Bouncing idea's 🏀: 2024 NBA Off-Season: Key Decisions and Developments

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Hollinger saying Billiups, Green and Jenkins on the hot seat

Jenkins comes off a 27-win season that was plagued by myriad injuries. He’s mostly had success in Memphis, including finishing second in the 2022 Coach of the Year vote, but the Grizzlies have hit some turbulence since then. More notably, Memphis also fired the majority of his assistant coaches just before the combine; that’s always a tell the head coach isn’t a great spot.

Green won 49 games in New Orleans, but enters his fourth season facing increasing scrutiny about his offense and player usage, especially the revolving door at the center position. A recent contract extension likely makes it untenable to move on from him this summer, but a slow start next year could be a different story.

And finally, Billups has one year left on his deal with a GM who didn’t hire him, and, as with Jenkins, the Blazers fired multiple assistants of his … including his brother. He also seemed to be angling for the Phoenix job that went to Mike Budenholzer. Right now, Portland’s situation feels like a staredown reminiscent of the Damian Lillard saga, with neither side wanting to make the first move. But nobody I talked to thinks Billups will still be coaching the Blazers 12 months from now.
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Presti already thinking up some goofy more important than it really is name for some position for Weaver that ultimately just makes him part of the scouting team :pachaha:
 

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They've plateaued as a team and aren’t going to make any improvements unless they and Sabonis learn to play above average defense.

The Pacers are going to end up in the same boat as well if they don't watch it.

Memphis too, depending on what ceiling ppl expect from Jackson Jr (will be 25) and Desmond Bane (will be 26). Morant is what he is, spectacular but that Derrick Rose archetype where his play style is a ticking timebomb.
 

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Memphis too, depending on what ceiling ppl expect from Jackson Jr (will be 25) and Desmond Bane (will be 26). Morant is what he is, spectacular but that Derrick Rose archetype where his play style is a ticking timebomb.
GG Jackson is going to be key for them now. If he can keep his head on straight and properly develop, then maybe he can become the lead guy for them or be a trade piece that can get that for them.

At least for the time being, he can become who they wanted Ziarie Williams to be.
 
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