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The two teams join Durant s battle! US media predicts KD Westbrook will be next, and ESPN plans to recruit James

5:44pm, 16 June 2025【Basketball】

On June 16, the Grizzlies and the Magic started their first offseason deal. The Magic gave out 4 first-round picks, 1 first-round swap, Pope and Cole Anthony, in exchange for Bain. This deal made a lot of money, and the Magic strengthened the problem of not having a shooter. The Grizzlies are probably going to work in the future. After all, their lineup now has 7 backcourt players, which is too deformed. In addition, from the early morning of this year to now, there have been a lot of news worth paying attention to in the league. Let’s take a look.

The two teams joined Durant's battle

Yesterday, the news from the US media was that Durant's next choice was one of the two, namely the Heat and the Timberwolves, and the Heat were the teams he prefers to join. I said at that time that the Suns will definitely wait a little longer, and they will maximize their interests before sending Durant away. Today, according to the update of the US media NBA Central, according to famous reporter Vincenster, the Raptors and the Clippers quietly joined the battle for Durant.

The Sun wants to see such results the most, because the more buyers, the more chance it will have to raise the price. The reason why the Raptors want Durant is because they hope to replicate the miracle created by Leonard's joining the Raptors, and the Raptors do not want to renew Durant's contract. In this case, I think Durant will not join. The Clippers want to form the three giants of Leonard, Durant + Harden. I have to say that Ballmer is indeed willing to spend money, but such a combination may be difficult to succeed in the current Western Conference, and the three cores are too old.

US media predicts that Durant and Westbrook's next home

Today, the US media website also updated the latest odds of Durant's next home, including the Timberwolves, Heat, Rockets, Spurs and Raptors. The Spurs are no longer interested in getting Durant because they are unwilling to give Durant the second pick. Now Durant is also hesitating, worried that he is not suitable for the Timberwolves. It is estimated that Durant does not want to assist Huazi. He is more inclined to the Heat because he can continue to be the boss and has unlimited fire rights.

At the same time, the US media NBA Central showed Westbrook's odds, with the Heat ranked first, the Mavericks second, the Kings third, the Warriors fourth, the Magic fifth, the Thunder sixth, the Israeli giants seventh, and the Raptors eighth. This Israeli giant once planned to give Westbrook the largest contract in European history, but I don't think Westbrook will go. The Mavericks' current playing style is indeed very consistent with Westbrook, and they also need a qualified point guard. But to be honest, why do I think Westbrook and the Nuggets may have a bigger re-signation?

Carlisle supports Foster

Pacers coach Carlisle was interviewed today, talking about the Pacers and Thunder's G4 and referee Foster. Carlisle said: The online criticism of Foster is bad, unfair, unjust and stupid. Pacers fans felt that they were skewed in this game. As the coach of the team, Carlisle believed that he would definitely be even more dissatisfied with the penalty, so I guess he was afraid of offending the referee, so he said good things. As long as the penalty was fair in the finals, the Pacers still have a good chance.

Three transaction rumors

According to US media Amico Hoops, the Cavaliers have put two forward players Dean Wade and Ocorro on the shelves. The main reason why they want to trade two is that the team wants to renew Meryl and Jerome. However, Ocorro probably finds it difficult to shake hands. The team needs to take advantage of the opportunity to send him away. As a space No. 4 position, Dean Wade can still help the team, and the team is probably interested in him.

According to the update of US reporter Evan Sidery, sources revealed that Cameron Johnson is triggering fierce pursuits for many championship teams, and the Nets now have two choices. One is to exchange Cameron Johnson for multiple draft picks, and the other is to trade upwards with Cameron Johnson + draft picks to get a higher pick. Cameron Johnson averaged 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game this season, with a three-point shooting percentage of 39%. Bain is worth 5 in the first round. Isn’t it too much to replace Cameron Johnson with 3, right?

ESPN plans to recruit James

James is expected to retire in 1-2 seasons, so ESPN also wants to recruit him to fight NBC. After all, everyone knows that NBC recruits Jordan. According to ESPN producer Tim, he hopes to hire James as an analyst for the game after he retires: we are full of expectations for this. In addition to their extraordinary physical talent, talent and hard work, their basketball wisdom is also worth learning from. Paul had some cooperation with us last year, and we worked very successfully.

According to Tim, one of the main reasons why he wanted to recruit James was that it was circulating in the outside world that James could predict the opponent's tactics and told his teammates what the other party would do. This kind of insight can greatly help our live broadcasts and other activities. People with this kind of thinking can benefit everyone from the game. Having said that, what do you want to say about today’s hot news? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.

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