Report: Kevin Durant Hasn’t Requested Trade From Suns, Devin Booker Not Looking To Get Traded

According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Kevin Durant hasn’t requested a trade from the Phoenix Suns. 

Devin Booker is not looking to get traded either, but that won’t stop the Houston Rockets from poking around. 

“[The Houston Rockets] are interested in tempting the Suns to try to trade them Kevin Durant NOW.”

—@WindhorstESPN says all eyes should be on the Rockets at tonight’s draft 👀 pic.twitter.com/hsYlF1rXqH

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) June 26, 2024

The Rockets are trying to acquire a superstar. They have been linked to Durant, Booker, Jimmy Butler and Paul George.  

The Suns went 49-33 in 2023-24 but were swept in the first round of the 2024 playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves.  

Meanwhile, the Rockets missed the postseason again. 

Durant averaged 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 2023-24 while shooting 52.3% from the field, 41.3% from beyond the arc and 85.6% from the free-throw line. The two-time NBA champion will make $49.9 million next season.

According to NBA reporters Shams Charania and Doug Haller of The Athletic, Durant never felt comfortable with his role in the Suns’ offense.

“Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used,” Charania and Haller wrote. “Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Bradley Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls.

“At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Frank Vogel and his coaching staff.”

Since leaving the Golden State Warriors, Durant has won only two playoff series. He’s been swept twice in the first round of the postseason. 

The Suns, who fired Frank Vogel and hired Mike Budenholzer, enter the offseason with $209 million in salary, the biggest payroll of any NBA team, and face a projected luxury tax penalty of $116 million.

Booker will make $49.4 million next season. He signed a four-year, $221 million extension with the Suns in July 2022. 

One of the top scorers in the NBA, Booker averaged 27.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists for the Suns in 2023-24 while shooting 49.2% from the field, 36.4% from beyond the arc and 88.6% from the free-throw line.