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Kevin Durant after hitting the game-winning shot against his former team:
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After their loss to the Hornets tonight, the Thunder have gone 6-6 in their last 12 games.
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Trae Young just came out and dribbled around for maybe 30 seconds and then dipped back to the locker room:
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Why would the wizards trade for Trae Young? I don’t get it at all
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News story, at @TheAthletic, about the Hawks looking for a new landing spot for Trae Young while working with his agents in the process. Is Washington in play? W/@JoshuaBRobbins
https://t.co/pf1gqYMmf0
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The Hawks’ choice not to give Young a long-term contract extension this summer opened the door for all of this chatter.
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Source says Sacramento has no interest in a Trae Young deal, fwiw. That has been the Kings’ stance for quite some time now - even with rumblings about a Young-for-Zach LaVine swap - and I’m told it remains unchanged. https://t.co/pf1gqYMmf0
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The Hawks’ choice not to give Young a long-term contract extension this summer opened the door for all of this chatter.
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If you were running a team, accounting for salary and acquisition cost, which guard would you be most interested in: Ja Morant, LaMelo Ball or Trae Young?
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The choice, quite clearly, has everything to do with what has transpired over the course of the past few weeks. @sam_amick & @JoshuaBRobbins explain: https://t.co/Mv3C2WdTMw
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The Hawks’ choice not to give Young a long-term contract extension this summer opened the door for all of this chatter.
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The Trae Young era might be nearing an end in Atlanta. The Hawks are working with the 4x All-Star and his agents to find a trade destination, a source confirms to The Athletic.
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League source confirms the ESPN report that the Hawks and Trae Young, along with his agents, are working to find a new landing spot for the 4-time All-Star. Wrote last week about the strong signs that Trae was more available than ever, at @TheAthletic
https://t.co/UaD5ZxTvW0
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With Hawks, Lakers, Warriors and more feeling the pressure, here's what they're considering ahead of the trade deadline.
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From @TheAthletic: This is our NBA expert's All-Disappointment Team. This squad is a list of players who have done the most to fall short of our hopes and expectations, however misplaced they might have been.
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As 2026 begins, these players have done the most to fall short of our hopes and expectations, however misplaced they might have been.
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Is Brown underrated this season? 🔗 https://t.co/RxUoH8UdZK
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Brown matched his career-high of 50 points and helped shut down Kawhi Leonard in the Boston Celtics' blowout of the LA Clippers.
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With so much of the rotation turned over and Jayson Tatum sidelined, the Celtics keep stacking wins behind Jaylen Brown. Saturday was his loudest one yet: 50 points and an elite defensive performance vs. Kawhi Leonard. Brown said he and the team deserve more recognition for
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