Raptors fire Mitchell
The Toronto Raptors fired coach Sam Mitchell on Wednesday and replaced him with assistant Jay Triano, one day after an embarrassing loss at Denver. Mitchell led the Raptors to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and was honored as the NBA's coach of the year for 2006-07. Toronto was off to a sluggish 8-9 start, due in part to injuries.
General manager Bryan Colangelo said Tuesday night's 132-93 loss to the Nuggets was the final straw. Toronto allowed Denver to shoot 60 percent from the field and the Nuggets' 37 assists were the most by an NBA team in regulation this season.
Forbes says Knicks most valuable NBA team again: For the fourth straight year, and despite front office and player turmoil, the New York Knicks are the NBA's most valuable team.
The Knicks are worth $613 million, according to Forbes' latest rankings, an increase of 1 percent over their 2007 value. For the fourth consecutive year, the Los Angeles Lakers are ranked second by Forbes, at $584 million, up from $560 million.
