Former Fordham and Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune has agreed to become an assistant coach on Charles Lee‘s staff with the Hornets, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (via Twitter). Neptune, who played four years of college basketball at Lehigh, was an administrative intern/video coordinator for Villanova from 2008-10. He got his assistant coaching job with Niagra from 2010-13, … [Read more...] about Former Villanova Coach Kyle Neptune Joining Hornets’ Staff
And-Ones: NBA Position Rankings, Key Stats, Second Apron
Heading into the 2025/26 season, Zach Harper of The Athletic has taken stock of both the NBA’s top 40 big men and the league’s 40 best lead guards. Harper divided the players into seven tiers for each list. While three All-NBA superstar guards – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, and Stephen Curry – qualified for his top tier among lead guards, only one player is in the top … [Read more...] about And-Ones: NBA Position Rankings, Key Stats, Second Apron
Hornets To Hire Will Weaver As Coaching Advisor
Will Weaver is joining the Hornets as a coaching advisor, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto tweets. He’ll provide support to second-year head coach Charles Lee. Weaver has an extensive coaching resume. He was most recently a Nets assistant but was not retained after Jordi Fernandez was named head coach prior to last season. He was also an assistant coach with the Rockets and Sixers … [Read more...] about Hornets To Hire Will Weaver As Coaching Advisor
Moussa Diabate Declines To Rejoin French National Team
Hornets big man Moussa Diabate was cut from the French national team on August 8 ahead of EuroBasket 2025. After a knee issue forced Vincent Poirier to withdraw from the tournament, France’s head coach, Frederic Fauthoux, reached out to Diabate about the possibility of rejoining Les Bleus, according to Arthur Puybertier of Be Basket. However, after consulting with his camp, … [Read more...] about Moussa Diabate Declines To Rejoin French National Team
Warriors, Lakers, Knicks, Thunder Get Most Nationally Televised Games For 2025/26
Having gone from two national broadcasting partners (ABC/ESPN and TNT) to three (ABC/ESPN, NBC, and Amazon Prime) ahead of the 2025/26 season, the NBA’s schedule will feature a significant increase in nationally televised games. When the league unveiled its full regular season schedule on Thursday, it announced 237 nationally televised regular season matchups, along with the … [Read more...] about Warriors, Lakers, Knicks, Thunder Get Most Nationally Televised Games For 2025/26