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07:08 AM ET 05.22 | The Knicks' elder statesman may have another run in him -- at least that's what the franchise believes. [GM] Glen Grunwald said Jason Kidd gave him no indication he was retiring. "We had a great meeting with Jason yesterday," Grunwald said in a end-of-season press conference with the media. "He was a big part of our success and we look forward to having him back next year." Asked if Kidd hinted at all about having to reevaluate his future despite having two years and $6.2 million left on his pact, Grunwald said, "Not yesterday. It sounded like he was coming back." However, Mike Woodson piped in, "I thought he was based on our conversation. But that could change, you never know." Tyson Chandler, Kidd's buddy, said Monday that Kidd needed to have a fresh mind to think about his future.

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03:11 PM ET 05.21 | The Toronto Raptors thought they had a good thing going when NBA legend Phil Jackson was attached to their team, but it turns out they may have just been a pawn in Jackson's game to secure a top job with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN's Marc Stein, the former Lakers coach apparently had little interest in the Raptors job and was "in no rush" to move into a position of power there. That's likely because Jackson is making a power play to move into a position of power with the Los Angeles Lakers and the parts are already moving in that direction. A lot of things need to happen before Jackson moves into power with the Lakers but Jim Buss must realize that the team is falling apart and having a figure like Jackson running the team and luring players in is good for business. It's all a matter of ego and if it will stand in the way of the baton being passed from brother to sister to Phil Jackson.

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03:11 PM ET 05.21 | The Los Angeles Clippers have finally done what many long suspected they'd do. After losing in the first round of the NBA playoffs for two straight years, the team has announced that head coach Vinny Del Negro has been fired, per a report from Adrian Wojnarowski and Yahoo! Sports. Del Negro took over the Clippers in 2011 after being fired by the Chicago Bulls for essentially the same reasons he was fired in Los Angeles. Despite talented rosters in both Chicago and Los Angeles, Del Negro has failed to pull it all together and put a winning product on the hardwood even though his teams routinely make it to the postseason. Talks of letting Del Negro go have been floating around even before the Clippers lost their playoff series to the Memphis Grizzlies. Stan Van Gundy is a name that has been attached to the Clippers for some time now and it's no secret that he'll be the guy Los Angeles makes a hard move to get this offseason. Los Angeles has the draw to pull in a big name coach and they'll need one to try and erase the lost seasons they've had under Del Negro.

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11:39 AM ET 05.21 | The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will have to change their respective focuses when it comes to the search for a head coach, as former Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy has pulled himself out of consideration. Van Gundy, in an interview with 1080 The Team in Orlando, plainly stated that he would not be an NBA coach in 2013-2014. This announcement came on the heels of a report by Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojanarowski that placed Van Gundy as "unlikely" to coach next season, but on the heels of interviews with the Hawks and Bucks, the news is somewhat surprising.

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07:11 AM ET 05.21 | Dwight Howard hasn't talked much publicly lately, but he has apparently said plenty to the Lakers. [Howard] made his feelings about Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni known before starting his offseason. ... [Howard was one of several Lakers] to have an extended separate meeting with the GM after his exit interview with both Kupchak and D'Antoni, multiple sources confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, part of the discussion between Howard and Kupchak centered around Howard's frustration with D'Antoni -- particularly how the center felt marginalized as the coach looked to Bryant and Steve Nash for leadership and suggestions and discounted Howard's voice.

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