Stein League sources say there have been some strong voices urging Joe Tsai to back off the Nets' intent to hire suspended Celtics coach Ime Udoka as Steve Nash's successor given the considerable turmoil Brooklyn has already faced this season
Lewenberg on RaptorsOne of the situations theyre closely monitoring according to a league source is in Oklahoma City where Toronto-born star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may eventually tire of leading a rebuild
Tim Legler on USA's loss: "You don't have great role definition on this team... It's sort of a 'my turn, your turn' type of philosophy offensively. When the talent discrepancy is not nearly as great as it used to be, you're gonna run into some problems."