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Callie Caplan: Nico Harrison on Kyrie Irving trade despite past controversies: “He wants to be in a place where he feels respected, feels like he can be himself. Our job, my job, is to take away all the distractions so that he can just focus on basketball in a place that he feels love.”
Source: Twitter @CallieCaplan

Clutch Points: “I wanna thank Spencer though, those are my guys, but Kyrie is Kyrie…Probably the best ball handler in the game. It’s gonna be fun to play with him.” Luka Doncic shares his excitement on being able to play with Kyrie Irving (via @townbrad) pic.twitter.com/YGnrHe5MoB
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

As our Adrian Wojnarowski reported, the Suns were on the verge of pivoting to a 3-team trade that would have netted them the Atlanta Hawks John Collins — without trading any of the players they ended up sending to Brooklyn, per league sources.
Source: Zach Lowe @ ESPN

They got nowhere close on Fred VanVleet, sources said; the Raptors would have required Terance Mann and maybe more draft equity than the Clippers can offer. They never had serious talks on D’Angelo Russell or Kyle Lowry, sources said. They waded into the Mike Conley sweepstakes, but it escalated out of their price range. They are better and more versatile than they were yesterday, but it’s not clear by how much.
Source: Zach Lowe @ ESPN

Rod Boone: Mitch Kupchak publicly acknowledges what’s been happening behind the scenes with Miles Bridges. Said the NBA is conducting an investigation and he’s not sure when it will conclude. When it does, “we’ll go from there,” he said.
Source: Twitter @rodboone

As The Athletic forecasted earlier this week, the Timberwolves did not trade center Naz Reid, who was a coveted player on the market. More than a dozen teams called to inquire about his availability, sources said, but the Timberwolves didn’t come close to moving him. The Wolves are big fans of Reid, who has developed from an undrafted free agent with an injured foot into one of the most skilled backup big men in the league. He is one of the team’s most prideful workers, having stayed in Minneapolis for most of last summer to hone his game. Читать дальше...

Reggie Jackson, who’s expected to reach a contract buyout with the Hornets, is near the top of Denver’s wish list, a source told The Post. Jackson’s been with the Clippers for parts of the past four seasons and was traded to Charlotte for former Nugget center Mason Plumlee. The Palmer High School alum is averaging 10.9 points in nearly 26 minutes per game this season.
Source: Mike Singer @ Denver Post

A person familiar with negotiations confirmed Dallas’ front office has not offered Wood a contract extension, despite recent national reporting to the contrary. Doing so would appear unlikely to benefit the Mavericks’ roster-building flexibility as they evaluate long-term prospects with the controversy-ridden Irving.
Source: Callie Caplan @ Dallas Morning News

We’ll learn more in the coming days, but it’s quite clear that something must have changed here when it comes to Durant’s view of his own future. League sources say he spent recent days soliciting advice on the best strategy for this stage of his career, with most believing that he would wait until the offseason to pursue this kind of major change.
Source: Sam Amick @ The Athletic

A source, who was granted anonymity so that they could speak freely, says a reason Payton was traded was he indicated he didn’t want to be in Portland and was ecstatic to return to Golden State, an embarrassing development for Cronin’s first free-agent signing.
Source: Jason Quick @ The Athletic

Kyle Goon: Anthony Davis also talked about Russell Westbrook getting traded, comparing it to his own last days in New Orleans. Said he talked to Russ today and “I think he’s in a good place.” Adds: “I want people to know overall, Russ is a really good dude.” pic.twitter.com/DlKyGiFUIy
Source: Twitter @kylegoon

The Milwaukee Bucks play against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena

The Dallas Mavericks play against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center

The Oklahoma City Thunder play against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center

The Cleveland Cavaliers play against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center

The Minnesota Timberwolves play against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum

But New Orleans decided it wasn’t the right time to make an all-in move for a player like Anunoby or new Brooklyn Net Mikal Bridges. The Pelicans didn’t show much interest in including former first-round picks Trey Murphy and Dyson Daniels in potential deals, according to league sources who were not authorized to speak publicly on trade discussions. This made it challenging to construct the type of mega-deals other teams were looking to make for some of the big names that were available.
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NBA on ESPN: Mikal Bridges said he found out he was traded on a FaceTime from Damion Lee 😳 pic.twitter.com/QJiVDiN14l
Source: Twitter @ESPNNBA

Chris Haynes: John Wall has been notified by the Houston Rockets that he will be waived, positioning him to be among the top mid-season free agents, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Vincent Goodwill: Lakers coach Darvin Ham on Anthony Davis’ body language on Tuesday: “What was being reported was absolutely not the case. And I’ll just leave it there.”
Source: Twitter @VinceGoodwill

Andrew Greif: The Clippers say Kawhi Leonard (right knee injury management), Bones Hyland, Mason Plumlee and Eric Gordon will not play tomorrow vs. Milwaukee. The traded players are still making their way to the team.
Source: Twitter @AndrewGreif

Clutch Points: “One guy I want to mention right now who potentially is going to get a buyout is Reggie Jackson. Look for him and the Suns to make some contact in the near future.” — @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/nKRMGBaBpw
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

Clutch Points: “[The Suns] shocked everybody. The reason why this thing was so shocking was because there was no public trade request. KD and them did this quietly and they worked exclusively with the Phoenix Suns. Nobody else was in play for that.” — @Chris Haynes pic.twitter.com/q2vBcUTiNP
Source: Twitter @ClutchPointsApp

The Chicago Bulls (26-28) play against the Brooklyn Nets (32-22) at Barclays Center