Day: July 19, 2023

The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed Mark Daigneault to a multi-year contract extension.

During the 2022-23 season, Daigneault led the Thunder to a 40-42 record and an NBA Play-In game victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Thunder’s 16-win improvement ranked second in the NBA and at the conclusion of the season, Daigneault finished second in 2023 NBA Coach of the Year voting.

Daigneault was named the fourth head coach in Thunder history on November 11, 2020 after originally joining the organization in 2014 where he served as head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue for five seasons.

On the most recent episode of The Lowe Post, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin said the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis are likely to sign an extension. McMenamin said that extending Davis’ deal is far more likely than the Lakers trading Davis.

“Anthony Davis in Rob’s (Pelinka) estimation is someone that has represented the Lakers really well, citing how he played through his foot injury last year as a major reason why they won a championship in 2020 and he wants to continue to have Anthony Davis as a Laker,” said McMenamin.

“Where things stand right now, I expect some sort of an agreement to be reached,” McMenamin added. “A lot of it is one, recognizing that Anthony Davis as a trade chip, there’s no way to replicate the value of what he brings to the court combined with LeBron James when he’s healthy, you just won’t. It’s absolutely impossible.”

McMenamin closed the Davis conversation by saying, “I’m fairly confident that Anthony Davis will come into training camp with an extended deal.”

The NBA is returning to Paris, France for a third regular season game. This season’s NBA Paris Game will feature the Brooklyn Nets taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 11, 2024.

The Nets previously played a preseason game in Paris in 2008. This trip will mark the Cavs first to play in Europe.