Sarah K. Spencer: Travis Schlenk on the Hawks’ biggest needs of the offseason: “It’s no real secret that last year, our depth didn’t pan out. Adding to our young guys, a quality bench… We’ll need some depth on the wings and at the 4, for sure.”
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Sarah K. Spencer: Travis Schlenk on …
Sarah K. Spencer: Travis Schlenk on Clint Capela: “His foot’s feeling fine. He’s got his strength back. If we’re able to have some sort of competition this summer, whether it’s official or unofficial scrimmages, it would be great to get him on the court with our guys and just start that process.”
NBA to have more back-to-backs, 4 games in 5 nights in 2020-21
The NBA plans to have more back-to-backs and more 4 games in 5 nights stretches for the 2020-21 season.
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As the NBA prepares to invade Orlando in July to resume and finish the 2019-20 season, there are still some ironing out to do in terms of the 2020-21 season.
Both the Board of Governors and the Player’s Union has agreed on the return to play plan, but there are some details for 2020-21 that still need to be worked out. For example, is the league going to try and get everything back on schedule for the 2021-22 season? As of right now, it appears to be the case.
Obviously, the current season is going to end sometime in early October which then means the 2020-21 season cannot start in the normal time frame of around October 18. So, we could be looking at a situation similar to the lockout-shortened season of 2011-12 when they played 66 games and there were a lot of back-to-backs in an effort to keep the regular schedule moving forward.
According to ESPN’s Time Bontemps, that appears to be the case as Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said that’s the league’s plan moving forward.
Schlenk said that could mean more back-to-backs and sets of four games in five nights for teams next season — things the NBA has actively tried to move away from in recent years. https://t.co/xjJ9dQFcla
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 9, 2020
For the Philadelphia 76ers, this means that things will be happening at a rapid-fire pace for them. They will have this important finish to the season and then they will have to quickly shift into an offseason mode and then prepare for the 2020-21 season which will be grueling, to say the least. It plays a factor for Joel Embiid as the team is attempting to put him on a load management plan. This will test those plans for the future. [lawrence-related id=32788,32778,32766]
Chris Kirschner: A statement from …
Chris Kirschner: A statement from Travis Schlenk and Lloyd Pierce on the end of the Hawks’ season. “We are disappointed that our young team will not be allowed to gain more valuable time playing together by being included in the restart of the season.” pic.twitter.com/PqloheI9Kt
“Our guys are excited about the …
“Our guys are excited about the opportunity to get back to it,” Travis Schlenk, the Hawks’ president of basketball operations and general manager, told ESPN. “It has importance for us. We’re a young team, and because of injuries and some other things this season, we didn’t get to see them all together. “Clint says he’s feeling better, and there’s a possibility that we can get him back on the court. Practicing and playing five games would be valuable to us.”
After the Warriors moved on from Mark …
After the Warriors moved on from Mark Jackson as head coach in 2014, the search narrowed on two final candidates: former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and then-TNT broadcaster Steve Kerr. Former Warriors assistant general manager Travis Schlenk was part of the team that interviewed both contenders and says the front office at one point wasn’t sure they’d even get a chance to sit down with Kerr during the process.
“Steve was being courted very hard by …
“Steve was being courted very hard by Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks,” Schlenk said on 95.7 The Game last week. “And at one point during the process, it felt like that’s where he was going to go. And so we didn’t think that we were going to even have an opportunity to really sit down and talk with Steve. And I believe it was while we were meeting with Stan down in Orlando, that Steve called Bob and said he kinda had a change of heart and he wanted to meet with us.”
The Hawks will not open their practice …
The Hawks will not open their practice facility Friday, according to general manager Travis Schlenk, but are looking at next week as a potential timetable.
“We are going to wait and see what …
“We are going to wait and see what happens in the state over the couple weeks,” Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk told ESPN. “If there’s a positive response, we’ll slowly open up. If it’s a negative response, we’ll make sure our staff and players remain healthy.”
Hawks keeping facilities closed
Adrian Wojnarowski: Hawks President of Basketball Operations/GM Travis Schlenk tells ESPN that Hawks won’t be opening team facility to players Friday. “We are going to wait and see what happens in the state over the couple of weeks,” Schlenk tells ESPN. Georgia relaxed stay-at-home policies.