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Steve Clifford trade rumors, contract, salary
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• G League’s Lindsey Harding might become first woman to head coach in the NBA
Ever since the Hornets announced last week that Steve Clifford would step down as coach after this season and take on a new front office job, many have wondered who is going to take his place on the bench. Now it seems that a former first-overall draft pick might be among the candidates for the […] The post G League’s Lindsey Harding might become first woman to head coach in the NBA ap...2024Read about Lindsey Harding
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• Hornets head coach Steve Clifford to step down at end of season
Charlotte Hornets Head Coach Steve Clifford announced today that he will step down from his role as head coach when his contract expires at the conclusion of the 2023-24 regular season. Clifford will serve as head coach for the team’s seven remaining games and is expected to move into an advisory role with the front … Continue reading "Hornets head coach Steve Clifford to step down at end of...2024See also Charlotte Hornets
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• Charlotte Hornets Head Coach Steve Clifford Contract, Salary, Net Worth, Coaching Record, and Wife
It was a strange turn of events that brought Steve Clifford back on the bench for the Charlotte Hornets (he was the team’s head coach from 2013-18). Originally, it was supposed to be Kenny Atkinson who took over for James Borrego after he was dismissed at the end of the 2021-22 season. However, Atkinson eventually […] The post Charlotte Hornets Head Coach Steve Clifford Contract, Salar...2023Read about Charlotte Hornets
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• Steve Clifford “Really Optimistic” As Hornets Prepare For Camp
In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, coach Steve Clifford describes himself as “really optimistic” as he prepares for his second season since returning to the Hornets. Clifford had a full offseason to get ready for the upcoming campaign, unlike last year when everything felt rushed as he got hired shortly after the draft. Clifford […]...2023
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• Hornets coach Steve Clifford must win to keep Lamelo Ball interested
Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford will have a small margin of error next season if he wants to retain Lamelo Ball, per sources. Charlotte has $39 million in salary cap space entering free agency. The Hornets also have a total of five draft picks for the 2023 NBA Draft, including two in the first round. […] The post Hornets coach Steve Clifford must win to keep Lamelo Ball interested app...2023See more articles Charlotte Hornets
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• Charlotte Hornets upgrade rookie Bryce McGowens with a multi-year contract
The news of the Hornets signing Bryce McGowens comes as no surprise, as coach Steve Clifford’s roster is soon to reach the limit of active games from rotation players with two-year deals. As you know, athletes with these contracts are only allowed to participate in 50 games per campaign, so the Charlotte management decided to […] The post Charlotte Hornets upgrade rookie Bryce McGowens...2023See also Charlotte Hornets
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• Bryce McGowens, Hornets To Sign Four-Year, $7.4M ContractThe Charlotte Hornets are signing Bryce McGowens to a four-year, $7.4 million contract. McGowens had been playing with the Hornets this season on a Two-Way contract. McGowens was a candidate to be converted, as he's out of NBA days on his Two-Way deal. He's been a regular rotation player for Charlotte coach Steve Clifford over the last two months. McGowens was selected with the 10th pick of the se...2023Check it out Bryce McGowens -
• Report: Pacers to interview Steve Clifford, Terry Stotts, Brian ShawThe Pacers are beginning to interview head coaching candidates this week in Chicago, where the NBA draft combine is taking place....2021See more Brian Shaw -
• Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Agree to Part Ways
The Orlando Magic showed their intentions of a rebuild when they traded away high-profile players such as Aaron Gordon, Evan Fournier and Nikola Vucevic at the trading deadline. That vision got a little more clearer as the team and former head coach Steve Clifford parted ways this weekend. What was described as a “mutual decision” […] The post Orlando Magic, Steve Clifford Agree ...2021Continue with Orlando Magic
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• Michael Carter-Williams embracing his latest opportunity
Michael Carter-Williams is on his fifth team since becoming the No. 11 overall pick out of Syracuse back in 2013. His latest team, the Magic, needed point guard help and he needed an opportunity. On Friday, a day 10-contract was printed and signed. “I don’t know how many more chances I’m going to get,” Carter-Williams tells Josh Robbins of The Athletic. “I play hard every possession. I try to make...2019Continue with Michael Carter
