Caris LeVert was taking a pregame nap last Wednesday afternoon when he woke up to his phone blowing up. He had "hundreds" of missed calls and text messages and an incoming call from Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks.
He quickly answered and Marks informed him that he was being traded to Indiana in a four-team deal that would bring James Harden to Brooklyn and send Victor Oladipo to Houston.
The shock of being traded was nothing compared to what he would find out in the coming days. LeVert's physical with the Pacers revealed a small mass on his left kidney, a stunning revelation for a 26-year-old NBA player seemingly in peak physical condition.