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Kevin Durant to Celtics trade? This is what it would look like

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics have emerged as a suitor for Kevin Durant. Last month when Durant publicly requested a trade, we took a look at potential teams that could be interested in him and pointed out how he would be the best player in the modern era to be traded since Shaquille O’Neal. After the Utah Jazz received four first-round picks for Rudy Gobert, that likely now serves as somewhat of a floor for the type of return the Nets would demand for Durant.

All-Star forward Jaylen Brown is reportedly the centerpiece of the Celtics’ package, which alone should make Brooklyn extremely interested. We take a look at what a potential deal could look like and what it would mean for both Boston and Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Nets not tempted with Tyler Herro-based trade for Kevin Durant

The Nets are not interested in a Tyler Herro-based trade package.

Miami Heat guard Max Strus talked a little about Kevin Durant joining the team with hope, but there are reports that the team is uninterested in a trade package revolving around Tyler Herro.

South Florida reporter Barry Jackson reports that the Nets are uninterested in a trade package for Durant that revolves around Sixth Man of the Year, Herro. Jackson said that the only chance for Durant to land in Miami is for Durant to insist that he land in Miami.

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Durant won’t be traded unless the Nets feel that they’re receiving an All-Star or two and a slate of draft picks. The Timberwolves’ trade with Rudy Gobert inflated the trade market this offseason.

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NBA rumors: Kevin Durant, Rudy Gobert, OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr, Donte DiVincenzo, more

With most of the top players off the board, the trade market has come to the forefront with a blockbuster Rudy Gobert trade, and now all eyes are on Kevin Durant’s next potential destination following his recent trade request.

Below is the latest intel gathered by HoopsHype on trade talks surrounding Durant, Gobert, OG Anunoby, and Gary Trent Jr. Plus, behind-the-scenes notes on the free agent decisions of Donte DiVincenzo, Jae’Sean Tate, Royce O’Neale, Chris Boucher, and Thaddeus Young.

Watch: Bald eagle attempts to fly off with pet Yorkie

A Yorkshire terrier has survived a terrifying ordeal involving a bald eagle intent on making a meal of the pooch.

A Yorkshire terrier has survived a terrifying ordeal involving a bald eagle intent on making a meal of the pooch.

The accompanying footage, captured by a doorbell camera in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, shows the Yorkie, named Coco, crying out as a shadow appears overhead and the eagle swoops down to grab her from a porch.

Justin Dudoward, the dog owner, told FTW Outdoors that he did not witness the predation event, which occurred last Thursday. “I just heard her cries,” he said of Coco.

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The eagle bangs into a container as it attempts to take flight, as Coco bawls.

But the large raptor would leave empty-handed. Coco reappears in front of the camera at 12 seconds, running toward the house. Dudoward said she was uninjured.

The footage might serve as a reminder, however, that coyotes and mountain lions are not the only threats to small dogs left outside.

Although bald eagles prey mostly on fish, they’ll attack birds, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, muskrats, and other small mammals.

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Aggregate NBA mock draft 7.0: Ousmane Dieng moves into lottery, Jalen Williams top 20; trade talks

The NBA Draft is less than a week away, with more potential big trades on the horizon following the Christian Wood acquisition by the Dallas Mavericks, as noted throughout our new HoopsHype aggregate mock draft.

To get a better projection of where all of the projected top prospects stand currently, we compiled mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, SB Nation, Yahoo, Basketball News, and USA TODAY’s For The Win.

The most notable risers within the projected lottery selections included Dyson Daniels moving up further within the top 10 picks, Ousmane Dieng becoming a projected lottery pick, and Jalen Williams vaulting into the Top 20 range. Jake LaRavia and Dalen Terry, two of the biggest risers throughout the draft process, have moved into the late first round.

Other risers in the second round include Ryan Rollins, Andrew Nembhard, David Roddy, John Butler, Michael Foster, Gabriele Procida, and Dereon Seabron.

The notable name that fell was MarJon Beauchamp, who now is projected outside the top 20 picks despite receiving a green room invite. Josh Minott and Jean Montero were among those whose stock fell in the second round.

NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 58 points. If a player was second, he received 57 points and so on. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking. 

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

Raptors Rumors: OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr, Thaddeus Young, Chris Boucher

HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Raptors host Blake Murphy of Sportsnet 590 The Fan break down the trade rumors surrounding OG Anunoby, the possibility of a Fred VanVleet extension, the futures of Gary Trent Jr., Thaddeus Young, Chris Boucher, and more on the latest edition of the HoopsHype podcast.

For more interviews with players, coaches, and media members, be sure to like and subscribe to the HoopsHype podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Listen to the podcast above or check out some snippets of the conversation in a transcribed version below.

