Kerr, who guided the Warriors to four titles in his first nine seasons at Golden State and has them well positioned for another deep run this season, understands those who just can’t stay away from the game. “Yeah, (Chris) would be a great coach, and I’d be shocked if he didn’t go into it because of how much he loves the game,” Kerr said. “We can’t stay away from it, those of us who are obsessed with the game like this, we just can’t stay away.” -via New York Times / April 9, 2025

Barnes hopes Kerr is right in predicting Paul will return for at least one more NBA season as a player. If so, he wants him to continue wearing Spurs silver and black. That Barnes’ contract runs through the 2025-26 season informs the campaign he began the very day he and Paul met with reporters at the Spurs’ Victory Capital Performance Center after both players were acquired last July. “I’ve been lobbying him since day one, just lobbying for him to play,” said Barnes, 32, the Spurs’ most accurate 3-point shooter (42.4 percent) this season. “I hope this isn’t the final season. Obviously, you have his family, and there’s a lot of things to weigh and consider, but I would love nothing more than for CP to come back and continue.” -via New York Times / April 9, 2025

Why wouldn’t Silver want to gain direct access to such a system?  “The European development of the kids, especially in the Yugoslavian area, especially in terms of fundamentals, is 10 times better than in the States,” said Miško Ražnatović, the former head of Mega Basket, Belgrade’s pro club, and current Serbian-based agent for Jokić. “This is the reason you are getting more and more players from Europe.” Copying such a system in the United States, a country with 330 million people where virtually every middle and high school has a basketball team, would be impossible. Chris Paul, a 12-time All-Star and future Hall of Famer who was the product of the AAU system, has run his youth program since 2009 and is now Wembanyama’s teammate on the Spurs. Paul said the “lifestyles” of the players in the European academies are too different for Americans to copy their program. -via New York Times / April 6, 2025