Lauri Markkanen will be re-evaluated in two weeks after an MRI on Thursday showed symptomatic hip impingement with associated inflammation and bone bruise, sources told ESPN. Markkanen also twisted an ankle in practice Wednesday, but those tests returned clean, sources said.
Durant has recorded 26.1 points per game during the 2025-26 season, 0.4 points less than Monday's over/under. His per-game rebound average - 5.4 - is 0.1 less than his prop bet over/under in Monday's game (5.5). Durant has averaged 4.4 assists per game, 0.1 less than Monday's assist over/under (4.5). Durant has connected on 2.3 three-pointers per game, 0.2 fewer than his over/under in Monday's game (2.5).
The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade Lonzo Ball and two second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Ball's agent, Rich Paul, and the Jazz are expected to discuss his future soon, sources told Charania. Utah agreed to another trade Wednesday, sending center Jock Landale to the Atlanta Hawks for cash considerations, sources told Charania.
The Grizzlies suddenly have a treasure trove of future firsts. Per Bobby Marks of ESPN, the Grizzlies' tally is 13 first-rounders across the next seven seasons. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports that Utah is sending Memphis its most favorable first-rounder in 2027 between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Jazz; the Los Angeles Lakers' 2027 first-round pick; and the Phoenix Suns' 2031 first.
Noah Clowney delivered another breakout performance with 29 points and career highs in free throws made (10) and attempted (12), but it still wasn't enough. The Utah Jazz surged in the fourth quarter to snap Brooklyn's two-game win streak and send the Nets to 5-17 after a 123-110 win. And for most of the night, it looked like Brooklyn had done enough to extend that streak.
