Rebuilding Flyers hire Tocchet as head coachRebuilding Flyers hire Tocchet as head coach
Rick Tocchet, who spent parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers as a player and is in the team’s Hall of Fame, was named the 25th head coach in franchise history.
The Dallas Mavericks will have an unexpected instant infusion of talent after winning the lottery and their plan to select Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick. However, with Kyrie Irving out until at least January as he recovers from a torn ACL, the Mavericks will need to acquire a point guard. The Mavericks were suddenly without any capable point guards following their trade of Luka Doncic and Irving’s subsequent injury.
“I’m told the Mavericks will be pursuing a point guard,” said Shams Charania. “Whether that’s in the trade market, or in free agency. That’s a big priority for them. Kyrie Irving is targeting sometime in January to make his return. We’ll see which point guard they can have as a plug and play for them.”
The Mavericks have a pair of potential trade candidates in Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington as their frontcourt has become crowded with their trade for Anthony Davis and the addition of Flagg.
Stephen Curry has been cleared to participate in light on-court workouts after his left hamstring strain was reevaluated on Wednesday. Curry has made good progress in his recovery and will be reevaluated again on Saturday. Curry suffered the injury in Game 1 on Tuesday, May 6th.
The Golden State Warriors will play at the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 on Wednesday and need a win to extend the series as they trail 3-1. If the Warriors extend the series, Curry could possibly return for Game 6 on Sunday in San Francisco.
Game 7 of the series is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20th at Minnesota.