In the wake of my own reporting on the Rockets’ trade outlook in last Sunday’s around-the-league notes, which detailed rival teams projecting Houston as a potential down-the-road trade suitor for Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, it was conveyed to me that the Rockets’ interest in Kevin Durant has been overstated from the jump.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal ‘looked great’ in 5-on-5, take huge step in returning from left calf strains for Phoenix Suns (w/videos) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:00 PM
Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal ‘looked great’ in 5-on-5, take huge step in returning from left calf strains for Phoenix Suns (w/videos) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:00 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns hope to have Durant, Beal back for NBA Cup showdown vs. Los Angeles Lakers (w/video) #Suns #EmiratesNBACup azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:54 PM
Phoenix Suns hope to have Durant, Beal back for NBA Cup showdown vs. Los Angeles Lakers (w/video) #Suns #EmiratesNBACup azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:54 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🤯🇬🇷 Not Lebron, not Curry, not Durant… Giannis Antetokounmpo has the most 30-point games over the last decade in the NBA! pic.x.com/9PrPXMZ3Ij – 2:00 PM
🤯🇬🇷 Not Lebron, not Curry, not Durant… Giannis Antetokounmpo has the most 30-point games over the last decade in the NBA! pic.x.com/9PrPXMZ3Ij – 2:00 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
From Friday:
Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal making progress, Suns hopeful they’ll return for Lakers showdown #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:13 PM
From Friday:
Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal making progress, Suns hopeful they’ll return for Lakers showdown #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:13 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
The Suns have definitely missed Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal offensively, but they’ve also missed what they provide defensively! We talked about it on the latest @PHNX_Suns pod (with thoughts from coach Bud!)
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Nba8OT…
Listen: link.chtbl.com/PHNXSuns pic.x.com/DOchyabIBQ – 11:04 AM
The Suns have definitely missed Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal offensively, but they’ve also missed what they provide defensively! We talked about it on the latest @PHNX_Suns pod (with thoughts from coach Bud!)
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Nba8OT…
Listen: link.chtbl.com/PHNXSuns pic.x.com/DOchyabIBQ – 11:04 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns’ coach gives optimistic injury update on Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal (w/videos) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:33 PM
Phoenix Suns’ coach gives optimistic injury update on Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal (w/videos) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 6:33 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal were full participants in today’s lighter practice and got in some 3-on-3
“The hope, the plan is they’ll play some 5-on-5 on Sunday, and continue to make that progression and hopefully be available for Tues. against the Lakers” pic.x.com/Whsi8zoTfY – 3:43 PM
Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal were full participants in today’s lighter practice and got in some 3-on-3
“The hope, the plan is they’ll play some 5-on-5 on Sunday, and continue to make that progression and hopefully be available for Tues. against the Lakers” pic.x.com/Whsi8zoTfY – 3:43 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal were full participants in today’s practice on-court, did 3-on-3.
Will see how they feel afterward. Off Saturday. Looking to do 5-on-5 Sunday with the hope to have Beal and Durant ready for Tuesday’s game vs. Lakers. #Suns – 3:35 PM
Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal were full participants in today’s practice on-court, did 3-on-3.
Will see how they feel afterward. Off Saturday. Looking to do 5-on-5 Sunday with the hope to have Beal and Durant ready for Tuesday’s game vs. Lakers. #Suns – 3:35 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
The Suns’ offense hasn’t been the same since Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal went down, but it’s actually their defense that’s plummeted. We talked about it on the latest @PHNX_Suns pod!
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=il9pJn…
Listen: link.chtbl.com/PHNXSuns pic.x.com/qf6wbgweZ8 – 12:02 PM
The Suns’ offense hasn’t been the same since Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal went down, but it’s actually their defense that’s plummeted. We talked about it on the latest @PHNX_Suns pod!
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=il9pJn…
Listen: link.chtbl.com/PHNXSuns pic.x.com/qf6wbgweZ8 – 12:02 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“Yeah, I’m 100% a LeBron guy. Always been a LeBron guy. I always say him, Carmelo and then KD. [James] and Carmelo, from an early age I remember seeing them on the TV and being obsessed ever since,” –
#Magic star Paolo Banchero who is over versus Lakers. bit.ly/4fGcnfs – 11:28 PM
“Yeah, I’m 100% a LeBron guy. Always been a LeBron guy. I always say him, Carmelo and then KD. [James] and Carmelo, from an early age I remember seeing them on the TV and being obsessed ever since,” –
#Magic star Paolo Banchero who is over versus Lakers. bit.ly/4fGcnfs – 11:28 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On the Suns getting a much-needed mental and physical break, how they intend to use these 5 days without games, and the hope Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal will return next week: bit.ly/3ZfFXlU – 2:07 PM
On the Suns getting a much-needed mental and physical break, how they intend to use these 5 days without games, and the hope Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal will return next week: bit.ly/3ZfFXlU – 2:07 PM
More on this storyline
Gerald Bourguet: Tyus Jones on the emotional lift that having Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal back would provide: “It’s huge for us. K and Brad do a lot for us, they carry a lot of the weight for us. So that was a big loss. Not having one of them is a big loss, but not having both of them was huge” pic.x.com/Ji0TMgW857 -via Twitter @GeraldBourguet / November 24, 2024
Gerald Bourguet: “Good day for those two, we’ll wait and see how they respond tomorrow.” Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal did everything in practice, including “quite a bit” of scrimmaging. We’ll get their status for Tuesday tomorrow, but Bud said he’ll sleep well tonight pic.x.com/xuf2KjLtxN -via Twitter @GeraldBourguet / November 24, 2024
Duane Rankin: Tyus Jones and Monte Morris said Kevin Durant (calf) and Bradley Beal (calf) looked good playing 5-on-5 today as Phoenix Suns hope to have both ready for Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. #Suns -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / November 24, 2024