Before the Heat agreed to trade Jimmy Butler to the Warriors, those two teams and the Suns had the framework in place for a potential deal that would have sent Butler to Phoenix and Kevin Durant to Golden State, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said during a Thursday appearance on Get Up (YouTube link). When it became clear that Durant wasn’t interested in reuniting with the Warriors, … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Durant, Heat, Hunter, Hornets, Celtics
NBA Announces Three-Point Contest, Skills Challenge Participants
The NBA has officially announced the participants for the All-Star Saturday festivities in San Francisco on February 15, revealing today (via Twitter) which players will compete in the three-point contest and the skills challenge. Here are the details: Three-Point Contest: Jalen Brunson (Knicks) Cade Cunningham (Pistons) Darius Garland (Cavaliers) Tyler Herro (Heat) Buddy … [Read more...] about NBA Announces Three-Point Contest, Skills Challenge Participants
Trade Rumors: Cavs, Hunter, Boucher, Heat, Blazers, Pacers
The Cavaliers and Hawks continue to discuss a potential trade that would send forward De’Andre Hunter to Cleveland, as Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line tweet. Reporting earlier this week indicated that the two teams were talking about a deal centered around Hunter and Caris LeVert, with a subsequent report referring to the Cavs as the frontrunner to land … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Cavs, Hunter, Boucher, Heat, Blazers, Pacers
Nets Working On Buyout With Ben Simmons
The Nets are working on a buyout agreement with forward/guard Ben Simmons, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Cavaliers and the Clippers are among the teams to watch for the former All-Star, Charania reports. The Athletic’s Law Murray confirmed the Clippers’ interest on Thursday (Twitter link). On Thursday’s trade deadline NBA Today show (YouTube link), Brian Windhorst of … [Read more...] about Nets Working On Buyout With Ben Simmons
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