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Lakers Rumor Roundup: Phil Handy gets extension, Kyrie Irving to stay

In addition to bringing Darvin Ham as head coach for this offseason Lakers‘The other biggest victory in the side business has come Keep Phil Handy Assistant Coach.. Well, Handy seems to have been around for a long time.

Take a look at the latest reports and rumors.

Useful extensions

Handy is one of the league’s most respected assistants, both from his counterparts and players. When the majority of Frank Vogel’s staff left, it wasn’t a small win for the Lakers to maintain his service.

But not only did the Lakers persuade him to return to Handy, but according to ESPN’s Mark Spears, the Lakers also agreed to extend with him.

How big it is to stay handy can’t really be understated. For one thing, he’s one of the league’s top player development coaches, and the Lakers have many young players, Including recent draft Max Christie.. Perhaps just as important is that Handy has the respect and support of two very important franchisees, LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Well, even if the Lakers lock him up for a long time, Handy He expressed his desire to move to the role of head coach this offseason... Like Ham, Handy aims to jump from a respected assistant to a head coach in the coming years. That said, his time with the Lakers may still be limited.

Silence around Carmelo

Last year, one of the fans of the rotten team in general was Carmelo Anthony. Staples Melo gave fans lots of fun moments, especially early in the season. However, in the second half of the season, Melo’s age was quite high, especially in the defensive end, leaving a slightly sour taste in the fan’s mouth.

Still, his scoring power is still there, and adapting to modern games later in his career means he can still play a role in the team, but around his name. There was no commotion so far Longtime NBA reporter Markstein at his latest Spotify live session..

“I’ve never heard of Carmelo’s name since the free agent started. I think he was pretty strong last season for the Lakers. Can he find a way to work?” Played well enough, I think the answer is yes. I know there are people who still want to have another one there. Knicks His future reunion. But he will probably sign in the second half of the summer. “

Since last season Anthony talked about his time in Los Angeles And it didn’t sound like someone was likely to come back. The intensity of the Lakers’ movement and the complete lack of reports linking the Lakers to Anthony probably draw together a picture of the end of their time. We always have Staples Melo.

Does Kyrie Irving prefer to stay in Brooklyn?

You see, Kyrie Irving’s roller coaster is wild, less than a month old. And he’s not the Lakers either.

Yes, a big deep breath.

The report has reached a ridiculous level for a long time, but the latest report is from Irving. prefer Staying in Brooklyn with or without Kevin Durant is as wild as they come.

It’s not necessary, but remember that it’s been about three weeks away from the time when many people were convinced that Killy might opt ​​out of his contract legally. Take intermediate level exceptions for taxpayers We accept a $ 30 million reduction.He also Considered trade options at the timethat too.

Now are we where he is willing to play it in Brooklyn? When can I get off this wild ride?

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