The700Level.com continued to analyze the Sixers' biggest offseason questions on Friday with a look at the head coaching situation.
Now let's break down some other news from around the NBA:
Heat: Lebron eyes adjustments
MIAMI -- If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him.
It's the same one he's occasionally delivered to Tim Duncan.
Unselfish play is great. Moving the ball to open teammates is usually the right idea. That belief has carried the Spurs to four NBA titles.
Sometimes, though, it's best if the superstar takes on more himself.
Popovich says he's talked to players about being more aggressive, which is what the Miami Heat may need from James.
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He had 18 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists in Game 1, a great line but not enough in San Antonio's 92-88 victory. The MVP says he may have a different game plan for Game 2, but "it will be dumb of me to reveal it today" (see full story).
-The Associated Press
Spurs: Duncan appreciating success more now
MIAMI -- Six years between trips to the NBA Finals may not seem like a long time to most players. To Tim Duncan, it felt like an eternity.
Finally back in the championship round after the longest finals drought of his career, Duncan says he is appreciating his latest trip more than ever. His performance on the court is backing that up.
Duncan had 20 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in San Antonio's Game 1 win over Miami on Thursday night. The 37-year-old says he's soaking up the little things he never noticed before -- the NBA Finals banners in the arena, the patch on his jersey -- as he chases after his fifth championship.
He can help the Spurs take another step in Game 2 on Sunday night (see full story).
-The Associated Press
Finals: Game 1 viewership down
NEW YORK -- The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 1 was down 12 percent from last year.
The San Antonio Spurs' win over the Heat on Thursday night on ABC was watched by 14.2 million people. That's down from Miami's appearances the previous two seasons, 16.2 million against Oklahoma City in 2012 and 15.2 against Dallas in 2011, but higher than the six years before that.
-The Associated Press
Nuggets: Difficult to lose Karl, Ujiri
DENVER -- Denver Nuggets President Josh Kroenke said Friday that it was hard to let both the NBA's executive of the year and its coach of the year get away following a franchise record 57-win season, "but I'm not here to win awards, I'm here to win banners."
Kroenke said he wasn't going to stand in the way of Masai Ujiri leaving for his dream job as GM of the Toronto Raptors last week and he couldn't stomach watching George Karl serve as a lame duck next season, so he fired him Thursday.
Karl had one year left on his contract with a three-year team option and he sought to parlay his Coach of the Year award and the best regular season in franchise history into a long-term extension, something Kroenke wasn't prepared to do (see full story).
-The Associated Press