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Atlanta's Quin Snyder has emerged as a prominent candidate in Basketball Australia's search for a new head coach. League sources told The Stein Line that Boomers executive general manager Jason Smith has flown to the United States this week to meet with Snyder and at least one other candidate for the position: Washington Wizards assistant coach Adam Caporn. Smith is also visiting with several Australian players in the NBA such as Chicago's Josh Giddey and Houston's Jock Landale. Orlando assistant coach Bret Brielmaier and former Nets and Rockets assistant Will Weaver have also conducted multiple interviews for the position, sources said. Canada's Gordon Herbert, who led Germany on its Cinderella run to the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, is another finalist for the position.
Less than a decade and a half later, the 39-year-old Green has become an NBA head coach, with New Orleans making the hire official Thursday. A key reserve for the 2010-11 playoff-qualifying Hornets, Green is the first ex-New Orleans player to also serve as head coach with the franchise. Former ’10-11 teammates of Green say the news of his hire came as no surprise to them. “He was always dependable, one of those guys who are just rock-solid on your team,” Jason Smith said of Green. “He was the same way every day, so consistent. As a teammate, you could go to him and he knew pretty much everything and anything about the game, on and off the court.”
“He had this aura about him, where you knew you had to play off of him, because he’s always going to get the job done,” Smith said. “He understood everything from X’s and O’s on the court, to defensive concepts – how do I guard this pick-and-roll scenario? – so that he was always on the same page as you. You always knew exactly what he was going to do on the court. He always asked, ‘What do I need to do to help you out as a big guy?’ ”
Bobby Marks: The mindset for now for LAL is to use the $32 million salary slot on one All-NBA player or split the money up between 2-3 players. Washington will take back the players sent from Los Angeles with the $5.45M trade exception that was created in the Dec. 2018 Jason Smith trade.
Shams Charania: Sources: The Pelicans have waived Jason Smith, claimed Christian Wood.
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Scott Kushner: Source confirms Christian Wood signed for remainder of the season. He has no guaranteed money for next season. The Pelicans waived Jason Smith in corresponding roster move.
The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired forward Nikola Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team deal. The Bucks will also send forward Thon Maker to the Detroit Pistons and center Jason Smith, along with four future second-round draft picks to the Pelicans. Detroit will send forward Stanley Johnson to New Orleans to complete the trade.
The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has acquired forward Stanley Johnson and center Jason Smith from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for forward Nikola Mirotić. In addition, New Orleans will receive four second-round draft picks (Denver – 2019; Milwaukee – 2020; Washington – 2020, 2021).
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Matt Velazquez: Eric Bledsoe (left Achilles soreness), Sterling Brown (right wrist contusion) and Jason Smith (left knee soreness) are all probable for the Bucks tonight in DC. Donte DiVincenzo (bilateral heel bursitis) remains out.
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