Thunder keep winning streak alive behind Big 3

The Portland Trail Blazers are hoping to move forward with a combination of veterans in Damian Lillard and Jerami Grant, while bringing along young potential stars in Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson.

“If Damian Lillard wants to go to a contender, it’s going to probably have to be somewhere [else],” said Adrian Wojnarowski. “Unless he’s willing to wait a couple of years for this group to grow. There’s no magic trade out there for them.

“They’ll to try to re-sign Jerami Grant. I have some confidence they’re going to be able to do that.”

The Blazers didn’t like any of their trade options to move No. 3, so they decided to keep the selection for themselves.

“I think Portland did what was right by their organization, their front office,” added Wojnarowski. “Trading out of No. 3 for whatever the best available veteran would have been would have been malpractice.”

Brandon Ingram has been diagnosed with a left knee bone contusion following an MRI.

Ingram hyperextended his left knee during Thursday’s loss to the Orlando Magic.

Ingram will be reevaluated in two weeks.

The Sacramento Kings never offered Tyrese Haliburton as part of a package to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, sources told Marc Stein.

The Kings were rumored to be interested in trading for Simmons during the 21-22 season and eventually traded Haliburton for Domantas Sabonis.

The Kings turned into a playoff team last season with Sabonis having an All-NBA season, while Haliburton emerged as an All-Star with the Indiana Pacers and would have likely been a better long-term fit for the Sixers than James Harden.

Haliburton signed a five-year designated max extension with the Pacers that could be worth up to $260 million.