The Phoenix Suns are expected to trade Kevin Durant this offseason and one NBA analyst proposed a four-team trade idea involving the future Hall of Famer.
Sam Quinn of CBS Sports proposed the following trade idea between the Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets.
Suns get: Julius Randle, Mike Conley, Goga Bitadze, Terrence Shannon Jr., No. 25 pick
Magic get: Donte DiVincenzo
Timberwolves get: Kevin Durant
Nets get: Gary Harris, No. 46 pick
Durant and Anthony Edwards are close. They were teammates on Team USA last summer.
Edwards has said multiple times that Durant is his favorite player of all time.
Durant turns 37 in the fall. 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 3 and 83.9% from the free-throw line.
One of the top players in NBA history, Durant has career averages of 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Nets and Suns. He’s a two-time champion, a two-time Finals MVP, a one-time MVP and a four-time scoring champion.
Durant doesn’t have a no-trade clause in his contract, but he’s interested in playing for the Timberwolves, sources told Hoops Wire.
“This would, in essence, be Minnesota trading the depth that was so significant to its last two playoff pushes to upgrade Randle into Durant,” Quinn wrote. “Doing so would have still been obvious in February. Now, after Randle finished the season strong (before the Thunder series, at least), it’s more of a question.”But, ultimately, the price here is so low that they’d have to pull the trigger.
“Edwards idolized Durant growing up. They played together on Team USA. This trade would as much be about appeasing their best player as it would be competing. Of course, it helps on the contention front as well.”
According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the Timberwolves contacted an Eastern Conference team to help facilitate a Durant trade in February.
Minnesota is expected to pursue Durant again this offseason, sources told Hoops Wire.
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