Brian Shaw attended the Golden State Warriors' practice on Saturday and would be interested in joining the team as an associate head coach.
Alvin Gentry will leave the current position to take the head coaching job of the New Orleans Pelicans.
Shaw was fired by the Denver Nuggets this season.
Shaw is an Oakland native and his family moved back to their Oakland Hills home on Saturday.
Andrew Bogut had a conversation with Bob Myers in 2013 about the possibility of signing Matthew Dellavedova after the guard went unselected in the draft.
"I was trying to get him (Dellavedova) here actually, but we didn't have a roster spot at the time," Bogut said.
"We had Nedovic and he was in the point guard spot for us. I was trying to tell Bob to get him (Dellavedova) in."
Both Australians will face off in the 2015 NBA Finals this season with the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Alvin Gentry and the New Orelans Pelicans have agreed upon a deal for him to become their next head coach.
Gentry will assume his duties with the Pelicans after the Finals as he is currently assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors.
Gentry replaces Monty Williams as head coach.
Gentry has developed a reputation as one of the league' better coaches on offense. The Pelicans were a better team on offense than defense during the 14-15 season, but many believed the talent of Anthony Davis on offense was not being fully maximalized.
Steve Kerr believes Klay Thompson will clear his concussion symptoms in time for the start of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
The Warriors said Friday that neurological tests revealed Thompson has a concussion and will not return to practice until he is symptom free.
"He's going through the [concussion protocol] process, but all is going well," Kerr said.
Thompson was in street clothes during the Golden State Warriors' practice on Saturday.
Klay Thompson has been diagnosed with a concussion.
Thompson was hit in the head by Trevor Ariza during Game 5 and developed symptoms that evening.
Thompson won't return to the court until he's cleared by league protocol.
Kyrie Irving told the media that his health has been steady since the end of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Irving sat out Games 2 and 3 of that series with knee tendonitis.
Irving expects to start out defending Stephen Curry, but added that it will be a team effort to limit his effectiveness.
LeBron James praised the offensive ability of Stephen Curry while also complimenting his own game.
James was asked how the Cleveland Cavaliers might be able to down Curry.
"The same way you slow me down ... You can't," said James.
James' scoring efficiency has been down in the playoffs, but he continues to carry the Cavaliers' offense with his passing.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors have a combined 24-5 record in the playoffs this season, which is the best record of the two teams in The Finals since the 1991 edition featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls (22-4).
The Cavaliers swept the Boston Celtics in the first round, defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games in the second round and swept the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Warriors swept the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round, defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the second round and defeated the Houston Rockets in five games in the Western Conference Finals.
The Golden State Warriors are 5-12 favorites to win The Finals, according to Vegas sportsbooks. The Cleveland Cavaliers are underdogs at 2-1.
"We made the Warriors a six-point favorite in Game 1, then we took the next six games and played it out," said Jeff Sherman, head NBA oddsmaker for the SuperBook. "We take who would be the favorite in each game, by how many points and what the money line would be. We then put individual prices in and it calculates what the series price should be."
The Cavaliers were longshots at 60-1 to win The Finals this season prior to LeBron James signing with the club, but the books don't have a troublesome amount of liability on those bets.
"We had them at 60-1, but as soon as the rumors started, we dropped it down to 20-1, and then when LeBron announced he was coming back, it was down to 5-2," Sherman said.
Jay Rood, the head of the race and sportsbook for MGM Resorts, said his book across 12 properties took about 20 bets at 50-1 on the Cavs before James signed, which is a blip when considering how many total bets were made.
The Warriors opened at 25-1 and that number came down as the season progressed, but the books made money off future bets on the Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs and even the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers ranked just 18th in defensive rating during the regular season, but they became a vastly improved side on that end of the floor following the acquisition of Timofey Mozgov.
During the playoffs, the Cavaliers have become even better on defense, allowing 101.9 points per 100 possessions during 14 games against the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks.
The Golden State Warriors were the best team in the regular season on the defensive end, allowing 101.4 points per 100 possessions. In the playoffs, they're also allowing 101.4 points per 100 possessions.
On the offensive end, the Cavaliers scored 111.1 points per 100 possessions, which ranked third in the regular behind the Warriors at 111.6.
The playoffs is heavily skewed by the quality of the competition.
Regular Season (Off / Def / EDiff)
Warriors: 111.6 / 101.4 / 10.3
Cavaliers: 111.1 / 106.3 / 4.8
Warriors: 109.9 / 101.4 / 8.5
Cavaliers: 111.5 / 101.9 / 9.7
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