Rewards of the tank:2014 off-season!

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Mark Murphy: Per league source: Celtics lost "coin toss" with Utah, will enter lottery in fifth position, with one less combination than the Jazz. Twitter @Murf56

Howard Beck: NBA announced ties broken for draft order: UTA won tiebreaker w/BOS. BKN won tie w/WAS. CHI won tie w/TOR. POR won tie w/MIA and HOU. Twitter @HowardBeck

Does this mean they pick ahead of Boston in the 2nd round too? That could be a pretty good player early 2nd round.

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[QUOTE]Lindsey hasn

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Bill Oram: NBA salary cap has been set at $63.2 million per source. Projections were $62.5-62.9 Twitter @bill_oram

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There is perhaps no NBA coach who has ever been in a bigger no-win situation than Tyrone Corbin.

Not sure about no coach but he'd been in a tough spot all along.

[QUOTE]Corbin, a former Jazz small forward himself, was thrust into the limelight the minute longtime coach Jerry Sloan chose to step down from coaching. It

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Sounds like Corbin might be on the way out.

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Jody Genessy: Jazz president Randy Rigby on NYDN report that team has already decided to part ways with coach Tyrone Corbin: "Not accurate." Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Jody Genessy: Also, the Millers and Jazz management have yet to hold their final meeting to discuss Tyrone Corbin's future with the organization. Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Jody Genessy: Tyrone Corbin's agent, attorney Steve Kauffman, just told me: "As far as I know, there has been no decision made." Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Jody Genessy: Corbin agent Steve Kauffman on report: "I'm not going to react to anything released by Mitch Lawrence based on my experience over the years" Twitter @DJJazzyJody

I'm guessing the decision was made long ago.

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But Jefferson, a 13-year veteran in the NBA, admitted he would like to play for a playoffs-bound team, considering he may not have a lot of years left to play in the league.

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Burke, two days after his 32-point, nine-assist, seven-rebound outing in a 136-130 double-OT win at Minnesota, was named the Western Conference rookie of the month for April. He also earned that honor in December and January, becoming the first Jazzman to win it in multiple months.

The 6-foot-1 point guard scored an average of 15.6 points and topped all NBA rookies in assists with nine a game in seven contests.

Burke finished his rookie season averaging 12.8 points, 5.7 assists and 3.0 boards. He also won the Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend and is expected to finish high in Rookie of the Year voting.

Karl Malone (December 1985) is the only other Jazz player to be named rookie of the month.

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[QUOTE]final verdict won

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[QUOTE]Rush, who came over in the trade from Golden State with Jefferson last year, was coming off ACL knee surgery after playing just two games the previous year with the Warriors. Before going to Golden State, Rush had played three years for Indiana where he started more than 100 games in three seasons.

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http://*********.com/free_agency/point_guards_2014.htm

I think they definitely need a vet pg or combo guard.

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Djordje Matic: 3 NBA teams out of play off, drawing interests in coach Zeljko Obradovic for the next season Twitter

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[QUOTE]Adrian Dantley didn

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[QUOTE]The NBA has informed teams that it is projecting a rise in the salary cap of nearly $5 million for next season, which could aid clubs such as Chicago and Houston in their attempts to steal free agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony from the New York Knicks, according to sources familiar with the forecasts. ESPN.com

Sources told ESPN.com that all 30 teams were informed this week via league memorandum that an increase in the cap from this season's $58.6 million to $63.2 million in 2014-15 -- thanks to increased revenues -- is now expected. A corresponding rise in the luxury-tax threshold from $71.7 million to $77 million is also projected, sources said. ESPN.com

And Houston has quietly expressed confidence for months that it could make the moves necessary -- such as trading center Omer Asik and/or guard Jeremy Lin -- to thrust itself into the heart of the Anthony bidding depending on how the forthcoming playoffs play out. ESPN.com

But sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that the Bulls -- even before these developments came to light Friday night via noted NBA salary-cap expert Larry Coon -- were already feeling increasingly optimistic behind the scenes about their chances of convincing Anthony to leave the Knicks in the wake of New York's failure to make the playoffs. This is the first season Anthony has failed to reach the playoffs in his 11-year career. It's believed that the Bulls would still have to shed some veteran salary in addition to releasing former All-Star forward Carlos Boozer via the amnesty clause this summer to be able to make a competitive offer that could persuade Anthony to leave the new Jackson-led Knicks and the Madison Square Garden stage he loves so dearly. But a higher cap figure than anticipated would naturally make things easier for Chicago. ESPN.com

Both Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik are going into the

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The Wizards have a player option of the final year of Miller