As if their rejection wasn’t firm enough, the Chicago Bulls perhaps officially charged at the idea of the New York Knicks hiring their head coach Billy Donovan.

What are NBA insiders saying about the biggest offseason storylines? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league.

Giannis has been exceptionally loyal to the Bucks, and it seems like he’s staying on brand. Still, Milwaukee’s inflexibility and lack of top-end talent around the two-time MVP are impossible to ignore. Don’t pencil him into the Bucks’ opening-night starting five just yet. We have a lot of offseason left.

Former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and the well-traveled Mike Brown – who coached the Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals and was the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year for the Kings – are the favorites at this point and will soon interview for the opening.

The New York Knicks have the No. 50 overall pick in this month's NBA Draft, which is a tough place to draft from to land a key player for the roster. While it i

The Athletic's James L. Edwards III and Fred Katz reported that the Knicks added Tucker to the fold because the front office "believed the locker room needed more leadership, a presence to help with communication issues that had plagued the group both on and off the court all season."

The Knicks axed Thibodeau last week after five seasons and four playoff appearances, including the franchise’s first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 seasons.