The Nets made Irving unhappy with their contract stance, and that made Durant unhappy.
Why did Durant ask for a trade? Report suggests rough season, Nets’ poor relationship with Irving — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
One of the most dreadful first halves in Oakland A’s history ended Sunday in a frustrating and perhaps fitting way. The A’s managed only four hits and saw one of their biggest potential trade chips in starter Frankie Montas exit after one inning in what became a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile…
Montas leaves early as Oakland A’s dreadful first half ends in fitting fashion — Marin Independent Journal
If Lillard wanted out, the time to do that was when teams had money and flexibility, not after they spent it all over the last 24 hours.
Lillard camp keeps pressure on Trail Blazers, latest reports says re-signing not “sure thing.” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Durant only wants to play in Miami if Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry are there.
Suns appear to be Durant trade frontrunners; In Miami, Durant only wants to play with full roster — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Denver is also signing DeAndre Jordan and Davon Reed.
Nikola Jokic agrees to super-max contract extension with Nuggets — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Let’s push the jokes and schadenfreude aside for a moment, Warriors fans. There’s serious basketball business at hand. Kevin Durant wants out of Brooklyn, per every major NBA news breaker. And per ESPN, he requested a trade directly to the Nets’ owner. He’s all-in on this trade request, and in this star-driven league, that means…
Kurtenbach: Kevin Durant’s trade request could be a real problem for the Warriors — Chico Enterprise-Record
Jalen Brunson reportedly planned to meet with the Mavericks, Knicks and Heat once free agency opens.
Report: Jalen Brunson to leave Mavericks for four-year, $110M contract with Knicks — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Gleyber Torres ran sprints before Tuesday night’s game at the Stadium, so the rolled ankle is not an issue. The wrist, which had been bothering him for the last three to four weeks, is feeling better after Monday’s cortisone shot and he is hopeful to be back soon. He was out of the starting lineup…
Gleyber Torres gets cortisone shot to deal with ailing wrist, expects to be back soon — Boston Herald
Draymond Green during the NBA Finals downplayed the NSFW chants he heard from Boston Celtics fans at TD Garden, even though Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and teammate Klay Thompson took issue with the foul-mouthed heckling. In fact, the Warriors’ longtime agitator seemingly embraced the tension, ultimately using it as motivation as Golden […]
Draymond Green Had One Problem With Celtics Fans’ NBA Finals Chants — NESN.com
The Jazz might keep their roster together and hope a new coach will fix their problems.
Jazz making Celtics assistant Will Hardy, 34, NBA’s youngest head coach — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Clifford is certainly an interesting addition to the mix.
Report: Hornets owner Michael Jordan meets with coaching candidates Mike D’Antoni, Steve Clifford — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Where does Jalen Brunson want to be next season, New York or Dallas?
Report: Knicks have “very real” chance to sign Jalen Brunson — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The view from left field 