going to happen”
Heat Central: Bobby Portis on getting traded with Giannis to the Miami Heat: “It’s fun being able to still play with Giannis. We have a great relationship on and off the court. It’s kind of cool going to a new situation with somebody that you’re super familiar with. I think that’ll make my transition real smooth. — I rock with Gianni. Gianni a good dude. He always showed love to me since day 1. — I remember after we won the chip the first thing he told our GM and owner ‘We gotta sign Bobby back! We gotta sign Bobby back!’”
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“I don’t think they’re looking to lock themselves in to anything, as you would say, exorbitant and long-term,” Lewis explained. “I think Sean Marks, the GM, values flexibility above almost all things, and I think a shorter deal at a lower AAV would probably give them more flexibility, and that’s probably what they would prefer.”
When Lendeborg was asked whether he had heard from Steph Curry, Draymond Green, or any of the other Warriors veterans since being drafted, he said, “Yeah. Steph actually welcomed both of us in the group chat, the night of the draft. when [Lajae Jones] got drafted [and] I got drafted. “And I reached out to [Curry] yesterday, and I asked him a quick question. And then I reached out to Draymond, as well. Haven’t gotten that response back yet from Draymond yet,” Lendeborg added with a laugh. This prompted Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. to say, “Don’t worry. He doesn’t respond to me, either.”
Heat Central: Brian Windhorst says Norman Powell will be GONE, unless he takes a massive pay cut: “They’re gonna lose their All Star, Norman Powell. Unless he takes a crazy discount. He’s gonna be gone… Andy Ellisburg their GM, is superior at his job. Erik Spoelstra, their developmental staff, I’m betting on the Heat. Just not in 2026-2027”
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“My ideal operation, like a lot of my other businesses, it’s the same thing: Give me a plan, let’s put together a plan, let’s follow the plan, and I’ll support the plan,” he said. “It’s the same thing with the hockey team. And if you go off plan, come back to me and we’ll talk about it. Once Leon came, he told me in advance what he was going to do and I’d always ask, what can I do to help you? You plan it. I’ll fund it.” Many of Rose’s deals, he simply nodded. Others, he had to be convinced — “Mostly,” he said, “I was always somewhere in the middle.” But he always landed on the side of trusting a GM who’d earned it unconditionally. It has made all the difference for the Knicks. And for Dolan.
