Steve Kerr will be announced as the new president of basketball operations and general manager of the Suns within the week, an NBA source with knowledge of the situation said. Current general manager Mike D’Antoni will still have a front office title in addition to his coaching duties
The source said current vice president of basketball operations David Griffin will decide tonight whether to stay with the Suns or take a similar position with the Grizzlies. The Suns want Griffin to stay and would probably give him a raise and another title. Griffin would also keep a lot of the duties for which he is currently responsible.
Via East Valley Tribune
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May 31, 2007 11:18 AM EST
All of the NBA executives who spoke on the topic of Kobe Bryant's apparent trade demand mentioned two teams to which Bryant could be dealt: The Bulls and Suns.
ESPN's source says that Bryant has been looking at Chicago for the past month as a place he would like to continue his career.
Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, Adrian Griffin, and Victor Khryapa are mentioned as the principal parts of a potential Bulls offer. The Bulls also have the 9th overall pick in the upcoming draft.
This may be the best talent swap the Lakers could garner in a Bryant blockbuster.
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The Memphis Grizzlies hired Marc Iavaroni as its head coach and an announcement could come as soon as Thursday, according to an NBA source familiar with the negotiations.
Iavaroni, an integral part of the Phoenix Suns' coaching staff the past several seasons, received a three-year contract to help reshape the Grizzlies after they failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.
Iavaroni is also seen as someone who can nurture the skills of budding big man such as Pau Gasol. Iavaroni is credited with playing a major part in the development of center Amaré Stoudemire.
Iavaroni also played in the NBA for seven seasons. He was a starter as a rookie on the 1983 World Champion Philadelphia 76ers.
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Suns May 2007 Archive
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Seattle Times | May 30, 2007
Sonics president Lenny Wilkens said Tuesday he plans to have a general manager in place before the June 28 NBA draft and made it clear that he is able to speak with any candidate even if their team is in the playoffs.
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Globe And Mail | May 29, 2007
Steve Nash says that he won't mind if Robert Horry shows up to play in this summer's Steve Nash Foundation Charity Classic basketball game.
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Orlando Sentinel | May 26, 2007
The Orlando Magic requested and were granted permission to talk to Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni about their vacant head-coaching position.
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Arizona Republic | May 24, 2007
With more recuperation time than he anticipated due to the Suns' second-round exit, Amare Stoudemire committed to play for the senior national team this summer with a Tuesday phone call to USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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Seattle Times | May 23, 2007
Phoenix vice president David Griffin and assistant coach Marc Iavoroni, who are considered the leading candidates for the GM and coaching job in Memphis.
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East Valley Tribune | May 22, 2007
Amaré Stoudemire said he slept in Saturday instead of attending the Suns’ final team meeting of the year because he didn’t think he needed to be there hours after the team was eliminated from the playoffs by San Antonio.
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East Valley Tribune | May 22, 2007
The Suns have a lot of work in front of them this summer.
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ESPN | May 19, 2007
Phoenix Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni said Saturday that he has had an informal meeting with Memphis owner Michael Heisley about the Grizzlies' vacant head coaching position.
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Arizona Republic | May 19, 2007
Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni had an initial discussion with the Memphis Grizzlies about their vacant coaching job, a league source said.
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Arizona Republic | May 19, 2007
The Suns are facing a luxury-tax hit estimated at $12 million if they return all of their core players and draft and sign three first-round picks.
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Yahoo.com | May 19, 2007
Instead of a trip back to Phoenix for a Game 7, the Spurs closed out their contentious series with the Suns with a 114-106 victory in Game 6 on Friday night.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | May 18, 2007
Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley has interviewed the six known candidates in line to fill voids at head coach and general manager/team president.
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AP | May 17, 2007
For one half, Shawn Marion made everyone forget that Amare Stoudemire wasn't around.
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Yahoo! | May 17, 2007
The severely short-handed Phoenix Suns almost pulled it off.
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East Valley Tribune | May 16, 2007
The San Antonio Spurs are downplaying Robert Horry’s hard foul on Steve Nash, with Horry even suggesting Nash exaggerated his courtside fall through “great acting skills.
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East Valley Tribune | May 16, 2007
NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday said Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw are to blame for their suspensions for Game 5 tonight against the San Antonio Spurs.
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East Valley Tribune | May 16, 2007
The NBA’s decision to suspend Suns forwards Amaré Stoudemire and Boris Diaw Tuesday for tonight’s Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series with San Antonio drew a mixture of frustration and disappointment from the organization.