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Steve Clifford trade rumors, contract, salary
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• Steve Clifford: Magic don't expect Markelle Fultz to play this season
When the Magic acquired Markelle Fultz from the Sixers at the trade deadline last month, reports indicated that the team would be patient with the former No. 1 pick, who was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and ruled out indefinitely in December. Head coach Steve Clifford confirmed as much during an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Monday, indicating that the team doesn’t expect Fultz to...2019Visit the page Markelle Fultz
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• Magic rookie Mo Bamba benched for tardiness
Orlando Magic rookie Mo Bamba was benched on Monday night for a violation of team rules that he later explained. Bamba, the No. 6 overall pick in the draft, did not play in a Magic game for the first time all season. Orlando lost 101-76 to the Dallas Mavericks. Magic head coach Steve Clifford said Bamba was benched for a violation, while Bamba said that he has to “be on time,” suggesting he was be...2018Click for news about Orlando Magic
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• Magic: 'No designs on trading anyone right now'
With Nikola Vucevic entering a contract year and Mohamed Bamba aiming to become the starting center of the future in Orlando, Vucevic looks like a trade candidate for the Magic. However, Jeff Weltman says his club has “no designs on trading anyone right now,” per Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel.“That’s something that we’ll worry about later,” said the Magic’s president of basketball operation...2018Continue with Nikola Vucevic
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• Ross sliding into final season of his contract with the Magic
Magic guard Terrence Ross is about to enter the final season of a three-year, $31.5MM rookie contract extension that he signed in November 2015. And according to Dan Savage of OrlandoMagic.com, Ross, 27, is intent on improving upon an injury-riddled 2017/18 season that limited him to 24 games.“It’s always a big year any time your contract is coming to an end,” Ross explained. “You just want to go ...2018See more Terrence Ross
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• Report: Steve Clifford strongly urged Hornets to draft Donovan Mitchell over Malik MonkWhat if?...2018See more articles Donovan Mitchell -
• Aaron Gordon wants max contract, ideally in Orlando
Newly hired head coach Steve Clifford recently visited Aaron Gordon in San Jose, California, recently as part of an effort to get to know his players, tweets Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel. Gordon is a restricted free agent this summer but reports have indicated that the Magic are likely to retain his services.Last week, we relayed a report that Gordon is likely to command a max deal and the...2018Read about Aaron Gordon
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• Chalmers, Wade worked out together in Miami
Free agents and former Heat teammates Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers have been working out together in Miami, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel reports. They were Miami’s starting backcourt during its championship runs in 2012 and 2013. Wade finished last season with the Heat, while Chalmers played for the Grizzlies. They have been working out at DBC Fitness, a Miami gym run by David Alexander, on...2018Read about Dwyane Wade
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• Magic front office raves about Steve Clifford hiring
The Magic officially decided on their new head coach this week, announcing the hiring of former Hornets coach Steve Clifford on Wednesday. Clifford reportedly agreed to a four-year contract to become Frank Vogel‘s replacement in Orlando.As Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel details, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman and general manager John Hammond – who interviewed Clifford for th...2018Check it out Frank Vogel
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• Steve Clifford To Be New Head Coach Of The Orlando MagicOn Wednesday, the Orlando Magic announced that they are hiring Steve Clifford as head coach: Welcome back, Coach Clifford! pic.twitter.com/F21uCxM3KP — Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) May 30, 2018 Clifford, 56, will reportedly sign a four-year deal, according to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski: Steve Clifford has agreed to a four-year contract to become the new head coach of […] The post Steve...2018See more articles Orlando Magic -
• Magic to hire Steve Clifford as head coach
The Magic are hiring Steve Clifford to be their new head coach, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. League sources tell Wojnarowski that Orlando has reached an agreement on a four-year contract with the former Hornets coach. Meanwhile, the team has confirmed the deal in a press release.According to Wojnarowski, Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman views Clifford as the right combin...2018Click for news about Adrian Wojnarowski
