Stop trying to make Jeremy Lin happen (again)

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

THE MASTER OF OUR TIME: We’re six seasons into the 2010s, so I put together my three All-NBA teams of the decade to date. Needless to say, LeBron leads the pack. It’s worth wondering if anyone can realistically catch him as the player of the decade at this point. What will he have to do to lose that title to Kevin Durant or Anthony Davis (who didn’t even make third team in my exercise)?

PRAISE THE HEAVENS: Kevin Durant is fully cleared ahead of training camp.

GOOD IDEA: Rodger Sherman suggests we all forget Anthony Bennett was ever the No. 1 overall pick.

FOR REAL? The president of Real Madrid is going to pitch Adam Silver on that Spanish club joining the NBA in the near future. Terrance Ross explains why that’s unlikely and what the pitfalls of European expansion would be. Via REDEF.

PICKAXES ON THE COURT: The Nuggets have a new court design that includes pickaxes.

BULLET TRAIN BACK TO STARDOM: Jeremy Lin does the Nae Nae with Stephen and Riley Curry.

THE APPLE DOESN’T FALL FAR ... LeBron’s son does a spot-on impersonation of the LeBron celebration.

SO YOU WANT TO HEAR SHAQ BUTCHER KATY PERRY. Today is your lucky day.

A LAKER EDUCATION: Woj on Kobe and Metta World Peace teaching Julius Randle what it means to be a Laker (Presumably a 2008-10 Laker, not a 2013-15 Laker).

GOODBYE, J-RICH: Jason Richardson has elected to retire instead of dealing with another knee injury that’s cropped up. He’ll be remembered for his futile but fun efforts in Oakland more than a decade ago, and his electric dunking style.

Happy Thursday. See you next time.