The Los Angeles Lakers will hire David Fizdale as an assistant coach to replace Jason Kidd.

Fizdale had been pursued for several lead assistant openings this summer and will join Frank Vogel's staff.

Fizdale previously worked with LeBron James with the Miami Heat organization. Fizdale subsequently became head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks.

Penny Hardaway has announced he will remain at the University of Memphis as head coach.

Hardaway interviewed for the head coaching job with the Orlando Magic.

Memphis will also hire Larry Brown as an assistant coach.

The Dallas Mavericks will retain Keith Grant in their front office as the team's resident capologist. 

Grant has worked for the Mavericks since the 1980s.

As recently as 2019, Grant was described by Donnie Nelson as "like a co-general manager."

The Mavericks recently hired Nico Harrison to run their front office.

Jacque Vaughn has withdrawn his name from consideration for available head coaching opportunities and will remain with the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach.

Vaughn was considered one of the frontrunners for the New Orleans Pelicans' job.

Vaughn is citing family reasons for the decision to remain with the Nets.

Zach Collins has suffered a re-fracture of his foot and underwent surgery. Collins will be out indefinitely.

Collins will be a restricted free agent this offseason.

Collins underwent previous ankle surgeries on September 1, 2020, and December 30, 2020. 

Kevon Looney will exercise his $5.1 million player option to remain with the Golden State Warriors next season.

Looney averaged 4.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 19.0 minutes per game last season.

The Orlando Magic are believed to be looking for a candidate with prior head coaching experience with Kenny Atkinson and Terry Stotts likely the favorites. 

Atkinson "has been the loudest name mentioned for Orlando's open post," writes Jake Fischer at Bleacher Report. Atkinson is currently working as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Stotts is a coaching free agent after he was let go by the Portland Trail Blazers. 

The Magic parted ways with Steve Clifford this offseason.

When Damian Lillard went on-the-record with support for Jason Kidd as the next head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, officials were caught off guard.

Several staffers were also surprised that Lillard's public support was not for David Vanterpool, who he worked with previously when he was an assistant coach and who he endorsed for the head coaching job of the Minnesota Timberwolves back in February. Vanterpool was on the coaching staff of the Wolves when they hired Chris Finch from outside the organization after firing Ryan Saunders. 

Chauncey Billups was a name Lillard and Neil Olshey were aligned on and who the Blazers eventually hired.

While Collin Sexton has been mentioned as a possible trade candidate this offseason as he becomes eligible for an extension, sources close to him "have the impression" that he "is part of the long-term plans" of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sexton is represented by Austin Brown, who negotiated Donovan Mitchell's rookie-scale max with the Utah Jazz.

Sexton averaged 24.3 points and 4.4 assists in his third NBA season.

If the Cavaliers are unable to agree to an extension with Sexton, he will become a restricted free agent in 2022.

The Cavaliers own the third overall pick in the draft, which could lead them to pick a guard such as Jalen Green or Jalen Suggs if Evan Mobley is already off the board. 

The Golden State Warriors are considering hiring Lloyd Pierce on the coaching staff of Steve Kerr.

Kerr and Pierce are on Gregg Popovich's staff for the United States National Team. The Warriors lost Jarron Collins this offseason.

The Atlanta Hawks parted ways with Pierce on March 1st. Pierce played collegiately at Santa Clara and is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area.