Word on the street in the NBA… - 猶他爵士 Utah Jazz

Word on the street in the NBA…
Posted by Marc J. Spears
June 3, 2007


*Word is that San Antonio Spurs assistant general manager Sam Presti strongly
impressed the Seattle SuperSonics during an interview for their GM opening
last Thursday in Orlando. Word is the 29-year-old has emerged as the front-
runner for the job. Washington Wizards director of basketball operations Tommy
Sheppard, a former Nuggets director of media relations, is also in the running.

*Word is Boston Celtics GM Chris Wallace could land the Memphis Grizzlies'GM
job soon. Congrats to ex-Phoenix Suns assistant Mike Iavaroni on landing the
coaching job. I'm curious to what the Grizzlies would have done with their
coach and GM jobs if they landed one of the top two picks in this year's draft.

*Word is that NBA insiders aren't surprised that the Cleveland Cavaliers had
an embarrassing scoreboard malfunction since they are rumored to have the
worst game night crew in the league. The NBA Finals games in Cleveland should
be interesting. Maybe they will have to pull out those old-school junior high
table scoreboards where you turn the score over like a page. So which NBA team
has the best game night crew? That honor goes to the Utah Jazz. The Jazz's
game night crew is a well-oiled, veteran machine that even works Rocky Mountain
Revue summer league games together.

*There was some confusion on my NBA Sunday page this week. Colorado State
junior forward Jason Smith is actually being considered by teams in the
upcoming draft that pick as high as seven.

*Hey Cleveland natives, please give me some advice on what to do and where
to go in my free time (i.e. great restaurants, nightspots, museums) in your
hometown during the NBA Finals. I am going to see if ex-Nugget Earl Boykins,
a Cleveland native, can give me some insight, too.



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