NBA on ESPN Andrew Lopez says the Pelicans still believe Zion Williamson will return to play this season. "This is not a 'shut him down for the season' type of injury. ... They still feel like he can play basketball this year."

Skip Bayless I have a pretty good source in Philadelphia who told me that Embiid is actually cleared to play but has chosen not to play

NBA Today The sense around the Lakers is that Austin Reaves is actually the one that's further along than Luka Doncic in their respective rehab processes I am told Austin Reaves has started 1 on 1 on court work The Lakers are not expecting Luka Doncic to be back in this series

Run It Back on FanDuel TV Bobby Portis on Giannis Antetokounmpo Theres no reason for him to be out there especially business-wise if youre talking about a trade You dont want an injury to knock value off I don't think he'll play another game this year for sure

Haynes There is a good chance that Anthony Davis is traded once again before the beginning of the 2026-27 NBA season

Jaden Ivey on Instagram live saying he doubts an NBA team will sign him again

Bill Simmons questions whether Giannis is still a top 5 player and doesnt think teams should trade all their assets for him He doesnt play Hes closer to Embiid than Jokic He doesn't play He gets hurt all the time He's hurt all the time I would be really scared about this