Steve Clifford trade rumors, contract, salary
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• Coaching change expected to benefit Batum
Nicolas Batum may benefit more than anyone from the Hornets’ coaching change, writes Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer. Spurs assistant James Borrego is expected to install the motion offense used in San Antonio, which plays to Batum’s strengths of handling the ball and making quick decisions.Charlotte’s approach under Steve Clifford this season was heavy on postups for center Dwight Howard, ...2018See more Nicolas Batum
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• Steve Clifford hopes to coach in 2018-19
Steve Clifford still had a year left on his contract when he was fired by the Hornets earlier this month, so he doesn’t have to worry about finding another job right away. However, speaking to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer, Clifford confirmed that he’d like to land one of the NBA’s open head coaching jobs this offseason.“My hope is to be a head coach again (in the NBA) next year,” Cliffor...2018See more Rick Bonnell
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• Southeast Notes: Hawks may get pick for Budenholzer; Scott important to Wizards' bench
The Hawks can expect a first-round pick if coach Mike Budenholzer bolts for another team, according to Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Budenholzer, who has two years left on his contract, was granted permission to interview for the Suns job. The Celtics received an unprotected first-round pick in the 2015 draft when the Clippers hired Doc Rivers in 2013, Cunningham notes. T...2018Click for news about Mike Budenholzer
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• Southeast notes: Aaron Gordon looking for max contract; David Fizdale to Hornets?
Dismissed during the 2017-18 season by the Grizzlies, David Fizdale figures to receive plenty of interest this spring from teams on the lookout for a new head coach. One possible landing spot for Fizdale is Charlotte, according to NBA columnist Mitch Lawrence (Twitter link), who hears from sources that the Hornets had started doing their homework on Fizdale even before announcing that Steve Cliffo...2018Continue with Aaron Gordon
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• Kemba Walker on future with the Hornets: 'I have no idea'
Yet another disappointing season for the Charlotte Hornets came to a conclusion with a 119-93 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Charlotte finished the season with a 36-46 record, missing out on the playoffs for a second consecutive year.The backdrop of this is the team’s decision to hire former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak in the same role (more on that here).It’s now rat...2018Continue with Kemba Walker
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• Southeast Notes: Howard, Heat, Satoransky
Dwight Howard has surpassed expectations this season for the Hornets. In 58 games, is averaging 15.4 PPG and 12.8 RPG for Charlotte, which is his best output in a season where he played more than 41 games since the 2013/14 season.Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer opines that trading Howard after such a great season may be the team’s best option of shedding salary. Howard will make $23MM next ...2018Check it out Dwight Howard
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• Report: Malik Monk pulled from rotation due to poor defense
Charlotte Hornets rookie guard Malik Monk already appears to be in the doghouse just two months into his NBA career.Marc Berman of the New York Post reported on Monday that Monk has been pulled from the Hornets rotation due to his poor defensive play. The 19-year-old Monk, who was picked by the Hornets No. 11 overall in this year’s draft, had been averaging just 6.3 points and 1.6 assists in 15.7 ...2017Visit the page Malik Monk
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• Hornets coach thinks Dwight Howard is still elite defender
Steve Clifford does not believe that Dwight Howard is essentially a walking Lifetime Achievement Award on the defensive end at this stage of his career. Speaking with reporters this weekend, the Charlotte Hornets head coach said that Howard, the team’s newest center, can still pack a punch on defense. “Dwight is still an elite defender,” said Clifford, per Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer. “...2017See more articles Dwight Howard
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• Knicks veterans reportedly frustrated with Kurt Rambis’ defensive scheme
The New York Knicks don’t have a lot going for them right now, and that applies to the defensive side of the ball as well. According to Ian Begley of ESPN on Wednesday, some of the team’s veterans have begun to privately express frustration with the defensive scheme of associate head coach Kurt Rambis. Rambis was put in charge of the defense after the Knicks began the season dead last in defensive...2017Click for news about Kurt Rambis
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• How Kemba Walker Fixed His Shot and Became an Elite NBA Point Guard
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