Weltman spent the past four seasons as the right-hand man to
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri. Hammond spent the past
nine seasons as general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Steve Kerr's status for the NBA Finals remains an uncertainty.
The third-year Golden State Warriors coach has missed his team's
last 10 playoff games as he deals with complications from back
surgery two years ago entering the team's third straight Finals
appearance.
"Just day-by-day," Kerr told ESPN website The Undefeated of his
status on Monday night.
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Manu Ginobili's storied NBA career hangs in limbo after the San
Antonio Spurs were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the
Western Conference Finals on Monday night.
Ginobili, 39, left Monday night's Game 4 with 2:25 remaining in
the fourth quarter to a standing ovation from the San Antonio
crowd and chants of "Manu! Manu!" and "One more year!"
Ginobili said he has not yet made up his mind about retirement.
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