Kevin Durant Is Trending After Six-Word Message on Magic-Grizzlies Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Orlando Magic have made their presence felt early in the 2024-25 offseason with a blockbuster trade that has the NBA world buzzing. On Sunday, the team acquired sharpshooting guard Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies.

Stephen A. Smith said NBA players have told him they don't want to play for the Grizzlies because Memphis isn't "the safest environment."

That is not the case, the Grizzlies have shot down overtures about either Ja Morant or Jaren Jackson Jr., a league source told NBC Sports. That echoes other reporting, specifically at ESPN, that Memphis is looking to retool around Morant and re-sign Jackson.

Although they are the ones with the coveted Durant, reports say the Suns do not have much trade leverage, and must lower their asking price.

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I wouldn’t, however, expect the Grizzlies to suddenly thrust themselves into the Kevin Durant sweepstakes. The Stein Line, as of Friday evening, was directly told that Memphis wasn’t

The NBA offseason is slowly approaching, and while that is the case, teams are wasting no time in bolstering their rosters. The Houston Rockets kicked things off on Saturday when they signed Steven Adams to an extension,