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Alexander did not have a precise timetable for making the move, but said it would be done by the All Star break. He had not told Adelman of his plans.

Alexander said that he had decided to pick up the option on Adelman’s contract based on his coaching, but also praised how Adelman handled Tracy McGrady’s comeback attempt and the team’s eventual decision to try to grant McGrady’s trade request.

“When I read his comments all t he time, I couldn’t help but think this is the truth. There is nothing that was in any way protective or trying to obfuscate. He was just saying what was the reality. He wants as a coach to win every night and Tracy wasn’t ready to participate in that.”