The Warriors and Suns began “secretly” talking about the possibility of a Kevin Durant trade early last week, according to Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, who say that the star forward and his longtime manager and agent Rich Kleiman didn’t learn about those discussions until the two teams played one another last Friday. By Saturday, the two teams were far enough … [Read more...] about More On Kevin Durant: Curry Convo, Warriors/Heat Trade Talks
Wolves Were Among Teams To Inquire On Kevin Durant
The Timberwolves made a “last-ditch effort” near Thursday’s trade deadline to engage the Suns in trade talks about Kevin Durant, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), who says that effort didn’t go anywhere. The Warriors pursued Durant earlier this week, but backed off when it became clear that he had no interest in returning to Golden State. Shams Charania of … [Read more...] about Wolves Were Among Teams To Inquire On Kevin Durant
NBA Announces 2025 All-Star Game Rosters
The 24 players selected for the 2025 All-Star Game were drafted on a Thursday pre-game TNT show by coaches Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, and later announced by the NBA (Twitter link). The players were previously sorted into groups of starters and reserves, but that had no bearing on their team placement for the new mini-tournament in this year’s game. Below … [Read more...] about NBA Announces 2025 All-Star Game Rosters
Suns Trade Jusuf Nurkic To Hornets In Three-Player Deal
10:05 pm: The trade is official, according to a press release from the Hornets. 12:28 pm: The Suns will send Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 first-round pick to the Hornets in exchange for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic and a second-rounder in 2026, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Phoenix has been searching for a taker for Nurkic, who was removed from the starting … [Read more...] about Suns Trade Jusuf Nurkic To Hornets In Three-Player Deal
Community Shootaround: Trade Deadline Winners, Losers
This year’s NBA trade deadline will go down in the history books as one of the wildest in North American sports history, if not the most chaotic. This is, of course, mostly due to the shocking late Saturday transaction that saw Luka Doncic join the Lakers. Still, we saw an NBA record 63 players moved ahead of the deadline, with players like De’Aaron Fox, Jimmy Butler, Khris … [Read more...] about Community Shootaround: Trade Deadline Winners, Losers