Charania I'm told the Lakers and Pacers did engage in some trade conversations this week and the Pacers' demand for two unprotected first-round picks is just not appealing for the Lakers

Charania I had one executive tell me last night that the Clippers were essentially acting like a power agent brokering deals for Kawhi Leonard That's millions and millions of cash flow coming into Kawhi By mid-2021 Kawhi had pocketed tens of millions of dollars in no-show endorsement deals

Paul George on why negotiations with the Clippers fell through I never wanted to leave LA The first initial deal was I thought kind of disrespectful 2 years 60 million Im like Just give me what Kawhi got

Michael Porter Jr reacts to hearing the Lakers roster Yeah I don't like that roster Might be solid but I don't see them winning a chip

The Current President talks about the Luka trade I must tell you I don't understand the trade That trade is not good What do I know about basketball Was it Luka Maybe we can redo that trade

Charania The Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns unlikely to reach contract extension Towns is eligible for a 4-year 276M max extension He has a 61M player option for the 2027-28 season and could become a free agent This is a cloud going into training camp

Krawczynski The Wolves did have real discussions with the Celtics about Jaylen Brown Celtics wanted Rudy and Naz and it was going to be just too high of a price to pay I do think the Wolves are happier with the LaMelo fit