BREAKING: James Harden is expected to decline his $36M player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, per multiple sources.

Bucks releasing Kevin Porter Jr, Grizzlies release Walter Clayton Jr, and Lakers release Dalton, per @ShamsCharania

😳Suns owner Matt Ishbia on trading for Kevin Durant: "I kind of just threw money at the problem... Bringing in super talented players like Kevin Durant doesn't necessarily lead to championships." (Via @CNBCSport, h/t @TheNBABase/@Fullcourtpass)

The Charlotte Hornets are waiving veteran Pat Connaughton, per @ShamsCharania

Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown didn’t say a word to each other at warmup. (via @NBCSBoston)

Former Heat Players reunite today at the NBA China Game (Mavs vs Rockets) (Via @NBA)

The Heat are waiving Dennis Smith Jr, per @MiamiHEAT

JUST IN: Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns willing to take less than a max deal, but a sizable gap remains, per @ChrisBHaynes

LeBron James 76ers era has started: (Via @BleacherReport)

LeBron James first points as a 76ers: (Via @ESPNNBA)

Ja Morant and Damian Lillard, first look at the two stars playing together:

Damian Lillard is back:

Ja Morant first point as a Trailblazer:

Draymond Green interview:

There’s a growing cloud over the Knicks, and tensions could rise if Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns aren’t extended by February, per @ShamsCharania (Via @TheDunkCentral)

BREAKING: The Knicks are offering Karl-Anthony Towns a four-year approximately 200M contract extension, 76M less then a max. 😮 (Via @ohnohedidnt24)

“It don’t look good,” - KAT on signing an extension with the Knicks (Via @JLEdwardsIII/@TheDunkCentral)

Tyler Herro also said Bucks HC Taylor Jenkins camp is the same, if not more intense than Coach Spo, and jokes that the Heat aren’t the only team with culture as ‘he was told’. (Via @TheHeatCentral)

The Miami Heat held a lockout day at this past trade deadline because they believed a Giannis deal was done, and Herro was pushing for a trade to get done because he wanted a new start, per @SIRIUSXM (Via @TheHeatCentral)

Giannis first bucket as a Heat: (Via @Heavenlybuckets)