Pierce pitched the Thunder to trade Chet Holmgren for Kevin Durant, which sparked a loud conversation across the media. Former NBA guard Jeff Teague took to the "Club 520 Podcast" to make his strong opinion known of the trade.

Still, Hall of Fame NBA player Paul Pierce had an idea for the Thunder -- trade Holmgren for Kevin Durant. The 36-year-old forward is still playing at an MVP-caliber level, and Pierce's reasoning was that Holmgren has hardly played in Oklahoma City's remarkable campaign thus far.

Maybe it will go in. It’s three points. I think it can help us.”

Shai joined Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant as the only Thunder players to score at least 50 points in a single game.

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With this achievement, SGA joined Thunder legends Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook as the only players in franchise history to score 50 or more points in a game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Image ...

Unfortunately, the Thunder wasted an all-time showing from star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The 26-year-old had 52 points on 16-of-29 from the field and an 18-of-21 clip from the free-throw line in a massive outing.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

West guards — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder ... Jokic (Denver Nuggets), LeBron James (LeBron James) and Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns). Those wound up being the All-Star starters ...

Victor Wembanyama's first All-Star appearance is highly unlikely to be his last, say other members of the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has wanted a more competitive All-Star event for some time, and this change comes after the teams combined to score a record 397 points — 211-186 was the final — in last season’s game at Indianapolis.