May 2012 Basketball Wiretap

Arizona State Hires Larry Greer, Expects To Add Eric Musselman

Aug 31, 2012 11:08 PM

Larry Greer, a former assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers, has accepted an offer to join Herb Sendek’s staff at Arizona State.

Greer spent four seasons as the Blazers' advanced scout before Nate McMillan promoted him to assistant last offseason.

Eric Musselman is expected to join Sendek’s staff early next week, according to a report.

Musselman last season coached the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA's developmental league.

Chris Haynes/CSNNE

Tags: South Bay Lakers, Arizona State Sun Devils, Pacific-12 Conference, NCAA, NBA, D-League, D-League Teams, D-League Misc Rumor, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Sources: Eric Musselman In Talks To Join Arizona State Coaching Staff

Aug 30, 2012 10:44 AM

Eric Musselman has had serious conversations with Arizona State coach Herb Sendek about joining the Suns Devils staff, multiple sources confirmed.

Musselman’s addition would help fill the vacancies left by former ASU assistants Scott Pera and Lamont Smith.

Pera left for Penn and Smith departed for Washington.

Andy Katz/ESPN

Tags: South Bay Lakers, Arizona State Sun Devils, Pacific-12 Conference, NCAA, D-League, D-League Teams, D-League Misc Rumor, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Dale Osbourne Hired As Assistant Coach By Blazers

Aug 29, 2012 5:29 PM

Terry Stotts has added Dale Osbourne to the coaching staff of the Portland Trail Blazers.

“I'm very excited about Dale joining our staff,” said Stotts. “His diverse coaching background and experience at the college and D-League level will be very valuable in the development of our younger players both on the court and off.”

Osbourne joins the Trail Blazers from the Tulsa 66ers, where he served as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Development League affiliate.

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Tags: Portland Trail Blazers, Tulsa 66ers, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Misc Official Transaction, D-League, D-League Teams

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Bakersfield Jam Name Brian Levy Assistant GM

Aug 28, 2012 8:42 PM

The Bakersfield Jam have promoted Brian Levy to Assistant General Manager.

Levy spent last season serving in the role of Director of Player Personnel, helping the Jam achieve its most successful season in franchise history by reaching the semifinal round of the 2012 NBA D-League Playoffs.

“I am pleased to announce Brian’s promotion to Assistant General Manager,” said Bakersfield Jam Head Coach Will Voigt. “He has been a tremendous help to me in assessing players for our team, and I am grateful to have him on board for another season.”

Levy joined the Jam in 2010, serving as the Head Video Coordinator for the 2010-2011 season. He was then named Director of Player Personnel for the 2011-12 season, and will now serve as Assistant General Manager for the 2012-13 season.

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Tags: Bakersfield Jam, D-League, D-League Teams, D-League Misc Rumor

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Schroeder Named Director Of Basketball Ops For D-League's Skyforce

Aug 22, 2012 4:06 PM

Scott Schroeder has accepted a position as Director of Basketball Operations for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the D-League.

Schoreder ran the popular D-League blog Ridiculous Upside.

Schroeder is the latest member of the media to work for the D-League, following Sebastian Pruiti who went from NBAPlaybook to becoming an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

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Tags: Sioux Falls Skyforce, D-League, D-League Teams

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Najera Retires, Will Become Head Coach Of D-League's Legends

Aug 21, 2012 4:51 PM

Eduardo Najera is retiring from the NBA and will become the head coach of the Texas Legends of the D-League, according to sources.

Najera will take over form Del Harris and will also have an ownership stake.

Najera played 12 seasons in the NBA.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Eduardo Najera, Texas Legends, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, D-League, D-League Teams, D-League Misc Rumor

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Celtics Hire Jay Larranaga

Aug 20, 2012 9:54 PM

Jay Larranaga has been hired by the Celtics as an assistant coach.

Larranaga was most recently head coach of the Erie Bayhawks.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Tags: Boston Celtics, Erie BayHawks (2008), NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Misc Official Transaction, D-League, D-League Teams

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Cavaliers Promote Mike Gansey To Director Of D-League Ops

Aug 20, 2012 5:47 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have promoted Mike Gansey to Director of Development League Operations and Cavaliers Basketball Operations Assistant.

Gansey, 29, spent the 2011-12 season as the Cavaliers basketball operations assistant. In his new position as the Cavaliers’ Director of Development League Operations/Cavaliers Basketball Operations Assistant, he will work closely with Cavaliers Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin and Canton Charge Head Coach Alex Jensen in the basketball operations and personnel matters of the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League affiliate, as well as other general NBA Development League areas and player personnel elements.

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Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Charge, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Misc Official Transaction, D-League, D-League Teams, D-League Misc Rumor

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Leo Lyons Hoping For NBA Training Camp Invite

Aug 2, 2012 12:42 AM

Leo Lyons hopes to receive an NBA training camp invite after averaging 11.6 points and 4.4 rebounds over five games at the Orlando Summer League.

"Some good things are going to come from it," Lyons said. "Me and my agent have been taking a lot of calls. A lot of big teams have been calling and showing interest, so hopefully one of those goes through and we sign a deal pretty soon."

Lyons played for the Austin Toros last season, averaging 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds in 26 games.

"The last year and a half, I felt like I was NBA-ready," Lyons said. "When you're in the D-League, it's a huge sacrifice as far as passing up on the money that overseas offers, but when they look at the list and they see that you're in the next city over or you're very close, typically guys from the D-League get called before a lot of the overseas guys."

Steve Walentik/Columbia Tribune

Tags: Leo Lyons, Austin Spurs, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, D-League, D-League Teams, NBA Summer League

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