SuperSonics hire P.J. Carlesimo as coach
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P.J. Carlesimo was hired Thursday as the new head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, eight years after being fired from his last head coaching job, and ending Seattle's search that lasted more than two months.
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London - Tottenham appointed assistant Martin Jol as their new head coach on Monday, three days after the sudden resignation of manager Jacques Santini.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim O'Brien was hired Thursday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, who turned to an NBA veteran in hopes of reviving a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and has been beset by turmoil.
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This season, the SuperSonics have dealt with the longest single-season losing streak in team history, a dispute with the city of Seattle and the threat of relocation to Oklahoma City.
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The Seattle SuperSonics acquired the veteran forward Kurt Thomas and the Phoenix Sunsâ first-round draft choices in 2008 and 2010 yesterday in exchange for a conditional second-round draft choice.Thomas, who turns 35 in October, averaged a career-low 4.6 points in 67 games last season. He provides Seattle the veteran presence it was seeking to tutor Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the second and fifth overall selections in last monthâs draft.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Struggling to recover from a miserable season that sent them to the bottom of the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday named Marc Iavaroni, one of the league's top assistants, as their new head coach.
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Bernie Bickerstaff accepted a new role with the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, a move that could lead part-owner Michael Jordan to hire a general manager.
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The surprising Seattle SuperSonics, who share the National Basketball Association's best record, activated Ukranian center Vitaly Potapenko and guard Ronald Murray.
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Clay Bennett, the Seattle SuperSonicsâ owner, filed paperwork to have an arbitrator rule on whether the club could escape the last two years of its arena lease and relocate. The team has sought construction of a new home arena and Bennett is from Oklahoma City, which drew rave reviews as a temporary home for the Hornets after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. A deadline for having a new arena deal is set for Oct. 31, the day the N.B.A. season opens.
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Playing in Key Arena in its current state is not a workable option for the team, the new owner of the Seattle SuperSonics said Wednesday.
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Mike Fratello is hired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies as a replacement for Hubie Brown, who unexpectedly retired for health reasons.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Rick Majerus has reportedly  accepted an offer to be the new head basketball coach at  Southern California.
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Jim O'Brien was hired Thursday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, who turned to an NBA veteran in hopes of reviving a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and has been beset by player turmoil.
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On Dec. 23, the Phoenix Suns and new Coach Mike D&#39;Antoni traveled north to Seattle to take on the SuperSonics. The Suns were barely in a 116-90 loss, dropping to 10-19 on the season, an incredible disappointment
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Mike Fratello was hired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday as a replacement for Hubie Brown, who unexpectedly retired last week for health reasons.
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Hold onto your hats, Seattle SuperSonics fans. The 2004-05 NBA season is bound to be a roller-coaster ride. That&#39;s our guess, anyway, following the team&#39;s wacky first week.
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Sam Presti speaks with the guile of a veteran NBA executive, saying a lot without divulging much. Yet the 30-year-old Presti is the youngest general manager in the league. And, less than a month into his new job, he faces the daunting task of overhauling the Seattle SuperSonics.