The Phoenix Suns are anticipated to commerce Kevin Durant within the close to future, and the record of suitors for the two-time NBA Finals MVP seems to be narrowing.
The Suns have reportedly held discussions with at the very least 5 groups about potential trades involving Durant. On Saturday, NBA reporter Jake Fischer named two franchises as the most likely to accumulate Durant — the Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Warmth.
“Issues are clearly fluid at this stage, however the two groups most often cited as potential touchdown spots for Durant getting into Saturday’s enterprise, league sources say, have been Minnesota and Miami,” Fischer wrote.
The Timberwolves reached the Western Convention Finals this yr, the place the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder defeated them in 5 video games. It appears that evidently they consider including Durant to a group led by Anthony Edwards will help them recover from the hump.
Miami struggled by way of a 37-45 season after buying and selling Jimmy Butler and was then swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers within the opening spherical of the playoffs. If the Suns are giving Durant a say in his subsequent vacation spot and profitable a championship is his high precedence, Minnesota is perhaps a extra wise choice.
Durant will flip 37 in September and has suffered some important accidents all through his profession. Whereas he continued to play at an elite stage this season with 26.6 factors per sport, some groups is perhaps hesitant to offer him an extension. The 15-time All-Star is owed $54.7M within the last yr of his contract subsequent season.
The Suns seem to desire a decision with the Durant scenario sooner rather than later, so it is probably not lengthy earlier than a group has a brand new celebrity.
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