Reports: Kevin Durant Prefers To Play For Spurs, Rockets, Heat

According to Sam Amick, Jon Krawczynski and Kelly Iko of The Athletic, Kevin Durant prefers to play for the San Antonio Spurs or Houston Rockets. 

The Phoenix Suns will trade Durant soon. 

Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Miami Heat are on Durant’s list as well. 

“League sources say Durant prefers to play for the San Antonio Spurs or the Houston Rockets, for example, but there are complicating factors with both of those negotiations that (for now, at least) make a deal look unlikely,” Amick, Krawczynski and Iko wrote.

“From there, the list of reported suitors — with Minnesota and Miami among them — is somewhat similar to the one from four months ago. There is always a chance, of course, that a wild-card team surprises us all with a late push as well.”

Durant turns 37 in September. He 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.

A top 75 player of all time, Durant has one year left on his contract. He has career averages of 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and Suns.

KD won the 2014 MVP Award with the Thunder and back-to-back rings and Finals MVPs with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018. 

Durant is also a four-time scoring champion.  

The 8th leading scorer in NBA history, Durant doesn’t have a no-trade clause in his contract. 

“In speaking to sources connected to the team and around the league, the Wolves and Suns have been talking again about a Durant deal. But to this point, there is nothing close to happening,” Krawczynski wrote. “The Wolves are not including Jaden McDaniels in any KD trade talks, per team sources.”

“At one point, team sources say, Phoenix was determined to regain control of its draft capital (first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and swap rights in 2029) and at another, was seeking multiple young talents like Alperen Şengün and Jalen Green. Recently, forward Jabari Smith Jr.’s name has come up pertaining to the Suns’ interest, team and league sources say. Green, whose name has been connected to Durant and other stars in trade rumors, is determined to improve upon his playoff struggles and wants to stay in Houston, league sources say,” Iko wrote.