Damian Lillard passes Clyde Drexler in scoring

NBA Communications: The field is set for the STARRY 3-Point Contest at NBA All-Star 2025: Jalen Brunson Cade Cunningham Darius Garland Tyler Herro Buddy Hield Cam Johnson Damian Lillard Norman Powell Lillard seeks his record-tying third straight 3-Point Contest title. -via Twitter / February 7, 2025

NBA analyst and former teammate of Antetokounmpo, Demarcus Cousins believes that there is a possibility that Giannis Antetokounmpo could leave the team for a bigger market team if things don’t work out. “As his teammate I learned there’s always truth in his humor. And he’s a lot smarter than he likes to give. I could see that happening. Especially, if the experiment with Damian Lillard doesn’t go as planned. It’s obvious he was ready to move from Milwaukee once before. If this thing don’t work out, I could absolutely see him in Chicago. It’s right down the street, he’s comfortable in the Midwest. And obviously Chicago is a great market for any superstar,” Cousins said. -via Sporting News / February 6, 2025

Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 112, Hornets 102 – Lillard 29pts/4reb/12ast – Portis 23pts/5ast/17reb/3blk – Lopez 14pts/3reb – Trent 13pts/6reb – Prince 11pts/2reb The Bucks are now 27-22. They next play in Atlanta on Friday. -via Twitter @eric_nehm / February 5, 2025

Gerald Bourguet: The Suns honor Devin Booker as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer with jerseys from the 4 players who previously held that mantle – Dick Van Arsdale, Gail Goodrich, Alvan Adams and Walter Davis – as well as a headset from the late Al McCoy pic.x.com/C4dgLMJy3f -via Twitter @GeraldBourguet / February 7, 2025

Dreams of pairing Jimmy Butler with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant reportedly morphed into a potential deal that involved Kevin Durant before fizzling out completely…but one source who spoke with PHNX Sports categorically denies Phoenix ever considered such a deal. -via gophnx.com / February 6, 2025

Ishbia likely won’t accept this level of play for much longer, but the source said the Suns will take the final 32 games of the season to evaluate this group. If Phoenix finishes the year as a .500 team that misses the playoffs, and if they can’t climb into that 5- or 6-seed and put together a competitive postseason, ownership will have two years’ of data proving this Big 3 configuration doesn’t work. As a source put it, if the Suns remain on their current trajectory, “you can bet your ass” ownership will make a bunch of changes, which could include anyone outside of Devin Booker. -via gophnx.com / February 6, 2025