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| No surprise: LeBron James top pick in NBA Draft |
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06/26/2003 |
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| 8-year-old James was the second prep player to be chosen first in the draft, following Kwame Brown in 2001. Brown was taken No. 1 by the Washington Wizards out of Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Georgia. Serbia's Darko Milicic was selected second by the Detroit Pistons, who obtained the pick from Memphis as part of a 1997 deal involving Otis Thorpe. The 18-year-old Milicic is currently playing for a professional team in Serbia and is averaging 13 points and eight rebounds per contest, while shooting 59 percent fro |
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| Detroit Pistons 2003 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Despite winning 100 regular season games in two seasons and going deep in the playoffs this time around, head coach Rick Carlisle was fired by the Detroit Pistons. Detroit reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years in '02. This past season, the Pistons were the top seed in the Eastern Conference after another 50-32 season, but were swept out of the playoffs by the New Jersey Nets. One hundred wins, Coach of the Year honors and an appearance in the conference fin |
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| Toronto Raptors 2003 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/18/2003 |
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| s clear to us that Kevin O’Neill was the best candidate for the strict criteria we had established specific to our organizational needs for a new head coach," said Glen Grunwald, senior vice-president and general manager of the Raptors. The former Detroit Pistons assistant has no head coaching experience and becomes the fifth coach of the franchise's brief history. O'Neill spent the past two seasons as an assistant under former Detroit coach Rick Carlisle. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were |
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| Raptors introduce O'Neill as new coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/18/2003 |
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| s clear to us that Kevin O’Neill was the best candidate for the strict criteria we had established specific to our organizational needs for a new head coach," said Glen Grunwald, senior vice-president and general manager of the Raptors. The former Detroit Pistons assistant, who has never been an NBA head coach, will become the fifth man to lead the team in franchise history. O'Neill spent the past two seasons as an assistant under former Detroit coach Rick Carlisle. As per team policy, financial terms of the |
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| Raptors set to introduce new coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/18/2003 |
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| ) - The Toronto Raptors have a news conference scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at which time Kevin O'Neill will be introduced as the club's head coach. O'Neill replaces Lenny Wilkens, who parted ways with the team almost two months ago. The former Detroit Pistons assistant, who has never been an NBA head coach, will become the fifth man to lead the team in franchise history. O'Neill spent the past two seasons as an assistant under former Detroit coach Rick Carlisle. Prior to his stint with the Pistons, O'Nei |
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| Raptors schedule Wednesday press conference |
NBA Basketball |
06/17/2003 |
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| to announce a major signing within the club. Toronto is expected to officially announce the hiring of Kevin O'Neill as the team's new coach. Lenny Wilkens and the Raptors parted ways almost two months ago. O'Neill, who had been an assistant for the Detroit Pistons, has never been an NBA head coach. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant under former Detroit coach Rick Carlisle. Prior to his stint with the Pistons, O'Neill was an assistant with the New York Knicks and an NCAA head coach at Northwestern, |
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| Philadelphia 76ers 2003 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/16/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - One thing is for sure when it comes to the Philadelphia 76ers -- they will look completely different when the 2003-04 season tips off. Larry Brown defected to the Detroit Pistons, the team which knocked the Sixers out of the playoffs. Brown had clearly grown tired of the problems that plagued the Philly franchise. He was sick of dealing with Allen Iverson. In addition, six years is far longer than Brown typically keeps a job. With Brown gone and Billy King promoted to czar of the franchise, |
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| Report: Raptors will hire Detroit assistant O'Neill |
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06/15/2003 |
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| rk) - Almost two months after parting company with Lenny Wilkens, the Toronto Raptors have apparently found their replacement for the legendary head coach, according to a published report. The Toronto Sun reported Saturday that the Raptors will hire Detroit Pistons assistant coach Kevin O'Neill, with an announcement coming as early as Monday and no later than the end of the week. O'Neill, who has never been an NBA head coach, spent the past two seasons as an assistant under recently-fired Detroit coach Rick Ca |
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| Pistons keep 25th pick in draft |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons will retain the 25th selection in the upcoming 2003 NBA Draft after coming to an agreement with the Sacramento Kings. Detroit owed the Kings a future first-round pick, while Sacramento was due a future first rounder from Detroit. The two clubs came to an agreement that basically called it even, allowing both teams to retain all of their current and future first-round positions. "This gives us all of our flexibility back with regards to our first round dr |
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| Pistons select Larry Brown to lead them to the top |
NBA Basketball |
06/02/2003 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons introduced Larry Brown as their new head coach at a Monday press conference. Brown's contract is reportedly for five years at $5 million per season and he was hired just a week after resigning from his head coaching position with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Detroit job became available when the team fired Rick Carlisle Saturday. Carlisle was the NBA Coach of the Year for the 2001-2002 season and led the Pistons to back-to-back 50-win seasons in two years |
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