Milwaukee Bucks Rumors
Get a free trial StatMuse: Rudy Gobert has more DPOY awards than Draymond Green Tim Duncan Kevin Garnett Giannis Antetokounmpo LeBron James Anthony Davis combined. pic.twitter.com/FoKetDTMog
NBA Central: Pat Bev issues an apology pic.twitter.com/MmUWkQdxYK
Rajon Rondo: “People don’t know, like, my rookie year, I wanted to get traded. I was calling my agent, calling my high school coach, ‘Man, get me out of here, like this ain’t it.’ I felt like I was doing what I had to do in practice. I wanted to play, and we lost 18 straight that year. So I’m like, ‘Goddamn, like shake something up, do something different.’ Doc told me some things that didn’t come to light, and I was like, ‘Damn, like get me out of here.’ I stayed down, like cream rises to the top. I kept working. I’m at my mom’s house, and I see my name on the TV. It’s like seven names on that [__]. We going to Minnesota. I’m like, ‘Oh yes, get me out of here.’ But I’m like, ‘Damn, Minnesota, ah, but whatever. Don’t worry about it, now I get to play, right?'”
Evan Sidery: The Lakers’ top head coaching candidates, per @ShamsCharania on @RunItBackFDTV: Tyronn Lue, Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson, JJ Redick, Charles Lee. Lue would need to decline an upcoming contract extension from the Clippers to become a more realistic option. pic.twitter.com/4WF6RCucAK
The Pistons will soon formally request permission to interview Milwaukee’s Jon Horst for its president of basketball operations vacancy, according to a source briefed on Detroit’s plans. It’s TBD, of course, whether the Bucks grant permission.
ESPN PR: A statement from ESPN:
Smiles and laughs were rare during Antetokounmpo’s 27-minute session on Friday, but that moment was a reminder that while Antetokounmpo wasn’t able to make a miracle recovery, his spirit was not broken. The joke cut through such heavy conversation and proved that the injury had not defeated him mentally or emotionally, even if it kept him off the floor during the team’s playoff run. “I have never worked — you can ask my staff — I don’t think I’ve worked this hard in my entire freaking life to get on the court,” Antetokounmpo said. “And I feel like I let my teammates down, as much as I know injuries happen and sometimes you cannot control that, you cannot control your health, but I worked extremely hard these three weeks, these 22 days, 23 days, whatever to get back and unfortunately, I couldn’t be. And does it hurt me? (Nothing) is gonna hurt me more than that.”
On Friday, Antetokounmpo conceded that missing playoff games for a second straight season may force him to reconsider how he approaches the regular season to ensure he can be on the floor when it matters most. “That’s the first time in my career that’s ever happened to me,” Antetokounmpo said. “I have to do a better job of taking care of my body, which I am doing. You’d be surprised what I do for my body. And I have to be, not be unfortunate. I have to be a little bit lucky. “I have to be a little bit careful. Maybe I have to even adjust my game, the way I play. There’s a lot of things. I’m willing to do anything — anything and everything — in order for me to be right there on the court and not let my teammates down.”
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Lakers interested in Mike Budenholzer as head coach?
Jovan Buha on Lakers coaching search: I’ve already started to hear over a half dozen names, the most common names that I’ve heard are Mike Budenholzer who is considered the top coach on the market right now, though that could change depending on what happens with Ty Lue and the Clippers. Speaking of Ty Lue and the Clippers, it is no secret that LeBron James loves Ty Lue, he is his favorite coach of all time, he continues to speak about Ty Lue with reverence.
