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Kevin O'Connor: If LeBron James asks out, his most likely destination is ________. @BobbyMarks42 and I had the same answer for this fill in the blank. 🗽 Bobby Marks: If it was a straight trade you always think New York potentially, I think the Knicks, they do have the contracts, whether it be the Towns deal, OG, and Bridges, whatever that group, I think would probably lean back towards New York. O'Connor: Yeah, I think I'd say the Knicks for sure. I mean, I'd say Knicks number one, and then everybody else, if he were to be traded midseason, the Knicks makes sense, for salary purposes, for roster fit purposes, for what they could desire, what they feel like they might need to take a leap. So I'd say the Knicks also for LeBron. I mean, it's Madison Square Garden. He's always calling it his favorite arena; he could be a quote-unquote savior, you know, if he does help take them to a championship for the first time in decades. So there's that with him as well. Can you imagine that, LeBron James traded midseason to the New York Knicks? If Shams drops that bomb, it might exceed the Luka trade last year.
If LeBron James asks out, his most likely destination is ________.@BobbyMarks42 and I had the same answer for this fill in the blank. 🗽 https://t.co/x2tcC77YJc pic.twitter.com/98IcmoELiN
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnor) October 16, 2025
The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly tried to make a big splash to bring another star onto the roster. Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor said on his podcast on Monday that he "heard" the Cavs offered Darius Garland in a trade package for Kevin Durant before the 15-time All-Star was traded to the Houston Rockets on Sunday (41-minute mark). "When exploring a KD deal, they've at least shown a willingness to think big and go for a big star player," O'Connor said. "So maybe they would."
"I have multiple sources telling me the Celtics interviewed Cooper Flagg." Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh break down the latest on Flagg and other combine prospects ⬇️ (via The Kevin O'Connor Show)
Kevin O'Connor: Lot of rumblings that the Milwaukee Bucks have also been informed not to trade for Jimmy Butler. @ChrisBHaynes reported earlier the Memphis Grizzlies were told not to. That’s now two playoff teams Butler could be refusing. So…does Pat Riley give Jimmy what he wants?
NBA writer and podcaster Kevin O’Connor is leaving The Ringer after eight years. O’Connor is slated to join Yahoo Sports, which has heavily revamped in recent months, The Post has learned. O’Connor had been with The Ringer since 2016, the year it was founded.
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Kevin O'Connor: Top 4 Picks for the 2024 NBA Draft: 1. Atlanta 2. Washington 3. Houston 4. San Antonio No clear-cut choice for any of these picks this year. Going to be a fascinating pre-draft process. I’d expect the Hawks and Rockets to especially be active in the trade market. Wild result.
Kevin O'Connor: Victor Wembanyama got his first 5x5 and the 15th in NBA history: 27 points 10 rebounds 8 assists 5 steals 5 blocks At age 20 he’s the youngest ever to do it (Andrei Kirilenko was 22). He also did it in 31 minutes, the fewest minutes ever (34 by Marcus Camby). pic.twitter.com/UiP3lqBliw
Kevin O'Connor: It's a weak free agent class too. Jerami Grant or Kyle Kuzma would be a great fit next to KD in small ball lineups. Fred VanVleet or Kyrie Irving could be a better PG fit next to Booker rather than Paul's on-ball dominance.
Kevin O'Connor: Clippers-Kings just became the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. 370 points: Pistons over Nuggets in 3OT, 186-184 (Dec 13, 1983) 351 points: Kings over Clippers in 2OT, 176-175 (Feb 24, 2023) 337 points: Spurs over Bucks in 3OT, 171-166 (March 6, 1982)
Kevin O'Connor: Players with 50+ points this NBA season: Donovan Mitchell: 71 Luka Doncic: 60 Joel Embiid: 59 Devin Booker: 58 Anthony Davis: 55 Klay Thompson: 54 Joel Embiid: 53 Pascal Siakam: 52 Luka Doncic: 51 Devin Booker: 51 Darius Garland: 51 Luka Doncic: 50 Steph Curry: 50
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Kevin O'Connor: I asked Scoot Henderson why he should go first in the 2023 NBA draft and if there's extra motivation playing Victor Wembanyama. Scoot: "I feel like I don't need any extra motivation...I'm trying to dominate and demoralize whoever I'm in front of." Full interview out this week. pic.twitter.com/XJklS1LIrH
I asked Scoot Henderson why he should go first in the 2023 NBA draft and if there's extra motivation playing Victor Wembanyama.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) October 4, 2022
Scoot: "I feel like I don't need any extra motivation...I'm trying to dominate and demoralize whoever I'm in front of."
Full interview out this week. pic.twitter.com/XJklS1LIrH
Kevin O'Connor: “Tobias Harris over me?” Damn Jimmy Butler 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Avvkjpglsq
“Tobias Harris over me?” Damn Jimmy Butler 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/Avvkjpglsq
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 13, 2022
Kevin O'Connor: Huge win for the Grizzlies over OKC. To pass Memphis in the standings: San Antonio, Phoenix, Sacramento, and New Orleans now have to go undefeated the rest of the way AND Memphis would have to drop their final three games. Portland remains a major threat to take the eighth seed.
The coincidence in the Bulls’ search for a new head of basketball operations isn’t as much that Zanik interviewed Monday and is considered a finalist for the job. It’s that Josh Paxson and Kevin O’Connor enjoy a respectful professional relationship, and the family ownership structures and philosophies of the Jazz and Bulls are similar. The Reinsdorfs, like the leaguewide perception of Jazz ownership, are known for running the business side and letting basketball operations do their jobs.