Monta Ellis and Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks almost came to blows after a playoff loss to Miami, CBSSports.com has learned. ...more

With five NBA head coaching jobs open and more to come, Nate McMillan, Kelvin Sampson and Stan Van Gundy have emerged as the hottest names on the coaching market. ...more

Engaged with multiple teams in trade talks for Josh Smith, the Hawks are struggling to get the assets they are seeking for the prospective free agent, league sources told CBSSports.com on Tuesday. ...more

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings is dropping agent Bill Duffy, and two people familiar with the situation told CBSSports.com Monday that the soon-to-be restricted free agent will sign with New York-based Jeff Schwartz. ...more

Josh Smith's agent spoke with Hawks general manager Danny Ferry on Wednesday to discuss what he characterized as "a lot of frustration" with the team's recent spiral, but stopped short of making a trade request. ...more

The Houston Rockets continued stockpiling first-round picks Wednesday in a bid to move into the top 10 of Thursday night's draft and enhance their chances of landing a star player they can build around, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more

The Orlando Magic will begin scheduling interviews for their general manager position Friday and hope to have an executive in place within three weeks, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more

The Warriors are discussing ways to acquire Andrew Bogut from Milwaukee as part of a complicated, three-team proposal that would send Monta Ellis to Orlando. ...more