Clear timeline emerges for Kevin Durant to be traded

Kevin Durant may be in his final days in the desert.

The Phoenix Suns star Durant is expected to be traded away by next week, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reported on Wednesday. Appearing on the “Burns & Gambo” show, Gambadoro added that it could be sooner but that his formal prediction is that Durant will be traded at some point next week.

“I expect Kevin Durant will be traded from the Phoenix Suns next week,” said Gambadoro. “There’s a lot of stuff out there. Some of it’s accurate, a lot of it is not accurate. We’ve said it all along that he will be traded by the draft. Outside shot that something happens sooner. But I’m gonna say that next week, my expectations are Kevin Durant is traded.”

Gambadoro has a long history of having reliable information, especially when it comes to local Arizona teams. He correctly called a notable signing by the Suns last summer before it happened and was also on point in suggesting that Phoenix head coach Mike Budenholzer was likely to be fired (which eventually occurred as well).

As it stands right now, the former NBA MVP Durant is entering the final year of his contract at $54.7 million. Recent reports have suggested that Durant now has one clear preference when it comes to a trade destination.

Earlier this week, we heard that five total teams were most involved on the Durant trade front. But Gambadoro expects one team to win the sweepstakes by next week (well before the NBA Draft on June 25 and possibly while the NBA Finals, which can extend up to June 22, are still going on).