I just CANNOT get over Kevin Durant’s humility. After Sam Smith said he may be better than LeBron yesterday, Durant tweeted, “MAN Y PEOPLE KEEP SAYIN THAT..IM NOT NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS LEBRON

Howlin’ T-Wolf on the trade: “Much like the trade last week for Quentin Richardson, this is at best just a lateral move that helps the Wolves positionaly this season while also now splitting Etan’s

NBA.com looked at 10 players that helped their Team USA stock and No. 1 was our friend: “Kevin Durant, SF, Oklahoma City … Showcase stats: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 5-12 fg, 1-4

The preseason schedule is out (all times CST): Wed., October 7 at Memphis 7:00 p.m.; Sat., October 10 at New OrleanscTBD; Mon., October 12 vs. Phoenix 7:00 p.m.; Wed., October 14 vs. Miami 7:00

Not so much a doin’ on the Thunder front today. But worry not ladies and gents, I found a few things for you to peer at on this lovely Wednesday. A story on Dime

Sean Deveney looks at who made some sort of impression in Vegas, whether it be good or bad: “Hasheem Thabeet has a long way to go. The fact Thabeet struggled offensively is no surprise.

Kevin Arnovitz of TrueHoop writes about the death of the back-to-the-basket game: “Name one guy here who can can hit a jump hook over their left shoulder,” an NBA assistant general manager asked. “I