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Chicago Bulls assistant coach Ed Pinckney is interviewing with the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday for their coaching vacancy, a league source confirmed with ESPN.com.

George Karl is one of the six coaches who won't return to their team after taking them to the playoffs this year.

The Memphis Grizzlies are looking to add to their front office and have received permission to speak with Brooklyn Nets director of basketball operations Milton Lee.

The NBA 's current collective bargaining agreement is designed to make a nonpartisan league more equitable.

And so the fact that a dozen coaches who finished the regular season won't be back to start next season shouldn't be surprising.

Lionel Hollins is out as Griz head coach. His contract won't be renewed, sources told the CA.

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Hip-hop heavyweight, entrepreneur and multimedia mogul Jay-Z is on the verge of signing Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant to his new sports agency, a source told ESPN Friday night.

Although evidence suggests that hiring a head coach with previous experience over a first-time alternative is of marginal benefit at best, many of the NBA's current coaching vacancies will still be filled by known quantities rather than newcomers.

Filed under: Basketball Stories and tagged with: Lionel Hollins , Marc Gasol , Memphis Grizzlies , Mike Conley , Rudy Gay , Tony Allen , Zach Randolph Following up on his recent article about NBA coaches , Dave Berri was asked by 3 Shades of Blue to answer some questions about Lionel Hollins and the Memphis Grizzlies' coaching situation.

For the first time since the 2004-05 season, Denver needs a coach. And in the aftermath of George Karl's firing Thursday, the team is expected to look hard at Brian Shaw and Lionel Hollins, according to a league source.

The Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies are similar teams. Both are defense first teams, reliant on strong play from elite interior defenders - Roy Hibbert and Marc Gasol .

The 62-year-old has proven his worth as a coach over the years. This past season, he won the Coach of the Year award after leading the Nuggets to a 57-25 record and the No.

The Spurs have been the best, most consistent team in the NBA for more than a decade yet they've always been more popular among critics than fans.

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He always wants to win and he knows a great deal about how to do that. If he has any fault it may be that he wants to win too much and he tried too hard and takes too much upon himself.

Jan 21, 2013; Memphis, TN, USA; Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert drives against Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol at the FedEx Forum.

Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday that Lionel Hollins, head coach of the Grizzlies will be permitted to talk to other teams.

When the team surprisingly traded franchise forward Rudy Gay, all signs pointed towards Management wants a coach willing to buy into the analytic movement, using those mechanisms to make roster, lineup and system decisions.

Watching this Eastern Conference finals, you would never have guessed that Roy Hibbert finished 10th in the Defensive Player of the Year vote.