Give and Go: Coaches on hot seat, Kobe Bryant's final season and more

The first coach to be fired, Kobe Bryant and the Hawks are topics in this episode of Give and Go.

Chris Mannix | Nov 10, 2015

Give and Go: Coaches on hot seat, Kobe Bryant's final season and more /

In the most recent episode of Give and Go, SI.com's Chris Mannix and Ben Golliver discuss the biggest NBA storylines, including...

• First coach to be fired? The Lakers, Nets and Grizzlies have all struggled to start the season. Which team will unload its head coach first?

• Kobe Bryant's final season. It's becoming increasingly clear that Bryant will soon retire. Can his swan song stoop to further depths?

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• The Hawks' hot start. Atlanta is 7–2 with wins over the Heat and Pelicans. Is this indicative of what we can expect from the Hawks for the remainder of the season?

Published Nov 10, 2015

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.