The Phoenix Suns on Thursday announced James Jones as their new general manager after he filled the role on an interim basis this season.Along with the Jones move, the Suns also announced the hiring of Jeff Bower as senior vice president of basketball operations.Jones will oversee basketball operations, with Bower and assistant general manager Trevor Bukstein reporting to him. Jones…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- There's a part of Kemba Walker that wants to play his entire career with the Charlotte Hornets. There's another part that wants to compete for an NBA championship before he's too old.With the Hornets not ready to compete with teams such as the Golden State Warriors, the 28-year-old Walker enters this offseason having to make a choice…

Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac has fired coach Dave Joerger after the team's best season since 2005-06, it was announced Thursday."After evaluating the season, I determined that we need to move in a different direction in order to take us to the next level," Divac said in a statement. "On behalf of the entire Kings organization, I want to…

As parts of a seismic organizational overhaul, the Memphis Grizzlies fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff and reassigned general manager Chris Wallace Thursday.Wallace and vice president of basketball operations John Hollinger were demoted to a scouting and senior advisory roles, respectively.The Grizzlies are elevating Jason Wexler to president, overseeing basketball and business operations.Assistant GM/team counsel Zach Kleiman is elevating to executive VP…