New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) looks to pass the ball in front of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein, right, tries to steal the ball from Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II, center, as Thunder guard Alex Caruso, left, defends during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

This illustration released by ESPN shows from left, San Antonio Spurs' Chris Paul (3), Victor Wembanyama (1), and New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and Jalen Brunson (11), before an animated Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Goofy. (ESPN via AP)

Orlando Magic center Moritz Wagner (21) evades New York Knicks guard Pacome Dadiet, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)

FILE - Former Kentucky player John Wall is introduced to the crowd during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Miami and Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 28, 2023. Kentucky won 95-73. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

FILE - Los Angeles Clippers guard John Wall dribbles during an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 21: Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff of the Detroit Pistons hugs Tim Hardaway Jr. #8 during the second half of the NBA game at Footprint Center on December 21, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images)