The Phoenix Suns dropped their third straight game after a 124-116 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Thursday's loss was the Suns' 10th in the last 12 games, and the team is now five games under .500. Phoenix is now on the outside looking in for the Conference playoff standings as the 11th seed.

Nine different All-Stars changed teams during the period leading up to the 2025 NBA trade deadline, and a player that has accomplished more than them all nearly became the 10th. In their widely-reported pursuit of Jimmy Butler,

Kevin Durant rejected a possible trade deal to return to the Golden State Warriors because he didn't want to relocate. 'I didn’t want to move,' the 36-year-old NBA star said in a conversation with Draymond Green and Baron Davis on a recent episode of their podcast,