Durant, Gordon and a big board of trade candidates make the rounds

Executives around the league say Houston would only fetch a first-round pick for Kevin Durant now, far less than Phoenix got a year ago. An anonymous executive said Durant's off-court baggage complicates any deal despite his scoring.

Separately, Denver's cap crunch has Aaron Gordon's name floating again, though the Nuggets are asking for picks plus a starter that no team will match. Point guards Darius Garland and Kyrie Irving are also named as theoretically available.

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