Ball Knowers

If Damian Lillard lands with a team other than the Miami Heat, he won't report to training camp, per @MarkG_Medina "‘He just wouldn’t go,’ a person familiar with Lillard’s thinking told Sportsnaut. ‘He just wouldn’t report.'… ‘I don’t think the other team would trade for him knowing that he doesn’t want to be there,’ the person familiar with Lillard’s thinking told Sportsnaut. ‘He’s a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer, so they should respect his wishes.’" (Via sportsnaut.com/damian-lillard…)

The Sixers are telling teams that Tyrese Maxey is untouchable, per @WindhorstESPN "Prime Michael Jordan is available? Don’t call. 25-year-old LeBron James is available? Lose our number. Giannis Antetokounmpo says, ‘I want to be a Sixer.’ If Tyrese Maxey is the ask, just keep walking." (Via Hoop Collective )