Matt Hanifan
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5 days ago |
hothothoops.com | Matt Hanifan
The Houston Rockets used their gavel Sunday, acquiring Phoenix Suns 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 overall pick and five second-round picks. The Miami Heat were consistently a team rumored to be in the mix, but came up short of Phoenix’s asking price for Durant, who was expected to be traded ahead of this week’s NBA Draft.
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5 days ago |
vendettasportsmedia.com | Matt Hanifan
Matt Hanifan / NBA / June 22, 2025We finally have a Kevin Durant resolution! The 15-time All-Star was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets on Sunday in a three-player, six-pick deal. Let’s hand out some trade grades, shall we?!The Rockets, coming off their first 50-win season since 2018-19, didn’t pay an inexpensive price, but they got their guy and they have plenty of additional flexibility to make another big swing.
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6 days ago |
hothothoops.com | Matt Hanifan
At this point, it’s common knowledge that the Miami Heat are deeply entrenched in acquiring Kevin Durant, with this week’s draft signaled as Phoenix’s “soft deadline” to offload the 15-time All-Star, who is entering the final year of his contract. In regards to the Heat, what we do know is that the Suns have zero leverage, and that second-year Heat center Kel’el Ware appears to be the sticking point.
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6 days ago |
hothothoops.com | Matt Hanifan
While they were in the mix once again, the Miami Heat did not land Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant Sunday, as he was dealt to the Houston Rockets in a three-player, six-pick trade. More details have been disclosed about what a potential Heat package would’ve looked like for Durant. While we know that second-year center Kel’el Ware was a sticking point, we don’t know what the whole package would’ve looked like.
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1 week ago |
vendettasportsmedia.com | Matt Hanifan
Matt Hanifan / NBA / June 20, 2025 We are just over one week away from the 2025 NBA Draft! Today, we will be previewing Duke guard Sion James, who specialized as a 3-and-D guard on this year’s loaded Duke team! Let’s jump right into it! Height (no shoes): 6’4.5 (6’6.5 wingspan, 8’4 standing reach) Weight: 217.6 lbs Draft Age: 22.5 Position: Guard As a three-star recruit out of Lanier High School in Buford, Ga., James signed with Tulane over offers from Ole Miss, Georgia, Yale, James Madison...
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(Once again, when we talk about the East being wide open, it only applies to good teams … we will have to see what happens in FA, but Indiana, Cleveland, New York, Detroit and Orlando should be quite good next year … we’ll see what Boston/Milwaukee/Philly do, but alas)
Will be away from my house for a few hours so there’s an 80 percent chance that something Kevin Durant related will happen. Stay alert.
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