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As the Orlando Magic enter a full-scale rebuilding period, Steve Clifford s three-year run as head coach with the organization has come to an end.
The team announced on Saturday that the two sides have mutually agreed to part ways following Orlando s 21-51
record in 2020-21.
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The Magic hired Clifford in May 2018, a month-and-a-half after the Charlotte Hornets fired him. The 59-year-old led a modest resurgence for the franchise in his first season.
It’s time for the Spurs to embrace a less conservative approach to team building
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The San Antonio Spurs have steadily assembled an intriguing collection of versatile two-way talent since 2016. Although none of them have made the colossal leap into stardom,
almost every one of them has exceeded expectations by a wide margin.
Jakob Poeltl has become a premium screener and rim protector since arriving in the 2-1-0. And despite coming off the board outside of the lottery, Dejounte Murray and Derrick White have developed into legitimate NBA-level starters, outplaying many of their draft classmates.
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Tune-In Tidbits: Play-In Tournament in East, TNT Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Get ready for Tuesday s pair of Play-In games on TNT with five key stats to know about each matchup.
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Domantas Sabonis has averaged a triple-double (23.0 ppg, 14.3 rpg, 10.7 apg) over nine games in the month of May.
Get ready for Tuesday’s pair of Play-In games on TNT with five key stats to know about each Eastern Conference matchup. Also, take a deep dive into the stats with John Schuhmann’s numbers preview for all four East teams in the Play-In Tournament.
(10) Hornets at (9) Pacers