Charania The Portland Trail Blazers plan to sign former Florida State product John Butler on a two-way NBA contract sources tell TheAthletic Stadium The 7-foot-1 big man spent summer league and preseason with the Pelicans and now lands a roster spot
Wojnarowski Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr has agreed on a four-year 825 million contract extension his agent Sam Permut of RocNationSports tells ESPN
Shaq on Harden's tenure in Houston (and Chuck's thoughts on whether the Nets are guaranteed a trip to the Finals)