Minnesota Timberwolves primary governor Glen Taylor plans to meet with president of basketball operations Tim Connelly to discuss Connelly's future with the team. Connelly can opt out of his contract in the coming days. The Wolves ownership battle could be a factor in Connelly's decision to stay or to pursue other opportunities.

The Detroit Pistons were rumored to be interested in hiring Connelly to run their front office, but have since hired Trajan Langdon. That came as a relief to Minnesota, as it removed a primary contender, should Connelly opt out of his deal.

Taylor remains in full control, as he still owns the majority stake of the Timberwolves. Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez contend that Taylor acted in bad faith, by backing out of an agreement to sell the team to them. That fight doesn't seem close to a resolution any time soon.

The Sacramento Kings offered Mike Brown a three-year contract extension worth $21 million, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The deal could increase to $27 million with bonuses.

Brown is believed to be seeking around $10 million per season.

Luka Doncic was named the Magic Johnson Western Conference finals MVP after the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1 in the series.

“It’s a good feeling, man, I cannot lie,” said Doncic upon receiving the award.

Doncic, who got all nine media votes, averaged 32.4 points in the series.

Doncic entered Thursday averaging 31 points per game in the playoffs, second only to Michael Jordan.

Game 1 between the Mavs and Celtics begins on June 6.

Klay Thompson appears likely to hit the open market as a free agent as he and the Golden State Warriors haven't had any notable movement on an extension, sources tell The Athletic. 

The Warriors would like to retain Thompson if the contract price is workable and after other aspects of their roster are clarified. 

Thompson would like to win and isn't likely to consider a larger offer if it is from a rebuilding team.

Thompson could command a shorter term deal at a large contract amount given his age and injury history.

The Golden State Warriors are expected to express interest in trading for Jimmy Butler should he become available, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. 

Butler is interested in a two-year extension this offseason, which the Miami Heat are believed to be resistant to offering.

Brandon Ingram, however, is not a potential trade target that the Warriors would expected to be interested in pursuing. There has been considerable speculation that the New Orleans Pelicans will entertain trading Ingram as they balance out their roster and salary cap.

The Los Angeles Lakers would prefer to avoid trading Austin Reaves this offseason, sources tell The Athletic. 

The Lakers previously refrained from including Reaves in trade talks in 2023 for Kyrie Irving and again in 2024 for Dejounte Murray.

Reaves is entering Year 2 of a four-year, $56 million contract signed with the Lakers last offseason. 

The Golden State Warriors are looking to add to their coaching staff this offseason regardless of whether they lose Kenny Atkinson, sources told Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

Atkinson, who is rumored to be a candidate for the Cavs head coach position, is Steve Kerr's lead assistant.

The Warriors recently had discussions with Darvin Ham. Though Ham isn't expected to join the Warriors, the team is looking to add a "big-name assistant" in the form of either a former head coach or a former player. 

The NCAA's deadline for players to withdraw as Early Entry Candidates for the 2024 NBA Draft was Wednesday, May 29. Several notable players chose to withdraw and to return to playing college basketball.

• Jonas Aidoo - Arkansas (transferring from Tennessee)
• Michael Ajayi -Gonzaga (transferring from Pepperdine)
• Somto Cyril - Overtime Elite (will enroll at Georgia)
• Johnell Davis - Arkansas (transferring from Florida Atlantic)
• Coleman Hawkins - transfer portal
• Arthur Kaluma - transfer portal
• Alex Karaban - UConn
• Xaivian Lee - Princeton
• Caleb Love - Arizona
• Baba Miller - Florida Atlantic (transferring from Florida State)
• Matthew Murrell - Mississippi
• Ugonna Onyenso - transfer portal
• Hunter Sallis - Wake Forest
• Payton Sandfort - Iowa
• Mark Sears - Alabama
• Jarin Stevenson - Alabama
• Jamir Watkins - transfer portal

The deadline for all other players to withdraw as Early Entry Candidate from the 2024 NBA Draft is June 16.

Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets' forward Aaron Gordon, died in a car accident on Thursday.

The 33-year-old played nine games for the Sixers during the 2014-15 season.

Gordon was a former McDonald's All-American and played at UCLA and New Mexico.

Dereck Lively II was cleared to play in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals after suffering a neck sprain in Game 3.

Lively missed Game 4 due to the injury, but he did not suffer a concussion and sat on the Dallas Mavericks' bench.

The Mavericks enter Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves.