CoachingThursday, Apr 30, 2026

The Sacramento Kings earned their first victory of the season Sunday night, holding off the Houston Rockets 111-98 at Golden 1 Center behind a balanced effort and a historic milestone from DeMar DeRozan. Sacramento improved to 9-30 by closing the game with timely perimeter shooting and defensive stops after three tightly contested quarters. DeRozan scored […] The post DeRozan reaches 26,000 points as Kings earn first win of season over Rockets appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Denver Nuggets 108-104 Sunday at Ball Arena, dropping to 17-22 despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 31 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers cited lineup disruptions as a key factor, saying, “It really killed our rotations in the second half… we drew up a play the first […] The post Doc Rivers breaks down Bucks’ loss to Nuggets: “Our rotations were hurt” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Los Angeles Lakers missed a chance to close out their first-round series, falling 99-93 to the Houston Rockets in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The loss trimmed Los Angeles’ series lead to 3-2 and forced a Game 6 back in Houston. Head coach JJ Redick didn’t sugarcoat the outcome afterward, pointing directly to the […] The post Lakers HC JJ Redick drops truth bomb on Game 5 debacle vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

After spending the vast majority of his career as a starter – coming off the bench just 41 times across his first 12 NBA seasons – Klay Thompson has had to adjust to a much different role with the Dallas Mavericks this year. The transition hasn’t always been easy, but head coach Jason Kidd has […] The post Klay Thompson adapts smoothly to Mavericks bench role appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Boston Celtics’ recent run has been about more than wins and losses, according to head coach Joe Mazzulla. As Chris Mannix explains, Mazzulla believes the last several weeks have helped the Celtics gain clarity about who they are and what sets them apartfrom other teams. “We’ve developed our identity over the last month, month and […] The post Derrick White says Celtics found identity appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla acknowledged the challenges his team faced in Saturday’s 100-95 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs at TD Garden. “They did a good job cross matching,” Mazzulla said. “You obviously have to be able to make those reads versus the cross matches. I thought we got some good looks, but […] The post Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla reflects on Spurs’ late-game edge in loss appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Los Angeles Lakers 2024 #17 pick Dalton Knecht says that he actually studied film of his new head coach JJ Redick while playing for Tennessee last year. (via Yahoo! Sports): Reporter: “Back in LA when he met with the media, Rob [Pelinka] said that JJ already had like a whiteboard out and was drawing up […] The post Dalton Knecht: “At Tennessee, I watched a lot of JJ Redick” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Sasic highlights off-court interference, public pressure, and lack of respect as key reasons why the legendary coach stepped down for the first time in his career The post Goran Sasic points to Partizan president’s decisions behind Obradović’s resignation appeared first on Eurohoops .

Ο Νάντο Ντε Κολό γύρισε στη Φενέρμπαχτσε, που ανακοίνωσε τη συμφωνία με τον πολύπειρο Γάλλο σταρ. The post Ντε Κολό: Η Φενέρ ανακοίνωσε την επιστροφή του Γάλλου σταρ appeared first on Eurohoops .

Two key returns for Partizan Mozzart Bet and head coach Joan Penarroya The post Pokusevski and Milton are back for Partizan for EuroLeague’s two-game week appeared first on Eurohoops .

Panathinaikos Aktor is scanning the market for a roster boost, but head coach Ergin Ataman is only thinking about the double-game week in the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season The post Ataman on possible major Panathinaikos signing: “The president is always ready to help” appeared first on Eurohoops .

Coach Tomas Masiulis explained why he filed a protest to the EuroLeague The post Zalgiris protested the result of the game against Virtus appeared first on Eurohoops .

After the second coaching change in the season, the Greeks got a win after 11 defeats The post EuroCup results and standings: Panionios finally wins, Hapoel gets 43-point triumph appeared first on Eurohoops .

The French forward led coach Galbiati's team in the easy victory against ASVEL The post Luwawu-Cabarrot pushes Baskonia to another home win appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Partizan coach spoke after his team's defeat at the Palau, where he was welcomed with enthusiastic applause The post Joan Peñarroya after another Partizan defeat: “Not a game to lose by 18” appeared first on Eurohoops .

The team coached by Saras Jasikevicius had no problem defeating Bahçeşehir Koleji The post Easy win for Fenerbahce in Nando de Colo’s return appeared first on Eurohoops .

The honorary head coaches for the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars feature three Hall of Famers, including 41-year-old Carmelo Anthony The post Carmelo Anthony is coaching in the NBA Rising Stars Game appeared first on Eurohoops .

Before moving to the NBA and eventually taking over the Memphis Grizzlies, 43-year-old Tuomas Iisalo had plenty of success in Europe The post Iisalo compares NBA and Europe coaching, preparation time, job security appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Barça coach stressed the importance of offensive execution and competitive mindset as his team prepares to face Real Madrid in the EuroLeague clash The post Xavi Pascual ahead of Clasico: “If we want to win, we have to score appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Real Madrid coach stresses long-term planning and maintaining focus amid talk of NBA Europe The post Sergio Scariolo on Real Madrid and NBA Europe: “The key is to avoid short-term thinking” appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Catalan coach assessed the defeat against the eternal rival in the EuroLeague Clasico The post Xavi Pascual: “Real was superior in all aspects, it’s a game to forget” appeared first on Eurohoops .

Psychologists are on essential part of team structure in modern professional sports, including basketball The post Coaching and performance psychology, benefits from support, reluctance in Europe appeared first on Eurohoops .

Panathinaikos’ head coach was once again very critical of his players after a hard-fought victory against PAOK, stating that some players have to start contributing to the team or "some will die if they play 30 minutes" The post Ergin Ataman: “There are some players who give us nothing” appeared first on Eurohoops .

Olympiacos head coach Giorgos Bartzokas updates the injury status of 31-year-old Nikola Milutinov The post Nikola Milutinov is questionable for the bottom end of two-game week appeared first on Eurohoops .

Barcelona coach shared his thoughts after a narrow win over Dubai The post Pascual: “I want Brizuela to be consistent, Punter is not a machine” appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Euroleague Head Coaches Board, EHCB, holds a Kids Camp in Bolivia with Chus Mateo and 120 young talents from across the country The post Mateo leads EHCB Foundation Camp in Bolivia: “Basketball belongs to everyone” appeared first on Eurohoops .

Panathinaikos head coach didn’t hold back after his team’s defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv The post Ataman: “This is not basketball, I won’t be comparing EuroLeague to the NBA anymore” appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Monaco coach made it clear that they did not lose because of that, but that it is an “enormous difference in such a physical game.” The post Vassilis Spanoulis speaks after Monaco attempted 25 fewer free throws than Real Madrid: “A very big difference” appeared first on Eurohoops .

Ο Χοάν Πλάθα δεν μακροημέρευσε ούτε στην Ανδόρα, η οποία ανακοίνωσε τη λύση της συνεργασίας τους. The post Χοάν Πλάθα: Δεν ευδοκίμησε ούτε στην Ανδόρα appeared first on Eurohoops .

A new head coach for MoraBanc Andorra amid a battle to avoid relegation from Spain’s Liga Endesa The post Tabak replaces Plaza as the new head coach of Andorra appeared first on Eurohoops .