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Jorge Sierra: Buddy Hield moved to No. 16 all-time in three-pointers ahead of Eric Gordon last night. Also: Nikola Jokic passed Jeff Hornacek for No. 61 in assists.
Paul George passes Jeff Hornacek in steals
Jorge Sierra: Paul George passed Jeff Hornacek in steals yesterday. He's No. 45 all-time now. Also: Tobias Harris passed Sam Jones and Kevin Love in scoring for No. 147 in NBA history. Those two combine for 10 All-Stars.
Jorge Sierra: Rudy Gobert moved ahead of Kevin McHale in blocks last night. He's No. 31 all-time now. Also: Bradley Beal passed Bob Cousy in scoring for No. 105 in NBA history. Devin Booker moved past Jeff Hornacek and Antoine Walker for No. 134.
Jorge Sierra: Kyrie Irving passed all these players in playoff scoring tonight: Allen Iverson Giannis Antetokounmpo Pau Gasol Jeff Hornacek Moses Malone He's No. 58 on the all-time list now.
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Goran Dragic announces lineup for All-Star farewell event in Slovenia, including Doncic, Antetokounmpo, Butler, Jokic
Goran Dragic announced: "I am looking forward to the project. It will take place on August 23 and 24, 2024. I wanted it to take place in Ljubljana, where I grew up and where I am at home. I also wanted to bring all the stars I played with.” He released some big names that we will follow in Ljubljana: " Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Luis Scola, Bogdan Bogdanovič, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Jeff Hornacek, Kevin McHale, Steve Nash ..."
Andy Larsen: Jazz coaching staff notes: - If Will Hardy were to be ejected this season, Scott Morrison would become the team's head coach. (Morrison was HC for @slcstars last year) - While he wasn't in yesterday's graphic, Jeff Hornacek remains with the Jazz as a coaching consultant.
Mavericks interested in Jeff Van Gundy, Jeff Hornacek to join Jason Kidd’s staff
Yet I'm also told that they plan to gauge Jeff Van Gundy’s interest in a potential return to the bench as an aide to Kidd after 15-plus years in broadcasting. The ESPN analyst is, of course, in the midst of working the NBA Finals.
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The Mavericks likewise expected former Magic and Hornets coach James Borrego to land on the Pelicans’ bench, as covered here May 8, so Saturday's news that Borrego was indeed New Orleans-bound was another non-surprise in Dallas. Former Mavericks assistant Terry Stotts is likewise no longer an option after the former Hawks, Bucks and Blazers head coach agreed to return to Milwaukee as a member of Adrian Griffin's staff. The Mavericks remain interested in former Suns and Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek to potentially join Kidd's staff, league sources say, as I reported here on April 30.
“Journeyman” is a pejorative in this league, a dismissal of a player whose talent and character remain high enough for him to remain in the game, but not good enough to find a permanent home. Smith is much, much more than that. Players like him comprise the backbone of the NBA — true pros, able to make any situation, in any season, work. Here he is, having been in 762 regular season games over 13 seasons, and having become the first player in NBA history to play for 13 different teams – the last (for now) being the Nuggets, where he’s been this season after being traded from Washington, along with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, last summer. Yet no one dismisses what Smith brings to a team, even one as loaded as Denver, which will take a 1-0 lead into Game 2 of the finals Sunday against Miami, and for whom he plays the elder statesman role. “It’s obvious why he’s stuck around as long as he has. He’s such a good dude. Guys love him,” says Jeff Hornacek, who coached Smith in Phoenix in 2013-14.
Chris Jones and Sanjay Lumpkin will serve as player development coaches. In addition, Jeff Hornacek will rejoin the Jazz as a coaching consultant, and Becca Ward will serve as director of team operations.
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