Kevin Durant Has Suns As Preferred Team In Trade, Heat At No. 2

[RealGM Wiretap]

Kevin Durant appears to have the Phoenix Suns

"Phoenix is the place he wants to go, I feel reasonably confident of that," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "I think Miami is second. What I'm not confident over is that Phoenix is going to be able to give Brooklyn what they want. And I'm also not confident in what Brooklyn is going to prioritize."

Tim Bontemps interjected that he expects Durant to end up with the Suns.

"If you look at these trade, there's a nexus point between what the player wants and the team wants," said Bontemps. "Kevin Durant would like to play for the Suns. We can all agree on that. The Phoenix Suns also have a lot of stuff the Brooklyn Nets would want. They're not going to get Devin Booker in this trade, but they've got Mikal Bridges, they've got Deandre Ayton they can put in a sign-and-trade, and they have Cam Johnson."

The Suns also control all of their own draft picks.

Via Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps/ESPN

[Heavyhitter10]

Durant was unhappy at OKC, Golden State and now BKN. IF I were Phoenix I would pass!

[nycefnl]

I'd do Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dario Saric and 5 first round picks.

Then send Kyrie to Miami for Tyler Hero and Kyle Lowry

[agkagk]

I'd do Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dario Saric and 5 first round picks.

Then send Kyrie to Miami for Tyler Hero and Kyle Lowry

Wow you’re going to be mighty disappointed with the eventual kd package!

[coolbyme]

Gotta say, who cares what he wants. He signed a contract to play, for money.

He requested a trade. They received said request. Nets will get the possible return. Nuff said

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[HighRyzer83]

Of course he wants to go to a winning team because he's a front runner coward. But too bad for him bk wants their draft picks back to rebuild and bad teams have higher picks.

[HighRyzer83]

I'd do Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dario Saric and 5 first round picks.

Then send Kyrie to Miami for Tyler Hero and Kyle Lowry

Nobody is giving up that haul for a 34 year old unhappy diva.

[TheCage4]

Exile his a$$ to Sacramento!

[YourGM99]

Wiggins, Wiseman, Kuminga, Poole, and draft picks… the nets won’t get a better offer than what the warriors can offer.

[hyberx]

Wiggins, Wiseman, Kuminga, Poole, and draft picks… the nets won’t get a better offer than what the warriors can offer.

Yup, it's also an offer the Ws won't offer, lol.

[hyberx]

I'd do Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dario Saric and 5 first round picks.

Then send Kyrie to Miami for Tyler Hero and Kyle Lowry

Nobody is giving up that haul for a 34 year old unhappy diva.

How about a 37 year old unhappy diva?

[YourGM99]

Wiggins, Wiseman, Kuminga, Poole, and draft picks… the nets won’t get a better offer than what the warriors can offer.

Yup, it's also an offer the Ws won't offer, lol.

The warriors will have cap issues pretty soon… they are already facing them now. Wiggins and Poole are due for extensions now and Wiseman and Kuminga are up next…

[alienpick]

Durant was unhappy at OKC, Golden State and now BKN. IF I were Phoenix I would pass!

Well, if you don't have to give up your core... does it matter if he walks? Look at the Warriors, if Klay wasn't injured, they'd have been right back in the Finals. Klay comes back and they're there again. KD leaving meant nothing.