It is believed that the franchise remains committed to building around All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, with the likely onus on figuring out the proper dynamics — on and off the floor — in the hands of the next coach. Keep an eye on the following potential coaching candidates, according to sources: 76ers assistant Ime Udoka, Clippers assistant Ty Lue, Villanova’s Jay Wright, and former Grizzlies and Kings coach Dave Joerger.
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But one way the NBA could alleviate the …
But one way the NBA could alleviate the potential for an Olympic problem is to get away from the player-friendlier scheduling models used in recent seasons that greatly lowered back-to-backs and eliminated the dreaded stretches of four games in five nights. If the league did that, it could buy some time and possibly make the Olympics fit on some player and coach schedules. “They’ve talked to us on our team calls that it might be a condensed schedule next year, more so than in the past,” said Atlanta general manager Travis Schlenk, whose coach — Lloyd Pierce — is also scheduled to be a USA Basketball assistant next summer along with Kerr and Villanova’s Jay Wright.
When forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, a …
When forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, a freshman at Villanova, announced last week that he would pull out of the N.B.A. draft and return for his sophomore season, he kept alive a streak that has been running for nearly 25 years. Villanova has not had a one-and-done player under Coach Jay Wright, and the program will not have one this year, either.
Robinson-Earl, a 6-foot-9 prospect from …
Robinson-Earl, a 6-foot-9 prospect from the Kansas City area, “definitely would have gotten drafted,” Wright said. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, he was one of several players from high-profile programs who either withdrew from the draft or did not enter it. He said the reason was the “uncertainty” of what the N.B.A. was “going to do and just kind of the timeline of that.”
Adam Zagoria: Jay Wright says he talks …
Popovich, Colangelo still on board for Tokyo 2021
For now, Colangelo is committed to remain in his role through 2021. So is the coaching staff; U.S. coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs is the head coach, with assistants Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors, Lloyd Pierce of the Atlanta Hawks and Jay Wright of Villanova.
We reported Tuesday that Jay Wright …
We reported Tuesday that Jay Wright would need to be overwhelmed by an offer to entertain the idea of leaving Villanova for the Knicks or any other NBA team. A separate NCAA source backed that assertion on Wednesday, saying that, at this point, the chance of Wright ending up as New York’s next head coach was ‘very remote.’
We’re still a couple of months away …
We’re still a couple of months away from the Knicks earnestly engaging in a coaching search. So it’s a bit too early to say who is — and isn’t — a significant candidate for the job. But if the Knicks want to make another run at Villanova head coach Jay Wright this offseason, they’ll need to make an extremely strong pitch to lure him out of Philadelphia.
An NCAA source said Tuesday that Wright …
An NCAA source said Tuesday that Wright would need to be “overwhelmed by the opportunity” to even consider leaving Villanova for another job. This echoes a report from The Athletic’s Dana O’Neil, who noted Monday, “source told me Jay Wright is not going anywhere. Not to the Knicks. Not to the Sixers. Not to Oz. His house is for sale. He’s not.”
Forbes reported that the Knicks landing …
Forbes reported that the Knicks landing Wright is a “strong possibility.” But the NCAA source on Tuesday downplayed the chances of a Wright-Knicks pairing.