The Latest Breaking News from KD

MIAMI — An all-time great basketball player coming off one of his best seasons asks his team to trade him and puts the Miami Heat on a very short list of desired landing spots. Pat Riley spends his Hall of Fame career whale hunting, and suddenly a king-of-the-ocean-sized whale, Kevin…

David Hardisty: Woj says Miami and Brooklyn are "going to need a third team, perhaps even a fourth team" to work a Kevin Durant trade. He thinks Phoenix needs the same "help" from another team or two to get a deal done. Source: Twitter @clutchfans ...

Deandre Ayton may be on the move. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, the Pacers are "very close" to executing a sign-and-trade with the Suns for 23-year-old Ayton, who was the first overall pick in 2018. Source: Jared Greenspan @ New York Post ...

League sources maintain that the Nets are A) focused on trying to assemble a palatable Kevin Durant trade before proceeding to Kyrie Irving scenarios and B) adamant in their resistance to taking back Russell Westbrook in a theoretical Irving swap ...