The Brooklyn Nets have not given up a situation where Kevin Durant retracts his trade request, sources told Zach Lowe of ESPN.

Lowe adds that Durant's trade value is "impossible" to gauge partly due to the years remaining on his contract, and that the Nets are hoping Durant's camp comes to the same realization.

Teams around the league are waiting to see if the Nets lower their trade demands in order to move on from Durant.

Durant could also accelerate a potential trade by explaining his trade request. 

Trade discussions between the New York Knicks and the Utah Jazz over Donovan Mitchell have "stalled out," sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Charania adds that both sides haven't talked in "roughly" two weeks. 

The Jazz are having discussions over Mitchell with other teams, including the Hornets and the Wizards.

The Knicks will continue to be the focus of trade talks surrounding Mitchell due to having potentially eight first-round picks plus young players available for a deal. 

LeBron James remains "extremely happy in Los Angeles despite the Lakers' back-to-back rocky seasons," sources tell Marc Stein of Substack.

James and his family relocated full time to Los Angeles in 2018 and they have become even more entrenched in the community.

"The prevailing thinking in league circles holds that only the chance to play elsewhere alongside son Bronny James, who will be eligible for the 2024 draft and continues to develop as an NBA prospect, would spur LeBron to push for an L.A. exit," writes Stein.

James is eligible for an extension on August 4th and he has three options available to him:

1. Play out the final season of his $44.5 million contract and become a free agent in 2023
2. Sign a one-year extension worth $46.7 million
3. Sign a one-plus-one extension worth $97.1 million

Because James will not be subject to the Over-38 rule, he cannot sign anything longer than a two-year extension.

The Phoenix Suns retained Deandre Ayton when they matched his four-year, $133 million offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers. With the Suns not offering Ayton an extension before the season and any sort of deal in his restricted free agency, they signaled that they don't value him in a way we typically see for players of his caliber. 

Many expected Ayton to depart the Suns this offseason in a sign-and-trade, but the Kevin Durant trade talks presumably made that scenario more difficult. Now, the Suns and Ayton will have to rehabilitate their working relationship. 

"The weirdness of the Ayton situation, both the contract negotiations, the widespread perception, I'm talking widespread around the league that the bridge was pretty much burned between Ayton and the team," said Zach Lowe on his podcast.

"The comments that Monty Williams made after Game 7 when he pulled Ayton. There's clearly some mending of fences that has to happen there. Can it happen? Is this just a 'we're waiting it out until we can trade him' situation. That's another interesting human dynamic."

The Atlanta Hawks aggressively shopped John Collins this offseason and he was a linked to a number of teams including the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers.

The Miami Heat, who have a need at power forward, may have also explored a trade for Collins. The Heat lost PJ Tucker in free agency to the Philadelphia 76ers.

"There has been some Miami, John Collins chatter," said Zach Lowe. "It's old. It might be months old. I don't think it was ever really serious at al. They might revisit that."

The Heat have appeared to be more focused on their attempts to trade for Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell this offseason.

Collins re-signed with the Hawks last offseason on a five-year, $125 million contract in restricted free agency. 

Jayson Tatum was one of several current and former NBA stars to attend the premiere of "Point Gods" in New York City on Tuesday night. While walking the red carpet, Tatum was asked about the rumors his Boston Celtics might be in the mix to trade for Kevin Durant.

Tatum didn't address the rumors specifically. However, he did say he likes what the Celtics have done this offseason. Boston traded for Malcolm Brogdon and signed Danilo Gallinari.

“We got two new pieces,” Tatum said. “I love our team."

Tatum earlier deflected questions about his input in a potential trade. Tatum said that trades aren't his call, so he doesn't worry much about reported rumors.

“I don’t make anything of it,” Tatum said. “I just play basketball.”

When asked about what it would be like to play with Durant, Tatum praised his former Team USA teammate.

“I’ve played with him during the Olympics,” Tatum said of Durant. “He’s a great player. That’s not my decision. I love our team. I love the guys that we got. I don’t know if that report is true or not.”

The Miami Heat remain interested in trading for Kevin Durant but are "disinclined" to part ways with Bam Adebayo, sources told Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.

Adebayo currently cannot be traded to the Nets unless Ben Simmons is also traded due to the Designated Rookie Extension rule.

It was reported earlier that rival executives are skeptical as to whether the Nets actually want to trade Durant due to the high asking price.

The Heat are able to trade two unprotected first-round picks as things stand.

The team could potentially revisit a Durant trade should it become more realistic in the future. 

Multiple rival executives believe the asking price for Kevin Durant laid out by the Brooklyn Nets is so significant because the franchise has no intention to actually trade him.

The Nets are seeking at least one All-Star caliber player along with significant draft capital.

Brooklyn has also maintained that they're prepared to keep Durant into training camp.

Interested teams are hopeful that the Nets may ultimately have to lower its asking price.

There has so far been no indication that Durant could hold out to force a trade.

Jaylen Brown wants to remain with the Boston Celtics despite trade talks involving Kevin Durant.

When Jermaine Wiggins of WEEI in Boston previously claimed Brown told him he wouldn't re-sign with the Celtics in 2024, Brown was perplexed and denied the report behind closed doors.

Brown is a one-time All-Star and widely considered one of the best two-way wings in the NBA.

Sources believe the Nets are looking to drive up the market for Durant and leaked the conversations with the Celtics to entice the Toronto Raptors or Miami Heat to improve their offer.

The Boston Celtics have engaged the Brooklyn Nets in trade talks for Kevin Durant. When those talks happened remains an open question.

Reports came out on Monday from ESPN and The Athletic that Boston and Brooklyn have talked Durant trades. The Celtics reportedly offered Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a first-round pick to the Nets for Durant. Brooklyn countered by asking for Brown, Marcus Smart, another rotation player and multiple first-round picks.

When these talks happened has been up for debate. Zach Lowe of ESPN said on his Lowe Post podcast that he believes the conversations took place "around July 16". ESPN colleague Brian Windhorst said earlier in the day on Monday that the conversations between the Celtics and Nets "weren't new".

All reporting continues to insist that no deal is imminent between Boston and Brooklyn.