Marc Stein on Kevin Durant The Raptors are certainly coming up in those conversationsAre they trying to force their way into them I think a lot of people around the league believe that the answer is yes

Fischer We are still hearing that the Toronto Raptors remain a likely if not the most likely suitor for the Kings All-Star big man if he is going to be tradedKeon Ellis could have helped grease the trade conversations between Sacramento and Toronto but hes now off the board

Fred VanVleet If you are ranking the top bigs in the NBA I think he Sengun belongs in that conversation I think the gap between 1 and 2 maybe bigger than the gap between 2 3 4 and 5

Bill Simmons says hed take peak Kawhi over Kevin Durant If youre talking pure talent forwards this century LeBron is 1st Its probably him Kawhi vs KD for that 2nd forward spot It might be 55-45 toward Kawhi that I would lean

Windhorst People I'm talking to believe there is real momentum for this Darius Garland is getting in his head that he's gonna be a Clipper James Harden is getting in his head that he's gonna be a Cav Hes going to get taken care of

Inside the NBA The crew discuss whether KAT has the killer mentality needed to make a Finals run with the Knicks

Marc Stein on Khris Middleton I know Denver would love to get him