Bolts

Marc Stein of ESPN.com : “The closest thing to a prediction here, if you’re looking for that, is that

Rob Mahoney of SI.com says Harden deserves an extension : “It’s odd that Harden — who is a lock to

Ben Golliver of SI.com on the new 90-second rule : “The push-back from players is to be expected. This new

Andrew McNeill of 48 Minutes of Hell says OKC beat the Spurs because they copied their game and did it

Zach Lowe of SI.com : “And Eric Maynor is back! Remember Maynor, the guy who in 2011 looked like one

Kevin Arnovitz of TrueHoop on Russell Westbrook and Jordan Brand : “Over the past quarter century (gulp), the Jordan Brand launched

Forbes on Russell Westbrook joining Jordan Brand : “Adding Westbrook to the Jordan Brand line is a smart move for both

Bill Simmons of Grantland says the Thunder should pay James Harden now : “Is there some wealthy maniac out there who

John Hollinger of ESPN.com’s forecast: “And still, it may not matter if Perkins becomes a reasonable facsimile of

Aaron McGuire of Gothic Ginobili profiling KD : “When I say that I think Durant is roughly what he’ll be