Magic hire Stan Van Gundy as coach
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Stan Van Gundy was hired Thursday as coach of the Orlando Magic, who acted quickly after their agreement with Billy Donovan collapsed.
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ORLANDO -- After leading Florida to two national titles, Billy Donovan has agreed to leave the Gators to coach the Orlando Magic, an official in the NBA told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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The Orlando Magic have their man ... again. This time, it's Stan Van Gundy. Billy Donovan says he feels "terrible" about all the confusion, but insists Florida is where he belongs.
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The Post&#39;s Marc J. Spears reports that Phil Johnson, Del Harris, PJ Carlesimo and George Karl are rumored to be on the Nuggets&#39; list of candidates to replace coach Jeff Bzdelik.
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Phil Johnson was a candidate for the Nuggets&#39; coaching job in 2002, when it went to Jeff Bzdelik. Now that Bzdelik is gone, maybe the Nuggets are having second thoughts.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Heat coach Stan Van Gundy has said more than once he regrets that Saturday&#39;s Heat-Lakers game is more about the Shaquille O&#39;Neal-Kobe Bryant saga than basketball.
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Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy wants to make the most of the talents of former No. 1 overall draft pick Dwight Howard, has twice been the player of the month this season.
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&quot;I haven&#39;t,&quot; Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said Thursday before the Heat played Sacramento. &quot;To me, if I start talking to them about Saturday, and about getting beyond (Thursday) and not looking ahead, it&#39;s showing that I am looking ahead.
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Marc Iavaroni faces a tough task in his first head coaching job &#151; turning the worst team in the NBA back into a winner. The former Phoenix assistant was hired Thursday as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, who went 22-60 last season after three straight trips to the NBA playoffs.
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The Golden State Warriors named Don Nelson as head coach on Wednesday, a day after the National Basketball Association club parted ways with coach Mike Montgomery.
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Trevor Ariza was buried on the bench by Knicks Coach Larry Brown last season, then shipped to Orlando in a trade for Steve Francis, a three-time All-Star. That deal now looks like a steal for the Magic.
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Billy Donovan might not be done with the Florida Gators after all. FoxSports.com, citing two anonymous sources, reported last night that Donovan was having second thoughts about coaching the NBA's Orlando Magic and was attempting to return to Gainesville, Fla.
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Bryan Colangelo was on the phone last Wednesday. It was the first anniversary of the announcement that he had been hired as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors.
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Magic forward Pat Garrity was placed on the injured list with a sprained left foot. Stacy Augmon was activated to fill the roster spot, making him available to play against Toronto on Wednesday night.
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The Wizards make a move to improve their leaky defense by adding Tom Thibodeau to Coach Eddie Jordan 's staff on Tuesday.
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The Nets announced Monday that they had hired Kiki Vandeweghe to become a special assistant to Rod Thorn and Vandeweghe could eventually become the teamâs next general manager.
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Don Nelson welcomes Steve Nash back to Dallas. Nash dazzled in the reunion with 17 points and 18 assists. STAR-TELEGRAM/JEFFERY WASHINGTON Same hair.