The Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with J.B. Bickerstaff as head coach.

Bickerstaff led the Cavaliers to a first round series win over the Orlando Magic, but were eliminated in the second round by the Boston Celtics in five games.

Shortly after the Cavaliers lost Game 5 to the Celtics, a report from The Athletic detailed why the franchise was considering a coaching change this offseason.

Bickerstaff was elevated to head coach of the Cavaliers in 2020 following the resignation of John Beilein. 

Kenny Atkinson and James Borrego have emerged as early candidates for the Cleveland Cavaliers' head coaching vacancy. 

Atkinson was last a head coach in 2020 with the Brooklyn Nets where he coached current Cavaliers Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert. Atkinson has most recently been an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors.

Borrego was previously a head coach with the Charlotte Hornets and is currently an assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans. 

Cleveland parted ways with J.B. Bickerstaff this week.

Chris Paul has been linked with both the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs should he leave the Golden State Warriors this offseason.

Paul is on a non-guaranteed salary worth $30 million that the Warriors have yet to make a decision on. With a June 28th deadline, the Warriors and Paul could mutually agree to extend the deadline with the possibility of a trade using his salary as ballast. There could be a number of additional trade possibilities available to the Warriors if the deadline is extended, while Paul increases his chances of earning the additional salary for 24-25.

In 58 games last season, Paul averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists in 26.4 minutes. 

Paul is represented by Steven Heumann and Ty Sullivan of CAA.

The All-NBA teams or the 23-24 season have been announced, headlined by Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic.

Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton were also notable selections as they will each get 30 percent of the salary cap on their rookie scale extensions, which equals an extra $41 million over their five-year deals.

All-NBA First Team
Nikola Jokic
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Luka Doncic
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Jayson Tatum

All-NBA Second Team
Jalen Brunson
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Kawhi Leonard

All-NBA Third Team
Devin Booker
Stephen Curry
Tyrese Haliburton
LeBron James
Domantas Sabonis

Luka Doncic is eligible to sign a $346 super max extension in 2025 after making the 2024 All-NBA First Team.

It would be the largest contract in NBA history, with Doncic eligible to make $78 million in the 2030-31 season.

The NBA salary cap is also likely to eclipse $200 million in the 2028-29 season. 

The Phoenix Suns announced that their new G League affiliate will be called the Valley Suns. The team will begin play with the 2024-25 G League season.

Phoenix sold their G League affiliate to the Detroit Pistons ahead of the 2021-22 season. Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein was part of making that acquisition happen for the Pistons. Now, he's on the other side of bringing a G League affiliate back to the Suns organization.

“Ironically enough, I was the one on the other side buying the team from the Suns and getting it to Detroit, and now three years later, I’m here,” Bartelstein laughed. “It’s really, really important. I mean, the G-League is a staple of many NBA franchises.”

The Suns had been the only team without a G League affiliate. The Portland Trail Blazers launched the Rip City Remix last season, leaving Phoenix the lone unaffiliated NBA franchise.

The G League now has 31 teams. The Mexico City Capitanes are the only unaffiliated G League team, as G League Ignite has ceased operations.

Game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics averaged 6.48 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes.

It is the most-watched Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 since Cavs-Celtics in 2018.

The viewership, an 8% increase from last year, also represents the third most-watched game of this year's playoffs. 

Assistant general managers Morgan Cato and Trevor Bukstein will not return to the Phoenix Suns next season, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

The Suns hired Matt Tellem to the front office earlier this offseason.

The team also hired Mike Budenholzer to replace Frank Vogel this summer. 

John and Nate discuss the value of some of the biggest trade candidates of the 2024 offseason. Who might ask out, and who will their teams be willing to move? It’s going to be a fascinating offseason with the complications of the new Second Apron and teams looking to move good players but also improve on the floor.

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