Report: Suns Talking To Rockets, Spurs, Timberwolves, Heat, Knicks About Kevin Durant Trade

The Rockets lost to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of this year’s playoffs, the Spurs missed the postseason, the Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the conference finals, the Heat were swept in the first round and the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the conference finals. 

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

A future Hall of Famer, Durant turns 37 in September. The four-time scoring champion 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.

Durant has career averages of 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists with the Thunder, Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and Suns. He was named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team in 2022. 

KD 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. 

A league source told Hoops Wire that Durant prefers the Suns trade him to the Spurs so he can play with All-Stars Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.