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NBA Trade Idea Pairs Kevin Durant With Two Multi-Time All-Stars

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Jun 12, 2025 7:42 PM ET

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Phoenix Suns are talking to the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat and New York Knicks about a Kevin Durant trade.

Durant, 36, has one year left on his contract. The superstar swingman will make $54.7 million next season.

A future Hall of Famer, Durant turns 37 in September. The four-time scoring champion and one-time MVP averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Suns this season while shooting 52.7% from the field, 43.0% from beyond the arc and 83.9% from the free-throw line.

Most fans and pundits expect Durant to end up in Houston, San Antonio, Minnesota, Miami or New York.

However, Chris Herring of ESPN proposed that the Dallas Mavericks trade for Durant.

The ESPN insider proposed that the Mavericks send Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, Naji Marshall, Dereck Lively II and a 2028 first-round pick (via Oklahoma City) to the Suns for Durant.

This trade idea would pair Durant with nine-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis. Durant and Irving were teammates on the Brooklyn Nets.

Dallas traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February and missed the playoffs this year after making the 2024 NBA Finals.

Durant has career averages of 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Nets and Suns. He and Davis were named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team in 2022.

A Texas product, Durant won two championships and two Finals MVPs with the Warriors. However, he hasn't gotten back to the NBA Finals since leaving Golden State in 2019.

Durant has been swept in the first round of the playoffs twice since departing the Warriors. It will be fascinating to see where KD is playing next season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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