It was probably the Elliot Perry-styled uniforms that set Brandon Jennings off (Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Chad Ford’s annual trade deadline ranking sheet went up at ESPN Insider, and for what feels like the 29th time in his four-year career Milwaukee Buck point guard Brandon Jennings is prominently featured on the list. The 2013 restricted free agent has often talked about exploring other opportunities outside of the team that drafted him, as well he should, but Ford’s anonymous source took things one step further:

Jennings has, according to one source, "irreconcilable differences" with Milwaukee. He's frustrated, according to sources, that the two sides weren't able to work out a long-term extension this summer. In addition, he feels as though he doesn't get the attention he deserves and wants a bigger market to take his talents to.

Jennings isn't bluffing. He recently changed agents in an attempt to get some traction on his relocation. Jennings' marching orders for his new representation? Get him out of Milwaukee, either by the trade deadline or via a toxic offer sheet from another team this summer.

The “bigger market” thing always confounds me. I can understand wanting to enjoy a bigger city – and this is coming from a writer that very much loves Milwaukee – but what does a bigger market have to do with Brandon Jennings’ production? I’m sorry, is it Milwaukee’s small market that has you shooting less than 40 percent from the field this year? Or shooting under 40 percent for the third time in your four-year career? Would Jennings earn more respect from the refs and get to the line more than 3.8 times per 36 minutes if he played for the Knicks?

One of these things is not like the other (Getty Images)

Over a week ago, the Houston Rockets demolished the Golden State Warriors by 31 points, winning 140-109 and tying an NBA record for 23 made three-pointers. The carnage was so bad that, deep into garbage time and with a bevy of Rocket bench players that happened to rely on the three-pointer as the main facet of their arsenal on the court, Warriors coach Mark Jackson watched happily as his team intentionally fouled the Rockets so as to prevent them from setting the record. Rox forward Chandler Parsons took to Twitter to mock Jackson’s ABC catchphrase following, and Warriors center Andrew Bogut took to Twitter to use an ages-old “joke” a junior high kid should be ashamed about.

The underlying theme being, “look out, Rockets, we get you again in California in a week.” And the Warriors did welcome Houston, coming off of an embarrassing loss to the Kings on Sunday, to the Bay Area on Tuesday -- promptly gave up 116 points on its home court as Houston romped again.

Bogut, not so churlish in the aftermath of a second straight loss to the Rockets, fumed afterward, citing his team’s failing defense as the reason behind the team’s 8-12 swoon since Jan. 2. From Tim Kawakami at the San Jose Mercury News:

-Q: Can you point to any one thing that has caused the team’s defensive lapse the last five games?

-BOGUT: It’s hard to say. I think at the end of the day, you’ve got to stop your man. We have a great shell team defense. But I think at the end of the day, it’s you one-on-one in a battle with the guy you’re guarding, you know?

Early in the second quarter of the Denver Nuggets' 109-108 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night — a game decided in the closing seconds by Rudy Gay's second game-winning basket in the last three games for the Canucks — Nuggets forward/longtime Internet cause célèbre Anthony Randolph missed a fast-break slam dunk. He was sad about it.

The best missed dunk face. (John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)

Rudy Gay's about to dot Corey Brewer. (AP/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Last Friday night, things broke a little differently. Rudy Gay was red-hot down the stretch, scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to erase what had been an 11-point Indiana Pacers lead; it seemed only fitting that he'd raise up and drain a 17-footer with 1.7 seconds left in OT to give the Toronto Raptors a 100-98 comeback upset win. On Tuesday night, though, Gay had been whisper-quiet throughout the final three quarters of the game, stapled to the bench with foul trouble and unable to get himself into a rhythm after hitting the ground running against the Denver Nuggets.

Surely, with the game in the balance in the closing seconds, he wouldn't be able to just get appropriately warm, get wherever he wanted on the court against the able defense of Corey Brewer, and nail down a win for the second time in three games.

Well, about that:

Too easy, Drill Sergeant.

The Mavericks have lost four of seven without Kaman (Getty Images)

Chris Kaman wasn’t exactly enjoying an All-Star year for the Dallas Mavericks, and the team wasn’t playing exceptionally well when he went down with a concussion on Jan. 29. Still, the team would like its center back on the court as they make a desperate bid for the playoffs (or, at least, a .500 record and trip to the old-timey barber). Happily for those who worry about such things, though, the team and the NBA are going out of their way to make sure Kaman is fully healthy and ready to play after suffering a friggin’ brain injury.

