Victor Wembanyama, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Williams earn All-Star honors for the first time

Adam Wexler: #Rockets take down the Cavaliers again, 135-131. Amen Thompson w/ his 2nd career triple-double: 23p, 14r, 10a Jalen Green & Alperen Sengun each with 26p. Houston now 30-14, remain 2nd in the West. @SportsTalk790 -via Twitter @AdamJWexler / January 25, 2025

Chris Fedor: NBA Last Two Minute Report rules that on Alperen Sengun’s game-tying basket around the 1-minute mark he should have been whistled for a loose-ball foul for dislodging #Cavs Jarrett Allen. The subsequent in-game review didn’t look at that. Only if it was a hostile act. -via Twitter @ChrisFedor / January 23, 2025

“I’ve got a lot of injuries from (his childhood) — like everywhere,” the 22-year-old Şengün said. “My arms. My knees. I have injuries and scars everywhere from climbing places. A car hit me — twice. I was almost dying. I’ve had a lot of stuff.” He laughs at the irony of it all. “And now I play every game.” -via New York Times / January 22, 2025

Grant Afseth: Final: Mavericks 121, Thunder 115 P.J. Washington: 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 STL Kyrie Irving: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL Spencer Dinwiddie: 28 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST Jalen Williams: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 31 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST Jaylin Williams: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST -via x.com / January 23, 2025

Royce Young: Thunder beat the Jazz 123-114. – SGA: 54-8-5 + 2 steals – Dub: 25-3-2 + 2 steals – Cason: 13 and 3 rebounds – Wiggs: 10 and 4 rebounds – Caruso: 7-3-5 + 5 steals -via x.com / January 22, 2025

A pro scout told HoopsHype about Dylan Harper: “He could end up being better than Flagg. He’s not the most athletic, but he has that ‘slow-fast’ pace to his game. Offensively, I think Harper has a higher ceiling than Flagg. Worst case, as a lead guard, he’d be like [Anthony] Black – but Harper moves better and scores at a much higher level. His ceiling feels Jalen Williams-esque – a versatile player who can function as a guard or has the size to be a point-wing, it really depends on how a team develops him. Harper is a better shot creator than Flagg and makes everyone around him better. He moves like a wing but plays like a guard.” -via HoopsHype / January 22, 2025

As expected, league sources say those trade talks include the team that is known to be De’Aaron Fox’s preferred destination: the San Antonio Spurs. Yet while it remains to be seen if Fox will become Victor Wembanyama’s co-star in the next week, or if the Spurs might be able to push the negotiations into the offseason as a way to simplify their roster-building process while not losing out on Fox to another team, key factors here will have to be figured out if Fox is going to land in San Antonio. Chief among them? The possible Stephon Castle inclusion, or potential lack thereof. The Kings are known to covet the Spurs rookie guard who was taken fourth overall out of Connecticut in the NBA Draft last June, but there is serious skepticism in league circles that San Antonio will be willing to include him. If that’s ultimately the case, the Kings would have to determine whether there’s an acceptable pathway to doing the deal without him. That’s not the end of San Antonio’s considerations, either. -via New York Times / January 30, 2025

Law Murray: Victor Wembanyama was asked about Anthony Davis complaining about a narrative for Wemby to win DPOY Wemby: “I really don’t care about individual accolades. So it’s not something I’ve been worrying about.… the best reward is to win.” -via Bluesky / January 30, 2025

Tomer Azarly: Clippers defeat the Spurs, 128-116. Kawhi Leonard: 27 pts, 6 rebs, 7 asts Norman Powell: 27 pts, 8 rebs Ivica Zubac: 21 pts, 22 rebs James Harden: 21 pts, 3 rebs, 12 asts, 3 stls Nicolas Batum: 12 pts, 5 rebs Victor Wembanyama: 23 pts, 12 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls,3 blks -via x.com / January 29, 2025