Aggregate NBA mock draft 6.0: Dyson Daniels moves into top 10; Christian Wood trade rumors

Following the withdrawals of several prospects, the aggregate NBA mock draft has shifted noticeably, and more intel on teams have surfaced with the draft nearing.

To get a better projection of where all of the projected top prospects stand currently, we compiled mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, SB Nation, Yahoo, Basketball News, and USA TODAY’s For The Win.

The most notable risers within the projected lottery selections included Keegan Murray leaping Shaedon Sharpe into the top five range, Dyson Daniels entering the top 10, and Malaki Branham cracking the end of the lottery. Dalen Terry also vaulted 12 spots since our last aggregate mock draft and is currently positioned as an early second-round pick.

Some of the more notable names that fell slightly included TyTy Washington, Max Christie and Leonard Miller.

NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 58 points. If a player was second, he received 57 points and so on. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

Joel Embiid isn’t mad at Pascal Siakam for his injury, but he sure does still seem mad at Raptors fans

Fans need to be better about this stuff.

Joel Embiid has a lot of reasons to be upset right now. He missed the first two games of the 76ers 2nd round series against the Miami Heat because of an elbow to the face by Pascal Siakam at the end of Game 6 in the first round.

That elbow is the reason why he’s wearing a mask now and is the reason why the 76ers’ playoff hopes have been hampered a bit in the first place. And the elbow didn’t even have to happen.

But Embiid doesn’t seem to be mad about it at all. He was asked about it after his return to the lineup in Game 3 against the Heat and he still says Pascal Siakam is “my guy.”

But who he does seem to be mad at are the Raptors fans that cheered after he was injured.

“I don’t think [Pascal] meant to do it. But, you know, I was more irritated by the perception of when that happened by really the fans. And I’ve always thought they have great fans, but I kind of changed my mind about, you know, the fans up there.”

Embiid has good reason to feel that way. After he took that elbow from Siakam, fans in Toronto were cheering about it because he’d done an airplane celebration on the possession before.

It was a bad scene all around but hearing fans cheer like that is certainly not what you’d like to see after someone gets elbowed in the face.

This isn’t indicative of the entire Raptors’ fan base, obviously. But this certainly isn’t a good look for Raptors fans at all. It reminds you of the 2019 Finals when they cheered after Kevin Durant’s injury as well. And that turned out to be a torn Achilles tendon.

Obviously, Raptors fans didn’t know Embiid was hurt in this manner. But still. Cheering for physical violence like this in the middle of a basketball game is completely out of bounds.

Embiid is absolutely right to feel the way he does. Fans need to chill out.

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Raptors offseason preview: Extensions, Rudy Gobert pursuit and more

The Toronto Raptors had a strong bounce-back season after spending a year in Tampa and made a ton of progress getting back to being a competitive team again. Fred VanVleet became an All-Star while Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes is looking like he will eventually become one. Most importantly, Pascal Siakam regained his All-NBA form. Things are looking up in Toronto.

The Raptors are heading into the offseason with a chance to build off their success for a potentially deeper playoff run. They have several players to discuss extensions with, some free agents to potentially bring back, as well some flexibility for a significant trade.

Tobias Harris wants this grandma freed from her cage after the 76ers finally beat the Raptors

Free Grandma. Free her right now.

The Philadelphia 76ers managed to avoid embarrassment by a wide margin on Thursday when they blew the Raptors about 132-97 in Game 6 following. a massive 3rd quarter run.

The Raptors’ attempt to come back and win the series after being down 3-0 went totally up in flames, much to the delight of 76ers fans everywhere.

But I ain’t going to lie to y’all. The Sixers fans? They were worried. They were definitely worried. All the makings for disaster were there. Doc Rivers has blown series leads as a coach. James Harden has blown series leads as a player. Joel Embiid’s thumb needs surgery. Yeah, it was definitely time to worry for a second.

One Sixers fan may have taken their worry a smidgen too far, though. Just a bit. A fan under the Twitter handle Hat Trick Papaya held their grandma in a cage and promised not to free her until the Raptors were closed out.

Nah, man. This ain’t right. Free grandmama. She ain’t do nothing to deserve this, man.

The series is over now. Grandma needs to be freed. Tobias Harris, who played incredibly with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Sixers’ closeout win, is demanding that she be shown to us free and unharmed.

Tobias is a real one, man. He did it for grandma. We still haven’t seen the proof, but it’s good to know Harris is on the case.

Sixers fans thought this was hilarious. Some even wanted to keep her in the cage for the Heat series so the team could keep winning. But that wasn’t the deal Hat Trick Papaya made.