Ken Berger of CBSSports.com on the Rudy Gay deal: “By my count, Memphis has swung from $4 million over the luxury-tax line this year to about $8 million under, potentially leaving room to take

Kevin Arnovitz of TrueHoop: “Does Oklahoma City have anything profound to worry about? Thunder fans worry a lot about turnovers. But the high totals haven’t affected the offense’s overall efficiency, nor does it seem

President Obama took credit for Miami beating OKC in the Finals: “A few of them were here a couple years ago for a pickup game on my birthday. Now, I’m not trying to take

Marc Stein of ESPN.com: “I gotta challenge my old friend Ric Bucher on his Twitter suggestion earlier this week that LeBron James has to have the lead on Kevin Durant in the MVP race

Ben Golliver of SI.com gives OKC an A+ for their first half: “The quality of the Thunder’s play can’t be overstated. Name virtually any aspect of the game and they rank somewhere between good

Enjoyed this from Chris Ryan of Grantland about KD: “Even on the road, he yawps loud enough to let everyone in the building know this is his mother-you-know-what’ing house. This idea that Kevin Durant

J.A. Adande of ESPN.com names KD his first half MVP: “At the same time, Durant is doing more than ever before to get his teammates involved. He’s averaging a career-high 4.2 assists per game.

Matt Moore of CBSSports.com on the MVP race: “Voting Durant is a vote for a different, younger player, a recognition of his ascendance. Voting Anthony is about rewarding a player for improving and doing