Larry Drew is jobless after year one of a three-year contract. (USATSI)
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Update: It's official, with Bucks general manager John Hammond commenting in a statement:
"Despite the challenging season, Larry always handled himself and represented the Bucks in a first-class manner. Larry did the best he could in a difficult situation, especially given all of our injuries. I want to thank Larry for all of his efforts, and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."
Aaaand the Nets have chimed in with an official statement, too:
Brooklyn Nets General Manager Billy King announced today that the organization has permitted Jason Kidd to pursue a coaching opportunity with the Milwaukee Bucks. In exchange for allowing Kidd to depart, the Nets will receive two second round draft picks (2015 & 2019) from Milwaukee. A search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
Billy King will meet the media at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday. That won't be awkward or anything.
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The Milwaukee Bucks have a new coach after trading multiple second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Jason Kidd. Kidd will take over the Bucks' sidelines after a failed attempt at a power play for personnel control with the Nets in addition to his coaching duties. While the move by Kidd wasn't favorable with the Nets' brass, he managed to avoid punishment and still retain a coaching position by finding his way to the Bucks. There is just one more loose end that needs to be tied up in the ordeal.
The Bucks have to fire their current coach Larry Drew. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com, Drew has been formally fired after a meeting this morning and the sidelines are all Kidd's now.
Larry Drew has been formally fired as coach of the Bucks, sources told ESPN
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) June 30, 2014Drew took over as the Bucks' coach before the 2013-14 season when he was hired following Jim Boylan's interim coaching stint in the 2012-13 season. Boylan replaced Scott Skiles after Skiles was fired following a 16-16 start. Drew signed a three-year deal to coach the Bucks and lasted just one season. Milwaukee had the worst record in the league at 15-67.
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Pistons, Mavs, Lakers and Heat looking hard at restricted free agent Isaiah Thomas
Sacramento Kings starting point guard Isaiah Thomas has beaten the odds for his entire basketball career and now he’s set to get his first big payday.
The Kings recently extended a qualifying offer to Thomas making him a restricted free agent, and league sources tell PBT that as many as five teams have expressed interest in making an offer to steal away the point guard.
The Pistons, Heat, Lakers, Mavs and Suns have all expressed interest, with the Pistons showing the most interest to date and numbers starting in the three-year, $24 million range. Talks with teams in playoff contention have started in the $6-7 million per-year range.
Thomas averaged 20.3 points and 6.3 assists per game last season while hitting 45.3 percent of his shots. He ranked second for the Kings in win shares with 7.7, just behind DeMarcus Cousins at 7.9 and ahead of Rudy Gay at 4.5, with the rest of the team far behind the trio.
Last season, Thomas also became the 29th player in league history to have averaged 20 points and six assists in a year with a 20.0 Player Efficiency Rating (PER). The Kings were 3.9 points per possession better defensively with Thomas on the floor last season.
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