"Mike’s strong leadership, coaching expertise, commitment to player development, and adaptability have been instrumental as we work together to compete for and win championships. We’re thrilled with the work Bud has done together with Jon Horst and (team president) Peter Feigin and are proud to sign him to this extension."

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Each glimpse has been tantalizing, and the most recent one is not going to do anything to diminish the hopes of Warriors fans. Thompson posted an Instagram video of him doing a shooting drill on Tuesday, and he was looking like his pre-injury self.Boston Celtics 3-Gang
According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, if Rondo is bought out, the Lakers will be lining up for him:Los Angeles Lakers 1-Gang
"Making sure that we do our best to put people in position to have success ... maybe find people that we think have unique strengths that for whatever reason the narratives have gotten so strong that maybe people don't see them anymore or look past them. So, this is a great opportunity to do that."
5:25 p.m. ET: The Lakers are close to a deal to acquire Wizards guard Russell Westbrook in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. There's still work to do to finalize the Westbrook deal, and talks with the Kings on a Hield deal had also been ongoing between the two teams. This is a trade Washington wants to make with Bradley Beal in mind, sources said, to create future salary cap flexibility to add talent around Beal. The idea of returning to his Los Angeles roots has been appealing to Westbrook.
