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Kirk Hinrich scores season-high 22 points

Kirk Hinrich scored a season-high 22 points in a win over the Lakers on Monday, adding seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal and three 3-pointers in 33 minutes.

He shot 9-of-11 from the field in what was clearly his best game of the season. The Lakers just gave up a season-high to Jose Calderon on Monday, so it's nice to see Hinrich take full advantage of a favorable matchup. He's been battling injuries, sharing time with Nate Robinson (11 points on 15 minutes) and Derrick Rose is expected to start full-contact practice, so Hinrich's value doesn't look too promising in the long term.

Jan 22 - 12:37 AM

George Hill is a game-time decision Saturday

George Hill (concussion) will be a game-time decision Saturday night against the Knicks.

Hill was going through the on-court exertion part of the league's concussion protocol Saturday afternoon. He'll have to pass all levels of the test before being cleared to return to game action. The Pacers clearly missed in Thursday's Game 5 loss to the Knicks and a return could help Indiana close out the series at home. If Hill isn't cleared, D.J. Augustin will start and be in line for major minutes.

Source: Nate Taylor on Twitter

May 18 - 12:02 PM

Dwyane Wade says rest won't help bone bruises

Dwyane Wade said Friday that extra rest won't help his bone bruises heal.

"It is what it is. I had 10 days off last time," Wade said of Miami's break after the first round. "It really doesn't matter." The Heat were guaranteed two extra days off by eliminating the Heat in five games, the last of which Wade had to leave briefly in order to have his knee worked on in the locker room. The bottom line is there's no way Wade will be 100 percent again before next season. Truth be told, he's likely at his career where he'll constantly be dealing with some sort of knee injury at this time of the season. We expect Wade to suit up for Game 1 on the conference finals, but anything after that is a guess.

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

May 18 - 11:37 AM

Report: Raptors targeting Nuggets GM Ujiri

The Raptors are targeting Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri to run their basketball operations, league sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

This comes one day after the Toronto Star reported that Maple League Sports & Entertainment has until Monday to decide whether to pick up the option on GM Bryan Colangelo's contract. Ujiri was named 2013 Executive of the Year by the NBA only nine days ago but is without a contract beyond this summer. The Nuggets have said they're not concerned about keeping him, knowing full well they'll likely have to pay the price to do so. However, Ujiri spent three years in Toronto's front office before heading to Denver and sources tell Yahoo! that could make this a difficult decision for him.

Source: Yahoo! Sports

May 18 - 11:13 AM

Report: Nets to wait to talk to Shaw, Hollins

Tim Bontemps of the New York Post expects the Nets to interview Pacers associate coach Brian Shaw and Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins once their respective playoff runs are over.

The Nets have been relatively quiet in their search to replace interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. There were reports of interest in Phil Jackson but the Zen Master dismissed those through back channels. Both Shaw and Hollins figure to be extremely popular names on the coaching market once they're available, although we can't imagine Memphis letting Hollins go with the Grizzlies currently in the Western Conference finals.

Source: New York Post

May 18 - 10:38 AM

Report: Bobcats are changing name to Hornets

The Bobcats started the process of changing their name to Hornet, a source with knowledge of the situation told Will Brinson of CBS Sports.

This isn't exactly a surprise. Once the Hornets changed their names to Pelicans, there were multiple reports the Bobcats were at least exploring the idea of returning to the name of the franchise that played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002. According to Brinson, there's no timeline for the change but commissioner-in-waiting Adam Silver said in April that such a process can at least 18 months.

Source: CBS Sports

May 18 - 9:22 AM

Johnson announces Kings' sale deal is signed

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson announced Friday the deal to sell the Kings to a group led by Vivek Ranadive has been signed.

All that's left now is for the NBA to rubber stamp the deal, which should happen sometime next week. Once that's done, Ranadive's group will begin laying out plans for a new arena in Sacramento and likely part ways with GM Geoff Petrie and coach Keith Smart. Not only are the Kings staying put, but it looks like a new day is dawning in Sacramento.

Source: ESPN.com

May 17 - 4:50 PM

Phil Jackson confirms interest in Seattle job

Phil Jackson confirmed on "The Tonight Show" on Thursday night that he had interest in joining the Kings' front office if the franchise relocated to Seattle.

The mutual interest between Jackson and Chris Hansen, who headed the group trying to move the Kings, had become one of the league's worst-kept secret. However, the NBA rejected the move and the Kings were sold to a group that will keep them in Sacramento, which Jackson said doesn't interest him. It also seems unlikely Jackson will be joining the Raptors front office, which had been one of the rumored landing spots for the former Lakers and Bulls coach. One thing that is clear is Jackson is very much interested in returning to the NBA in one form or another. Stay tuned.

Source: Los Angeles Times

May 17 - 4:39 PM

Bogut expects to be 100 percent next season

Andrew Bogut said he expects to be 100 percent by the start of next season.

Bogut clarified the statement by saying that could change if "I go out and get hit by a car or something," which sounds funny but isn't all that far from the realm of possibilities given his injury history. Bogut's surgically repaired left ankle limited him to just 32 games in the regular season and affected him enough in the postseason that he required a painkilling injection during the first round. If Bogut can stay healthy for an entire season, he could have a strong fantasy impact but that's a very big "if" at this point in his career.

Source: Rusty Simmons on Twitter

May 17 - 3:53 PM

Report: MLSE has Monday deadline on Colangelo

Maple League Sports & Entertainment has until Monday to decide whether to pick up the option on GM Bryan Colangelo's contract, league sources told the Toronto Star.

At this point, it seems highly unlikely that Colangelo will remain, especially considering that the Star also reported MLSE and new CEO Tim Leiweke have hired a head-hunting firm to help whittle down possible candidates to replace Colangelo. Although Phil Jackson's name has been mentioned in connection with the GM position, the hiring a search firm makes that seem less likely. The Star mentioned Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard and Thunder assistant GM Troy Weaver as possible candidates if/when Colangelo is let go.

Source: Toronto Star

May 17 - 3:26 PM

Report: Hawks interviewed SVG and Budenholzer

The Hawks interviewed Stan Van Gundy and Mike Budenholzer for their still-vacant head-coaching position, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Van Gundy and Budenholzer would the second and third candidates to interview with Hawks GM Danny Ferry along with Nate McMillan. Yahoo! Sports reported previously that Ferry is also interested in hiring CSKA Moscow coach Ettore Messina. It's unknown whether the Hawks have interviewed Messina, but the Journal-Constitution reported that Ferry has interviewed other unknown candidates. At this point, it seems clear that Ferry is casting a wide net but is playing his cards very close to the vest.

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

May 17 - 3:13 PM

George Hill still day-to-day with concussion

George Hill remains day-to-day with a concussion.

Hill missed Thursday's Game 5 after suffering the injury Tuesday night. The Pacers said Hill showed no symptoms after Tuesday's game but admitted to headaches on Thursday and then proceeded to fail a concussion test. Hill will have to pass several levels of concussion testing as part of the league's protocol before he can return. The Pacers lead the series 3-2 and will host Game 6 on Saturday night.

Source: Scott Agness on Twitter

May 17 - 2:33 PM