Now that they’ve finally started a rebuild two years later, Kevin Durant has watched from afar and said he can see the Nets heading in the right direction.

Durant finished Monday's 111-109 victory over the Clippers with 24 points (9-19 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, five assists and two steals across 40 minutes.

Dybantsa — the BYU-bound phenom who could be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft — was at the San Antonio-Indiana games in Paris this week. His presence made sense for multiple reasons: he's made no secret that he'd like to play for the Spurs one day, and his father, Ace Dybantsa, used to play professionally in Paris.

Tony East: 42 points allowed in the second half for the Pacers, who had enough to get it done 115-102 against the Sixers. Not a pretty one, but they got it done. The stars stepped up in the fourth