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Taj Gibson: "What I remember about Stacey King is first, he was just that veteran that was there for me. He was that guy that I could always ask him questions and he would always give me the greatest answers because it's not often when you can get to a league and you have a veteran that's kind of been in your position where he's coming off the bench, he's doing all the different things and he understands how to be professional. But Stacey took me right underneath the wing. A lot of my highlights, he gave me my nickname. Stacy is like the uncle for me because that's how solid he was from."
Taj Gibson's first day as a coach came with a phone call he did not expect to last as long as it did. One day after retiring from the NBA and being named an assistant on Tiago Splitter's Bulls staff, Gibson described how Tom Thibodeau, his head coach during his early years in Chicago, reached out immediately. “Yesterday was such a whirlwind, but one of the first calls I got was from Tom Thibodeau,” Gibson said in an appearance at 14.3 The Score. “I thought it was going to be like a quick little 10 minutes. It went from 10 minutes to almost an hour and a half call.”
Nikola Vucevic: Congrats on an amazing career brother! Always grateful for you taking me under your wing my freshman year! @Taj Gibson
Taj Gibson: Today is a very emotional day for me. After 17 seasons in the NBA, I can honestly say I gave this game everything I had. Basketball gave me the opportunity to live a dream. As a kid from Brooklyn, NY, I was lucky to get a chance to display my talent on the biggest stage. From Fort Greene Projects to USC, to the Chicago Bulls , and every team and city that came after, I’m grateful for every moment, every teammate, every coach, and every person who believed in me. I wanted to be the guy my teammates could count on someone who brought toughness, energy, leadership, and heart every time I stepped on the court. To my family, my friends, my teammates, my coaches, my agent, the NBA , NBPA and the fans, thank you. You were all a part of this journey. But this isn’t goodbye to Basketball. It’s the beginning of a new chapter. After 31 years of basketball, I can walk away with no regrets, knowing I left everything on the floor. God has truly blessed me. Thank you Basketball
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Joel Lorenzi: Bulls PR announces that with the addition of Taj Gibson, Tiago Splitter has finalized his staff for the season. New faces: Blake Ahearn, Jamelle McMillan (son of Nate), Rex Kalamian, Jonah Herscu, Jordan Brink, Gibson
Karl-Anthony Towns: Congrats to my brother @TajGibson on an incredible career. Real one. True vet. Taught me so much! Now watch him cook as a coach in Chicago 👏 The city's lucky to have you big fella!
Taj Gibson has been waived by the New Orleans Pelicans. Gibson was acquired by the Pelicans on Tuesday from the Memphis Grizzlies as part of the Jordan Hawkins trade.
Will Guillory: Per a league source, the Pels plan to waive veteran Taj Gibson. They'll still owe him $100K. AJ Johnson will stick with the team for now. They'd like to get a good look at him in training camp and see how he fits.
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Yossi Gozlan: AJ Johnson comes up just short of a straight up salary match for Jordan Hawkins. To avoid absorbing Hawkins with their $29 million trade exception, they include Taj Gibson. Johnson, like most players traded in early July, just had his trade aggregation restriction expire. Taj Gibson has a $3.8 million salary that is non-guaranteed. His guarantee will increase from $0 to at least $149k to fulfill the salary match for Hawkins. The Grizzlies can then absorb Micah Peavy with one of their smaller exceptions.
Keith Smith: Trade Mechanics: 🏀Taj Gibson will have $200K of his contract guaranteed. That way he and AJ Johnson's contracts match salary for Jordan Hawkins. 🏀MEM will bring Micah Peavy in via the $4.3M Ja Morant TPE.
Marc Stein: Reported July 23 below that New Orleans was working to trade Jordan Hawkins to Memphis. Now that AJ Johnson’s contract can be aggregated that trade finally happens today and will provide the Pels nearly $6 million in savings to proceed with the addition of Bennedict Mathurin.