Kaman, an athlete that wants to compete, is slowly coming around to this recognition. To the idea that his team (which could deal him in a week or decline to re-sign him in July) is thinking of his long term interests in spite of the short term gains they would receive by having the talented 7-footer play. Though Kaman has passed the NBA’s tests to return to action, according to Tim McMahon of ESPN Dallas, his honesty about recurring headaches and the Mavs’ coaching staff’s transparency are keeping him off the practice court.

And though we like watching Kaman play, this is the right move. From McMahon:

Kaman recently referred to the cognitive testing, part of the NBA's concussion protocol instituted before last season, as "the stupidest test ever."

"For so many years in the NBA, they never had to do that stuff, and now they come up with all that concussion protocol crap," Kaman said before passing the test last week. "It's not cool, but it is cool, I guess. It keeps people safe."

Will Ferrell, in character (Getty Images)

Tuesday night’s Lakers/Suns tilt was hardly a classic. Kobe Bryant was deep into the heart of his martyr-y, “look what happens to you losers when I don’t score”-nights and finished with four points, nine assists and eight turnovers. Dwight Howard, sans headband, started strong but trailed off as the night went on, and the Lakers (who admittedly were playing in the Staples Center for the first time in two weeks) barely hung on to beat the terrible Phoenix Suns by a 91-85 mark.

Perhaps the team was concerned about lax security, after two weeks away from Staples. Something to do with the fact that actor Will Ferrell had donned the famous red coat in order to protect the court during the second half. Ferrell, possibly aware that his presence had the team on edge, decided to make up for it by ejecting a former Laker (and Phoenix Sun) legend. Watch:

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In one statistical category, LeBron James now stands all alone. (Sun Sentinel)

It's admittedly kind of a weird statistical achievement, an odd record to hold — "most consecutive games scoring 30 or more points while hitting at least 60 percent of your shots" isn't exactly going to replace "56-game hitting streak" or "100 points in a single game" in the forefront of sports fans' minds when they think of the great all-time individual accomplishments. But whether or not it rolls off the tongue, it's a record LeBron James now holds after scoring 30 points on 11 for 15 shooting — his sixth straight 30+/60+ performance, outstripping five-game stretches by Adrian Dantley and Moses Malone — in the Miami Heat's 117-104 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at AmericanAirlines Arena on Tuesday night.

James also added nine assists, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks, and turned the ball over just once, in 39 minutes of playing time. To say he's operating at a ridiculous level would be underselling it, but it's also hard to know how else to describe it; as Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press notes, James himself doesn't really know what to say about it all:

"I'm at a loss for words," James said in a televised postgame interview. "Like I say over and over, I know the history of the game. I know how many unbelievable players who came through the ranks, who paved the way for me and my teammates. And for me to be in the record books by myself with such a stat — any stat — it's big-time."

[Also: MJ's decision to play for Wizards doomed his legacy in Washington]

The Heat needed every point, too, as a Blazers team led by Rookie of the Year favorite Damian Lillard (33 points on 10 for 18 shooting), All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge (29 points, five rebounds) and swingman Wesley Matthews (20 points, six rebounds, three assists) blitzed Miami out of the game, shooting 59.1 percent in the first quarter and racking up 59 points on the Heat D in a first half in which they led by as many as 14 points.

A massive 23-6 post-halftime run keyed by James and Chris Bosh turned the game around, though, and a big 14-0 fourth-quarter run sparked by James, Bosh and Dwyane Wade sealed matters, because Miami can get to a higher gear that a team like the Blazers, as good as they can be, just can't touch. (Amid our praise for LeBron, let's remember that Bosh had a Miami-high 32 points on 13 for 16 shooting, plus 11 rebounds, and that Wade filled up the stat sheet with 24 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and a steal.)

Just how "big-time" has James been over this six-game stretch? Hit the jump for a closer look:

For months, Houston Rockets rookie forward Royce White has not been thought of as a basketball player. At odds with the franchise over the proper way to treat and handle his much-publicized anxiety issues, White sat out, advocated for his cause on Twitter and elsewhere, and came across as a person more concerned with his health than his NBA career. In fact, he made it clear that he has priorities more important than basketball.

A few weeks ago, White and the Rockets finally reached an agreement on how to handle future anxiety episodes. In keeping with that deal, White reported to the D-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers several days ago to begin his NBA career. On Tuesday night, White played in his first game, notching totals of seven points (3 of 8 from the field), eight rebounds, four assists and one blocked shot in 18 minutes of play in a 139-122 win over the Maine Red Claws.

Check out a few highlights of White's night above. Join us after the jump for some general thoughts on his return.