According to Jake Fischer and Marc Stein, the Phoenix Suns have not initiated any trade conversations surrounding Kevin Durant; this comes after months of trade speculation since seeing Phoenix trying to trade him at the deadline.
Per multiple reports, the Suns may try to keep Durant in their long-term plans of attempting to win the franchise’s first NBA championship. An official ruling has not been made yet.
New general manager Brian Gregory said his order of priority is finding a head coach who is aligned with him and owner Mat Ishbia; then he will focus on roster reconstruction and what is best for the team.
Plus, in addition to waiting for the perfect coach, Phoenix is seeing how the Giannis Antetokounmpo situation will unfold. This will set the market for Durant, as teams who have an interest in Durant also has an interest in Milwaukee’s superstar. Beyond that, third-team trade facilitators may have a preference of being involved with Giannis’ situation than Durants.
Why? Because the payout would be much higher for them than what they would get back in return for facilitating Durant to whatever team he may land on.
If he doesn’t remain in Phoenix, teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs have been connected to the multi-time champion. For the Houston Rockets, they are “highly unlikely” to trade their young team for an aging veteran.
Durant will be 37 years old next year, where he is set to make $54.7 million. He will become an unrestricted free agent in 2026-27. Next season will see Durant in the final year of his $194 million contract he originally signed with the Brooklyn Nets back in 2022.
