Mike D`Antoni: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / September 12

The Excitement Around the Rockets Has Reached Its Highest Levels in Years

The Houston Rockets have come a long way since losing 20 games in a row in the 2020-21 season. That season saw the Rockets transform from a perennial playoff team to a team undergoing a complete rebuild.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / July 19

Regular Season Wins are No Longer the Only Goal for Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets have had quite a journey over the last several years. After Mike D'Antoni decided not to return to the Rockets, the trade of Russell Westbrook and, ultimately, James Harden led the Rockets to tear down the entire team and begin rebuilding.

NBA News / Denver Nuggets on SI / June 2

Ex-Nuggets Coach Makes Bold Claim About Lakers Legend

In 2025, the modern offense is regarded as the best in the NBA's history. The league average three-point percentage is 36.1% in the 2020s as opposed to 28.9% in the 1980s, and the league average for three-point attempts is at a staggering 35.2 per game as opposed to 3.5 in the 1980s.

Miami Heat News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Team USA men's basketball coaches' quiz

How many of the Team USA Men's Basketball coaches to represent the United States at the Olympics can you name?

The 'NBA triple-doubles leaders' quiz

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The 'NBA franchise assist leaders' quiz

NBA News / Fadeaway World / May 31

Shaquille O'Neal Is Responsible For The 3-Point Revolution In The NBA - Mike D'Antoni

Mike D'Antoni and his "seven seconds or less" Phoenix Suns revolutionized the NBA and laid the framework for how the game is played today. Those Suns helped kickstart the three-point revolution, and D'Antoni revealed on the On Point podcast how Shaquille O'Neal was responsible for him shaping that offense and changing the NBA.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest nicknames in NBA history

Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.

Houston Rockets News / Basketball Network / November 14

D'Antoni defended his isolation-centric playbook with Harden in Houston: 'If that 1-on-1 was not efficient, we wouldn't do it'

It's an understatement to say that the James Harden-led Houston Rockets had one of the most unique playbooks in history. Instead of relying on motion, passing, and cutting, Mike D'Antoni instructed his team to either jack up 3-pointers or drive to the hoop.

NBA News / Yardbarker

NBA head coaches with the most wins

All win totals were acquired using Basketball-Reference and are accurate as of the end of the 2022-2023 NBA season.

NBA News / Yardbarker / May 16, 2023

Doc Rivers joins growing list of fired playoff coaches

After the regular season, two NBA coaches lost their jobs. Since then, four more have been fired.

Report: Three champions among Sixers' head-coaching candidates

The worst NBA contracts of all time

The 'NBA Coach of the Year' quiz

Charlotte Hornets News / Yardbarker / June 21, 2022

D'Antoni to meet with Hornets to discuss HC job

Mike D'Antoni to meet with Hornets owner Michael Jordan Tuesday to discuss HC job

The Charlotte Hornets may have a new leading candidate for their head-coaching vacancy. D'Antoni was among a large group of original interviewees in early May.

The top 25 NBA duos of all time

The '1996-97 Charlotte Hornets' quiz

Three impact players the Hornets can target via trade

Charlotte Hornets News / Yardbarker / June 6, 2022

Michael Jordan meeting with Hornets HC finalists this week

Michael Jordan meeting with Charlotte Hornets HC finalists this week

Mike D'Antoni and Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson are among the finalists meeting with Jordan this week.

Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson reportedly a front-runner for Hornets HC job

Report: Warriors' assistant Kenny Atkinson could be named Hornets HC by end of next week

Who has the highest single-season PPG average for every NBA team?

The '1996-97 Charlotte Hornets' quiz

Sacramento Kings News / Yardbarker / April 22, 2022

Kings to interview Mark Jackson, Mike D'Antoni for HC job

Report: Kings to interview Mark Jackson, Mike D'Antoni for head coaching position

The Sacramento Kings plan to interview veteran head coaches Mark Jackson and Mike D'Antoni for their vacant head-coaching position.

D'Antoni, Jackson headline Kings' list of coaching candidates

Who has made the most three-pointers for every NBA team?

The 'Head coaches in Lakers history' quiz

Brooklyn Nets News / Yardbarker / October 30, 2020

Mike D'Antoni joins Brooklyn Nets as assistant coach

Nash played for D'Antoni in Phoenix, where the two revolutionized basketball with the "Seven Seconds or Less" offense, which relied on quick passing and decision-making in order to keep a fast-paced, high-tempo attack.

Steve Nash embraces Nets’ championship expectations

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The 'Most coaching wins for every NBA team' quiz

Houston Rockets News / Yardbarker / September 15, 2020