Ardian is considering setting up a buyout fund that invests in Canada’s middle- to lower-market companies within two years, as the private-asset manager pushes deeper into the country.

The Portland Trail Blazers made Deni Avdija untouchable in Giannis trade talks and have not made him available in Jaylen Brown trade talks, per @MikeAScotto “Trail Blazers All-Star forward Deni Avdija was not on the table in trade talks for Antetokounmpo, and he remains off the table in Brown discussions as of now, league sources told HoopsHype. Portland’s other young players, such as Scoot Henderson andShaedon Sharpe, are considered available.” (Via

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