Jamal Murray with a 2-pointer vs the Philadelphia 76ers

NBA team presidents met Thursday and emerged with belief that there are still ways to resume the season, and Dallas owner Mark Cuban also expressed optimism that the league will find a way out of the coronavirus-caused shutdown. ”Every intention is to return to play and try to create the best environment we can for the league and for the fans,” San Antonio Spurs CEO R.C. Buford said after participating in the call with top team officials. Team presidents around the league hold regular calls, as do general managers, and those calls have continued during the league’s shutdown.

The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Celtics are in deep talks with the Sixers to trade the #1 overall pick in next weeks NBA Draft.