Phoenix is set to rebuild with its No. 4 pick.

The Phoenix Suns have reassured their first-round pick, Josh Jackson, that he will not be included in any deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving, per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Arizona Sports 98.7’s John Gambadoro. Jackson, a 6’8 wing from the University of Kansas, was taken No. 4 overall in last month’s NBA draft.

New Orleans next step necessitates shedding salary from the roster.

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a tight spot, as Oleh discussed days ago. How tight? If recent reports are accurate, Dell Demps has this team nearly on top of the NBA salary hard cap. What is it, and what does it mean?

Rose signed at the vet’s minimum in Cleveland for a chance to win. Now, he has a shot to show what’s left in the tank.

Midway through last season, Derrick Rose was looking to get paid. He was going to enter the first unrestricted free agency of his career hoping for a $150 million max contract, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley, comparable to the deal Mike Conley signed with the Grizzlies two summers ago.

I freakin love Kevin Freaking Durant, but I'm a Dubs fans.

And that love for KfD and His Game has made me especially sensitive to all the disdain and internet vitriol hatred (really, is there any other kind?) focused on KD. I get that OKC fans are a lost cause, but at least they have a personal stake...so I understand. But the rest of the world outside of Dubnation?

Gasol was supposed to take a paycut so San Antonio could sign free agents. But the Spurs missed on the big fish.

Veteran free agent big man Pau Gasol has re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs on a three-year deal worth $48 million, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. There is only a partial guarantee on the final year of his new deal.

Why he’d do it? Where’s he going? We answer all the questions you didn’t know you had about Kyrie Irving’s request to be traded.

Kyrie Irving reportedly requested that the Cavaliers trade him this summer after six seasons in Cleveland. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that Irving made the request last week. NBA.com’s David Aldridge reports that Irving requested a trade to the Bulls so he could play with Jimmy Butler before the NBA Draft in June. (Butler has since been traded to Minnesota.)

The King is going to see this season through, no matter what happens in Cleveland.

LeBron James is determined to see the remainder of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers through, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. He will not waive his no-trade clause to pursue opportunities with other teams this year.

Wall’s contract with the Wizards now runs through 2023.

John Wall and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a four-year, $170 million contract extension that will keep Wall on the Wizards until 2023, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge. Wall’s contract also includes a 15-percent trade kicker and a player option on the final year.