Kevin Durant and Celtics? What’s up with the Lakers? NBA offseason check-in on news, rumors

NBA Summer League is over. Free agency has slowed to a halt. Money has been spent with enough max deals topping a quarter of a billion quarters to make your abacus spin.

But not everything is resolved as the NBA’s offseason pushes into late July and early August.

The Brooklyn Nets are still trying to figure out what they want to do with stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving (trade or keep), and teams are waiting to see where (if anywhere) the Utah Jazz will trade All-Star Donovan Mitchell.

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We take a look at where things stand at this point of the offseason:

The latest on Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving

Boston has had discussions with Brooklyn about acquiring Durant, USA TODAY Sports confirmed after reports from ESPN and The Athletic. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about trade discussions.

Boston’s Jaylen Brown was mentioned as a significant part of a potential trade with Brooklyn, and he responded in true-to-form NBA fashion by posting “Smh” on Twitter after he saw the reports.

ESPN, however, cautioned that the Nets are no closer to trading Durant to Boston than they are any other team. Phoenix, Miami and Toronto are among the many teams with an interest in acquiring Durant.

Brooklyn needs a significant return in a deal for Durant, especially given what Utah received from Minnesota in the Rudy Gobert trade, and that offer hasn’t been made yet.

Likewise, the Nets are not enamored with any offer for Kyrie Irving, including from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Where will Donovan Mitchell end up?

During a press conference following the Gobert trade, Jazz general manager Justin Zanik said there is no intent to trade Mitchell but added, “I couldn’t sit here and say anybody is (untouchable).”

Translation: Mitchell, a three-time…