Trae Young said there are a lot of "misconceptions" of him that he believes will change over time: "And I feel like a lot of it will get changed this year." 👀 (via ESPN)

Kevin Durant doesn't think that playing on super teams will hurt his legacy: "You can't talk down on anything that a professional athlete who's been around for two decades — I don't care how many championships I win or didn't win." (via The Pivot Podcast)

Paul Pierce says the Lakers are going to get smoked in the playoffs 👀 “It’s gonna be the same story every year with the Lakers. It’s gonna be the hype train, playoffs gonna come, and then they gonna get smacked up.” (via No Fouls Given)

REPORT: Many eyes are on the Saints as the trade deadline nears, per Jeremy Fowler 👀

Kevin Garnett theorizes that Austin Reaves may be eyeing a role as a No. 1 option somewhere in the NBA 👀 “Austin Reaves might be auditioning for a number 1 spot somewhere in his mind. Check the history without Luka and Bron. Let’s see…”

DEVELOPING: An NBA source tells Pablo Torre 👀 that the league never closed its investigation on Terry Rozier, even though no rule violations were found This would mean the Heat weren’t warned before trading for someone who hadn’t been cleared by the league 😳

Austin Reaves and the Lakers intend to stay together, says an NBA executive “He is good and the Lakers intend to keep him and he intends to stay, so my guess is it gets done” (via @ESPN)

REPORT: Stephen Ross has confidence in Mike McDaniel and intends to keep him in Miami past this season; instead, he will make changes in the front office (via Dianna Russini / h/t Dolphin Nation)

REPORT: There are "sharks in the water" for Austin Reaves, but there's "no sense" he's looking anywhere else than L.A. as of now (via ALL NBA Podcast and Marc Stein)

Norman Powell suggests the Clippers weren't straight with him before he was traded "They were saying how much they wanted me there. They were saying how much they valued me and loved me as a Clipper. Now I feel like it was a lot of blown smoke." (via EssentiallySports)

Justin Herbert opens up on facing Aaron Rodgers for the first time in his career "Just the amount of respect I have for him as a quarterback is really cool” ahnfiredigital.com/nfl/los-angele…

Kendrick Perkins says Ja Morant needs to join the Miami Heat “I do think it’s only one option for Ja Morant, one direction he needs to go. He needs that Erik Spoelstra, Pat Riley, Miami Heat culture.” (via Road Trippin’ Show)

REPORT: People now believe that the Jets are determined to do "whatever it takes" to find their QB solution in one of the next two drafts, per Dan Graziano

REPORT: Noise about LeBron James being "unhappy" with the Lakers has come from teams trying to acquire him, per Lakers Daily

REPORT: The unconfirmed "word on the street" is that Bam Adebayo could miss 3-6 weeks, per Greg Sylvander

REPORT: Intel on Zion Williamson around the NBA is "not great," per Brian Windhorst One NBA exec: "His trade value isn't there"

"Yes, he's talented, but he doesn't take basketball seriously enough" -- NBA scout on LaMelo Ball 😳 (via Tim Bontemps)

REPORT: People around the NBA are questioning Nico Harrison’s job security, per Tim MacMahon

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly put a "poison pill" in the Micah Parsons trade with the Green Bay Packers to keep him out of the NFC East. The condition was put in to block Parsons from going to Philadelphia, per Adam Schefter.

Paul Pierce says the Lakers will get "swept" this season if they keep LeBron James "The Lakers gotta trade him. ... If they add some other little pieces, then they got a shot." (via KG: Certified)