Alvin Gentry’s ability to coach the Pelicans into the second round of the playoffs despite the mid-season loss of All-Star DeMarcus Cousins
persuaded the club that Gentry deserved to be under contract beyond next season.
Gentry agreed on Thursday to an extension covering two additional years
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”He did a tremendous job last season,” Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said. ”When we faced adversity, Alvin and his staff continually discovered ways
to place the team in situations where we could be successful.”
Gentry has gone 117-138 in three seasons, including this season’s playoffs, when the Pelicans swept Portland before losing a second-round series 4-1 to
defending champion Golden State.
New Orleans missed the playoffs in Gentry’s first two seasons, during which the team dealt with a rash of injuries to key players.
During this past season
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fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis. Cousins tore his left Achilles in the
48th game of the season. Without him, New Orleans still managed to go 21-13 and
finish sixth in the highly competitive Western Conference.
The Pelicans’ late-season success stemmed in part from Gentry’s integration of Nikola Mirotic into the starting rotation after a Feb. 1 trade that brought
the fourth-year forward to New Orleans from Chicago.
The vote of confidence in Gentry comes as the Pelicans ponder their approach to retaining two key free agents: Cousins and veteran point guard Rajon
Rondo.
Both players thrived last season under Gentry, and Rondo during the playoffs spoke highly of the way Gentry respects his players by giving them the latitude
to play to their strengths and be who they are.
Cousins was averaging 25.2 points and 12.9 rebounds before his injury. Rondo enjoyed his best production with New Orleans during the playoffs, when he
averaged 10.3 points, 12.2 assists and 7.6 rebounds.
Gentry sounded confident that the Pelicans were prepared to move aggressively to build on what they accomplished this season
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Ownership and management ”have provided us with the necessary resources to compete at the highest level,” Gentry said Thursday, specifically mentioning
Gayle Benson, who is now the sole owner of the Pelicans and NFL’s Saints
following the death of her husband, Tom, in March. ”I couldn’t be happier to
work for such an exceptional owner. I am excited for the great opportunities
that are ahead for our organization.”
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When last we addressed the likelihood of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski Ryan Griffin Jersey , we reported that nothing is imminent. And that’s still the case.
“Nothing is imminent,” a source with knowledge of the situation told PFT on Thursday.
Gronkowski is due to make $8 million this year. Last year, the Patriots provided Gronkowski with a $5.5 million incentive package, and he earned every
penny of it.
This year, he possibly (probably) wants an increase not tied to performance, given that guys like Trey Burton are making $8 million per year Keelan Cole Jersey , and Jimmy Graham is making $10 million annually.
Gronkowski wouldn’t commit to playing in 2018 immediately after Super Bowl LII. Two days before the draft, Gronkowski informed Patriots coach Bill
Belichick that Gronkowski plans to play in 2018.
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