Quick Glance: Burt Bacharach, a prolific pop hit composer, has died at the age of 94.
- Despite this, the songs remained approachable — "perhaps not too sophisticated," the composer once told the London Daily Telegraph, "but sophisticated enough to have some durability."
- Mr. Bacharach was in the hospital when he and David wrote the song, which inspired the witty line, "What do you get when you kiss a guy?"
- Mr. Bacharach shared an Oscar with lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, his future wife, and singer Christopher Cross for his theme song for "Arthur" (1981).
- Mr. Bacharach, the cosmopolitan sybarite to his partner's committed family man, compared his relationship with David to an unlikely marriage.
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Quick Glance: Donovan Mitchell is presently being considered for trade by the Utah Jazz.
- The Utah Jazz are apparently listening to trade proposals for All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, while maintaining they have "no intent" to do so.
- According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, "rival teams say the Utah Jazz are showing a willingness to listen on possible trade scenarios" after previously shutting down questions about Mitchell's availability.
- "The asking price appears to be steep, but in the wake of Utah's recent Rudy Gobert blockbuster deal to Minnesota, the Jazz are no longer simply dismissing calls on Mitchell," ESPN claimed, citing unidentified sources.
- Who could make a deal for Mitchell?
- New York and Miami are two options.
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Quick Glance: Nikola Jokic, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Ja Morant, and more are set to sign new contracts.
- Former first-round picks entering their fourth season are eligible for rookie scale extensions.
- Jokic, Booker, and Towns will all be eligible for super-max extensions, also known as Designated Veteran Extensions, for up to 35% of their annual salaries.
- He was chosen to an All-NBA Team in either the most recent season or two of the previous three.
- This season, Booker and Towns both made All-NBA Teams, and Jokic was voted the back-to-back MVP in addition to making All-NBA Teams the previous four seasons.