James Harden and Kevin Durant went on a trip to Greece together this past summer as their friendship blossomed again following the trade that brought back together nearly 10 years after they were split up by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Sources tell Logan Murdock of The Ringer that Harden reassured Durant twice that he'd sign an extension to remain with the Nets long-term.

Durant signed his extension in August, but Harden declared before the season started that he planned to wait for free agency.

After Durant suffered a knee injury in January, communication with Harden broke down. Harden began searching for a new team while the losses mounted as he played without Durant and without Kyrie Irving for home games.

“It wasn’t like it was a disconnect between us as individuals. I felt like we liked each other,” Durant told The Ringer. “But I was focusing on rehab and he was focusing on the team. Naturally, I wasn’t around the group, but I can’t control how everybody feels about their situation. I can do my best and provide what I provide every day. If it helps someone, cool, if it doesn’t, that’s cool too, but I can’t stress myself out wondering how somebody else feels about the situation.”

The Cleveland Cavaliers are doing some roster shuffling in the season's final weeks. Cleveland is planning to convert guard R.J. Nembhard's Two-Way contract to a standard deal. The Cavs will then sign center Moses Brown to the open Two-Way spot.

Nembhard has appeared in just 13 NBA games as a rookie. In 13 games (12 starts) with the Cleveland Charge of the G League, Nembhard has averaged 22.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists.

Brown recently completed a second 10-day deal with the Cavaliers. In eight games, Brown gave Cleveland some much-needed depth after the injury to Jarrett Allen, and subsequent injury to Evan Mobley. Now, he'll stick with the Cavs for the remainder of the season, but he will not be eligible to play in the postseason. Two-Way players aren't eligible to play in the Play-In Tournament nor playoffs.

The New Orleans Pelicans have signed guard Jared Harper from the team’s G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, to a two-way contract.

Harper, 6-0, 175, appeared in two games with the Pelicans earlier this season, averaging 3.5 points and 1.5 assists in 5.0 minutes per contest. Harper has appeared in 13 career games across three NBA seasons with Phoenix, New York, and New Orleans.

In 29 games for the Squadron this season, Harper averaged 21.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.0 assists in 34.5 minutes per game.

The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to sign Reggie Perry to a 10-day hardship deal.

Perry previously played two games earlier this season on the Blazers on a 10-day deal.

The Indiana Pacers today announced the team has signed forward Justin Anderson to a second 10-day contract. 

The Pacers signed Anderson to a previous 10-day contract on March 17, 2022. 

The Boston Celtics have agreed to sign Juwan Morgan to a 10-day contract.

Morgan is averaging 12.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 25.9 minutes over 20 G League games with the Maine Celtics this season.

Morgan appeared in one game earlier this season while on a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. 

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has been one of the surprises of the season. Now, Alvarado is being rewarded for his solid play.

The Pelicans are signing Alvarado to a standard contract from his Two-Way deal. New Orleans is using part of their remaining Mid-Level Exception to give Alvardo a four-year deal worth $6.5 million. The first two season are reportedly fully guaranteed for Alvarado.

After going undrafted out of Georgia Tech, Alvarado signed a Two-Way deal with the Pelicans. He's become a key rotation player as a backup point guard. In 47 games, Alvarado has averaged 6.1 points, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 15.3 minutes per game.

Greg Monroe has agreed to sign a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.

Monroe was on a 10-day contract in February with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Most recently, Monroe was playing in the G League for the Capital City Go Go.

The Miami Heat have signed Mychal Mulder to a Two-Way contract while also waiving Kyle Guy in a related move.

The Orlando Magic waived Mulder from his Two-Way contract in January. Mulder appeared in 15 games this season with the Magic, averaging 3.7 points 1.4 rebounds in 13.0 minutes.

Mulder is coming off 10 games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in which he averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 35.1 minutes. 

Kris Dunn has agreed to sign a second 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Dunn has averaged seven points and five assists in six games for the Blazers.