The Brooklyn Nets will sign Alize Johnson to a second 10-day contract.

Johnson's original 10-day contract expires on Wednesday.

Johnson scored 23 points to go with 15 rebounds in 33 minutes in his one appearance with the Nets to date.

The Brooklyn Nets offered Spencer Dinwiddie to the Golden State Warriors in a trade package for Kelly Oubre.

The Warriors rejected the offer as they continue to seek a playoff berth. Golden State evaluated numerous trade scenarios involving Oubre, but none materialized that would also help them in the short-term.

Dinwiddie is out for the season and can become a free agent in the offseason.

“I think a lot of people thought he might be available, but we value him, too, as evidenced by not trading him,” Bob Myers said of Oubre last week.

The trade package the Houston Rockets received for James Harden has come under scrutiny since the trade deadline in which they received very little in return for Victor Oladipo. Rafael Stone, however, continues to believe in the trade package he selected. 

The Rockets received three first-round picks from the Nets, a first-round pick from the Bucks, and the option to switch draft position in four drafts in exchange for Harden. Houston also essentially chose to take on Oladipo instead of Caris LeVert. 

“Given the types (of draft picks) we got back like, it feels like you can’t possibly know how you did for multiple years, like five, something like that,” Stone said. “But I feel good about it. I would for sure 100 percent do that deal again. There’s literally no part of me regrets doing that deal. I am not second-guessing it for a moment.

“Being in a position to not have to be bad, there’s some other things we’ve done to help that, too, but it’s primarily that deal that’s allowed us to say, ‘Hey, we want to compete on a slightly quicker time frame.’ We’re not going to go down this path of trying to intentionally lose games for years on end.”

Stone also pushed back on the narrative that any of the deals was directed by Tilman Fertitta.

“No offense to my boss, he doesn’t really have (a role) in a deal like this,” Stone said. “I do my very best to be a constant contact with Tilman, telling him about the direction we’re trying to go in … and I want him to feel very, very comfortable about our processes. Tilman is a deal guy. He’s super valuable to me as a resource.

“In terms of actual players? No. He leaves that up to us.”

Stone also talked about Houston's pursuit of a title over the past several years has contributed to their current state.

“I’m completely unapologetic about that,” Stone said, “Organizationally, for the last five or six years, maybe the longer, we’ve been all in every year, and given the players we’ve had, the place that our roster has been, the team construct we had, I think we did the right thing.

“That’s how we find ourselves in the position where we are today. There’s consequences to that. We’re kind of living those consequences.”

Kyrie Irving is set to return to the Brooklyn Nets lineup on Monday, according to Steve Nash.

Irving has missed the last three games due to personal reasons.

Kevin Durant will be out at least one more week with a hamstring injury.

LaMarcus Aldridge will sign with the Brooklyn Nets, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The 35-year-old Aldridge averaged 13.7 points in 21 games with the Spurs this season. 

James Harden said he felt like he was the MVP of this season following his 44-point game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

"Do I feel like I belong in it? I feel like I am the MVP. I mean, it's just that simple. I don't want to be speaking individually on myself. I am just going to leave it at that," said Harden.

Harden is averaging 25.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 11.5 assists in 30 games with the Nets.

The Nets are 24-7 with Harden on the floor.

"Numbers are showing it for itself, and we're winning. That's all I can say," Harden added about his MVP case.

Harden currently has the fifth best odds at +900 to win the MVP at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill.

No player traded during a season has won the MVP for that same season in league history.  

LaMarcus Aldridge is expected to meet with the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets, sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.

Aldridge and the Spurs agreed to a buyout on Thursday. 

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unsuccessful in trading Andre Drummond and will work on a buyout.

Drummond has been most strongly linked with the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets.

Kevin Durant is not traveling with the Brooklyn Nets on their current three-game road trip as he completes a "critical" stage of rehab on his left hamstring.

"We just felt like it didn't benefit him to travel across the country while he is trying to get that critical last part of his rehab done," said Steve Nash.

Nash added that while Durant continues to make progress, the team is not in a rush to bring him back to the court.

"If this was the playoffs, there's a chance he'd be back very soon, but there's no point in taking a big risk with him when the most important thing is to get him back for the remainder of the season," added Nash.

Durant last played on February 12. 

J.J. Redick is expected to be bought out by the New Orleans Pelicans after the trade deadline, a source tells Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Redick signed a two-year, $26.5 million deal with the Pelicans during the 2019 offseason.

Redick reportedly wants to play for a team close to his home in Brooklyn, which would open up the Philadelphia 76ers as an option.