Who will nab Paul Millsap?

Good morning. Happy New Year. Let’s basketball.

START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT: Did ... did Kris Dunn intentionally dribble around Shabazz Napier like that? Might as well just call him a 16-letter word and throw down, man.

THE PAUL BALL: The Hawks have reportedly begun gauging interest in Paul Millsap on the trade market. This is a little weird because Atlanta is well within the playoff mix, and the team’s second-best player has probably been Dwight Howard, who isn’t young. However, the Hawks set the tone for this one by trading Jeff Teague for a pick in the summer and let themselves be outbid for Al Horford. It’s time to rebuild.

BACK IN 2016 ... On Friday Isaiah Thomas had his first career 50-point game and on Saturday James Harden tied Wilt’s record for most points in a triple-double with 53.

YIKESVILLE: Marc Stein reports that Fred Hoiberg is on the hottest seat in the NBA.

SCORES GALORE ...

Spurs 112, Hawks 114 (OT)
Pistons 107, Heat 98
Magic 104, Pacers 117
Blazers 95, Wolves 89
Raptors 123, Lakers 114

CONFLUENCE: Doc and Austin Rivers ejected within moments of each other, as it should be.

HMM: Another major NBA personality, Steve Kerr, comes out against “Last Two Minutes reports.” Kevin Durant ripped them last week.

ON THE MIC: Ben Epstein and Ricky O’Donnell on Limited Upside chat about the prospects worth tanking for.

HELPING HANDS: Myles Turner on why he’s so devoted to the cause of helping the homeless.

NO JOKIC: Nikola Jokic leads Zach Lowe’s 10 things ... as a one-time water polo scrub, I agree that Jokic has the characteristics of a point.

SHARING IS CARING: How Kyrie Irving is sharing the ball more this season.

THIS KID ON THE HAWKS’ BENCH (?!) IS MY LIFEBLOOD. Via r/nba.

WELPVILLE: It looks like Donatas Motiejunas will end up with the Pelicans on the minimum, where he will compete once again with Terrence Jones for minutes.

LIVING THROUGH IT: David Roth on living through the NBA renaissance.

NEXT UP: Half the league’s in action on Monday. NBA TV has Hornets-Bulls at 8 p.m. ET. League Pass has Thunder-Bucks at 7 and Wizards-Rockets at 8.

AND FINALLY: Stan Van Gundy on how he checks his privilege.

Be excellent to each other.