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San Antonio Express-News | May 16, 2007
Robert Horry has previously said he will consider retiring at the end of this season, which could end Friday if the Spurs lose the next two games of their Western Conference semifinal series against Phoenix.
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East Valley Tribune | May 15, 2007
The NBA has rejected the Suns' bid to save Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw, or to perhaps remove Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen from playing in Game 5.
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Arizona Republic | May 15, 2007
Phoenix is alerting league officials about a play in which Spurs players Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen left the bench during the second quarter of Monday's Game 4.
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RealGM | May 15, 2007
Stu Jackson, NBA Executive VP Basketball Operations, announced on Tuesday that Robert Horry, Amare Stoudemire, and Boris Diaw have received suspensions for the Game 4 incident.
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East Valley Tribune | May 15, 2007
Robert Horry, Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw will learn their fates before Game 5, an NBA spokesperson said, as the league reviews an incident from late in Game 4
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East Valley Tribune | May 15, 2007
Will Robert Horry, Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw all be available for Game 5? That's a decision the NBA will make
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Yahoo.com | May 15, 2007
The Phoenix Suns' 12-1 run to end Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals gave them a 104-98 victory Monday night that evened the series with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Yahoo Sports | May 14, 2007
Bruce Bowen will play for the Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Suns on Monday night, the NBA office decided today.
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East Valley Tribune | May 14, 2007
Leandro Barbosa asked Tony Parker for a favor Saturday.
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abc13 | May 14, 2007
The NBA has decided to look into Bruce Bowen's actions in the Spurs-Suns series.
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Arizona Republic | May 13, 2007
"Well, half of it (is). Their half. Now we have to get our half." - Suns coach Mike D'Antoni was asked if this series would be classified as physical
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San Antonio Express-News | May 13, 2007
Tim Duncan had 33 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks to show for his night's work, enough to push the Spurs to a 108-101 win and more importantly a 2-1 lead over the Suns in their Western Conference semifinal.
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Sports Illustrated | May 12, 2007
Amare Stoudemire's accusation that the Spurs are a "dirty team" didn't appear to do much for the Spurs, who had their first chance Friday to respond to Stoudemire's comments and mostly said they weren't all that bothered.
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Arizona Republic | May 10, 2007
Amaré Stoudemire called the Spurs a dirty team and directed most of his words towards Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili.
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RealGM | May 10, 2007
Steve Nash and Amaré Stoudemire are joined on the All-NBA first team by Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki.
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Yahoo.com | May 9, 2007
The Suns squared their Western Conference semifinal series with a bandage on Steve Nash's nose, a second big man in the starting lineup and a blowout of the Spurs.
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Detroit News | May 8, 2007
Grant Hill will likely wait several weeks, if not months, to make a decision.
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San Antonio Express-News | May 8, 2007
Tony Parker said he had a headache while trying to sleep Sunday night, but otherwise didn't seem to be experiencing any ill effects from his collision with Steve Nash.
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Arizona Republic | May 7, 2007
Suns coach Mike D'Antoni promised changes for Tuesday's Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals, a strategy that likely includes inserting Kurt Thomas into the starting lineup.
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Arizona Republic | May 7, 2007
Steve Nash questioned Phoenix's desire following Game 1 and didn't back down from his comments on Monday.
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AP | May 6, 2007
Steve Nash missed a crucial 45 seconds in the final minute because of a bloody cut on his nose in Game 1
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Arizona Republic | May 6, 2007
Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki projects to become the NBA's first European-born Most Valuable Player and the first to receive the award after playoff elimination in 25 years, according to The Republic's survey of 73 percent of MVP voters.
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East Valley Tribune | May 5, 2007
The Suns acquired Kurt Thomas in a major trade two years ago in large part to guard superstar Tim Duncan.
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Arizona Republic | May 3, 2007
"Do something and do it now," Kobe Bryant said of the importance of the off-season.
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East Valley Tribune | May 3, 2007
Leandro Barbosa said he continues to be bothered by a bruised right (shooting) elbow that he injured late in the regular season.
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ESPN | May 3, 2007
The Suns didn't exactly run the Lakers out of the playoffs.
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USA Today | May 1, 2007
Shawn Marion was shut out again in voting by coaches even though he finished fourth in voting by the media for defensive player of the year.
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L.A. Times | May 1, 2007
With time running out on their season, the Lakers assembled for practice Monday morning and experienced a much shorter session than expected.
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