In the last year of his contract with the Warriors, the president of basketball operations of Golden State Bob Myers might well evolve elsewhere than in the San Francisco Bay following the 2022-23 season. And even if its future remains unclear for the moment, we are already entitled to the first rumors.
We were talking regarding it only yesterday: Bob Myers and the Warriors, and if it was soon the end?
Six months from the end of the contract between the architect of the dynasty and the 2022 champions, the question is more and more legitimate, especially given the dynamic that currently characterizes the Californian franchise. And not surprisingly, several teams are keeping a close eye on the evolution of the situation on the side of San Francisco, to potentially achieve a big blow during the next offseason.
If Bob Myers were to leave the Warriors, the Wizards, Suns and Knicks are all worth monitoring as possibilities, sources tell @anthonyVslater, @ThompsonScribe and @sam_amick.
In front office circles, meanwhile, the recent focus is on the Clippers.https://t.co/sQFGYzfEXj pic.twitter.com/6GBL1ZstTW
— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) January 25, 2023
According to The Athletic, the Wizards, Suns, Knicks and Clippers represent “opportunities” to acquire the services of Bob Myers, rightly considered one of the best NBA managers. So many franchises that are in intriguing situations today:
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The Wizards try to be competitive in the East but continue to evolve in the soft underbelly of the conference. Now managed by general manager Tommy Sheppard, the Washington franchise continues to believe in its trio Bradley Beal – Kristaps Porzingis – Kyle Kuzma (the first has been extended at a high price, the other two can be free agents this summer).
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The Suns have just changed owners, with Mat Ishbia officially set to take over from Robert Sarver for the next two weeks. Managed by president of basketball operations James Jones, Phoenix was a candidate for the NBA title for the past two seasons but fell into the soft underbelly of the West this year due in particular to many sores.
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Les Knicks of the controversial owner James Dolan are unsurprisingly on the spot, they who are used to being interested in all the big files. We remember that New York already wanted to secure the services of Masai Ujiri (boss of the Raptors) a few years ago. This season, President Leon Rose’s Knicks are in the race to find the Playoffs, but some are still wondering how they might have missed the Donovan Mitchell case last summer…
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The Clippers, now led by president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank and (among others) his consultant Jerry West, have a team armed to play for the title, but the record has remained disappointing since the arrival of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in 2019 ( only one conference final). Can the wealthy owner Steve Ballmer decide to take out the checkbook to secure the services of Bob Myers? Possible, especially when you know that Myers has already passed through Los Angeles during his university career.
We think that other franchises might be added to this list if the future of Bob Myers at the Warriors darkens in the months to come. We are still talking regarding a man who is at the heart of the Warriors dynasty and who has twice won the title of Manager of the Year.
For any franchise that manages to recruit him (if there is one), he will be a real game-changer.
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Source texte : The Athletic
