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shyt is actually pissing me off
shyt is actually pissing me off
Teams were being stingy with picks. I mean clippers could only get one 1st rd pick for Blake.Did Hawks get compensation for Ersan and Marco? These nikkas balling.
NopeDid Hawks get compensation for Ersan and Marco? These nikkas balling.
Me too ... smhshyt is actually pissing me off
Sources: Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer meets with Suns GM, owner
8:42 PM ET
Adrian WojnarowskiESPN
Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer met with Phoenix Suns management and ownership on Monday and Tuesday, exploring the possibility of him becoming the Suns' next head coach, league sources told ESPN.
Budenholzer met with Suns general manager Ryan McDonough and owner Robert Sarver over the two days, league sources said, after Atlanta granted him permission to meet with Phoenix late last week.
The Hawks and Budenholzer are both open to ending their partnership, but there are several hurdles that would need to be cleared before that could happen -- including the Suns making an offer, agreeing to a contract, and possibile compensation to Atlanta.
Budenholzer, the 2015 NBA Coach of the Year and an Arizona native, has two years and more than $13 million left on his contract.
The Suns are considering several head-coaching candidates, but have largely been focused on getting to know Budenholzer -- who is a native of Arizona -- in recent days, league sources said. Phoenix has had informal conversations with former head coaches Steve Clifford (Charlotte), Frank Vogel (Orlando and Indiana) and David Blatt (Cleveland), sources said.
The Suns are still considering interim coach Jay Triano, who replaced Earl Watson three games into the regular season.
Considered one of the NBA's best tacticians, Budenholzer had been the Hawks president of basketball operations -- until surrendering front office control with the arrival of new GM Travis Schlenk in the spring of 2017.
Budenholzer was the NBA's 2015-16 Coach of the Year, after a 60-victory regular season and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks reached the playoffs in four of his first five season. Atlanta dropped to 24-58 this season, with the organization's mandate to shed salary, gather draft picks and future assets, changing under Schlenk.
Budenholzer spent 17 years as an assistant under Spurs coach Gregg Popovich before his hiring in Atlanta in 2013. He won four NBA titles as a member of the Spurs' staff.
I'm not expecting a deal anytime soon but I do think a deal could be in place by mid May after some playoff teams with potential openings come open.
I knew this losing would wear on Bud but one year in is crazy. Him and Schlenk must really not fukk with each other...I knew Bud not even showing up to Schlenk's press conference wasn't a good sign
On the most recent Adrian Wojo podcast:
"At the end of the season it was reported that an anonymous owner of a lottery bound team ripped into his coach for beating 2 playoff teams down the stretch".
Obviously this is speculation but we did beat BOS & WAS down the stretch and we are in the lottery so
Sounds like Bud & Co leaking info to the press
#byebud