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Dave Wohl doesn't think George Karl would be a good fit to coach the Grizzlies.

Lionel Hollins stops by the set of "First Take" in San Antonio to discuss the end of his tenure with the Grizzlies and the other teams pursuing him.

The Mavericks coach is the president of the coach's association and a key member of the NBA's competition commitee. What does he think about some Hoopideas?

David Thorpe ranks playoff MVPs weekly. Last week Marc Gasol topped the list, but the big Spaniard has been toppled by players from Paris and Akron.

The Forum: Mark Willard and Arash Markazi discuss the success the Memphis Grizzlies have had with their big men and debate if the Lakers should look to keep both Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.

Wayne Winston is the Indiana professor who got a young Mark Cuban interested in advanced analytics and a pioneer of adjusted plus/minus. Who does he think is going to win it all?

The retired NBA player admires the Spurs and the Grizzlies. But his big dream was that these conference finals would give Durant a fitting stage to take his career to yet another level.

The "NBA Countdown" crew reacts to the Spurs' Game 1 victory over the Grizzlies in the Western Conference finals.

One of the smallest players in these playoffs, Stephen Curry, has topped the list thus far. But now one of the biggest, Marc Gasol, is taking over. Also, Thorpe's struggles with Seinfeld trivia come down to crunch time. Will he pull out the victory?

A Thunder season that began with infinite promise ends five games into the second round. Daily Thunder's Royce Young on what went wrong, and what's next.

Great scorers vs. great defense, who wins? Also, Kevin Durant taking too many contested shots? And a David Thorpe vs. Marc Stein trivia showdown.

If the projected #1 overall pick could draft any player but himself, who would he pick? And is his hair a competitive advantage?

Adonal Foyle on which playoff series he is watching most closely, and what his longtime teammate Dwight Howard should do this summer.

ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz has been covering the Grizzlies vs. Thunder, and notes that it pits an NBA team with strong ties to conservative Republicans against one with Democratic leanings.

LeBron James? Kevin Durant? Joakim Noah? Marc Gasol? Tony Parker? Stephen Curry? Mike Conley? David Thorpe names his MVP of the playoffs so far.

Marc Stein and David Thorpe on coach of the year, coach of the playoffs, coaches on the hot seat, coaches doing smart things and coaches doing dumb things. A playoff coaching special.