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In this episode of No Cap roomYahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine talk about everything happening in the NBA this week (NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Lakers hired JJ Redick and before the Bulls-Thunder trade ).
The guys start the conversation with Monty Williams, who was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Detroit Pistons this week. The guys explain why Detroit has made the move now and what to expect from the Pistons and Williams next.
Jeff Van Gundy is leaving the champion Boston Celtics to become an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Clippers, which feels strange for a former successful NBA head coach who has been an ESPN broadcaster for nearly two decades. Dan investigates why Van Gundy returns to coaching for a third act in his life.
Now that the NBA Finals have concluded, it was revealed that Mark Cuban is no longer running basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks. No longer will every Mavericks decision have to be made by Cuban, which will be strange, but also a sign that this team is starting to look more like every other team in the NBA.
After talking about Joe Mazzulla needing knee surgery, the guys talk a bit about how Rich Paul handled the NBA Draft on behalf of Bronny James and what it could mean for his early NBA career.
Jake goes over some of the important NBA offseason dates coming up this summer before the guys preview the start of NBA Free Agency. Jake talks about which big dominoes will determine what happens to the others, and Dan wonders how much better the Oklahoma City Thunder could get this offseason.
Finally, the Golden State Warriors are trying to be competitive with some future Hall of Famers on the roster, but could it finally be time to consider blowing it up and starting over? The Warriors pay a ton of money in taxes and continue to miss the playoffs.
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