Report: Celtics could try to trade for Kevin Durant in offseason

According to Nick Wright of First Things First, the Boston Celtics could try to trade for NBA icon Kevin Durant in the offseason. 

The Phoenix Suns are expected to entertain Durant trade offers this offseason after they came close to trading the two-time Finals MVP at this year’s NBA trade deadline. 

Nick Wright:

“Two totally unrelated people, both of whom have reputations for knowing things that other people don’t know, have said to me watch out for Durant in Boston” pic.twitter.com/eBRGihwtUu

— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) March 25, 2025

Durant will make $54.7 million next season in the final year of his contract.

The Suns are expected to consult Durant on any trade discussions involving him this offseason. 

The Golden State Warriors had a deal to acquire Durant at this year’s NBA trade deadline, but the future Hall of Famer blocked it because he didn’t want to get traded “midway through the season.”

“I just didn’t wanna get traded midway through the season,” Durant told NBA reporter Malika Andrews of ESPN. “It was nothing against my time with the Warriors. Or I heard it was because I don’t like Draymond (Green). At the end of the day, I just didn’t wanna move and I wanted to see it through with my team in Phoenix and see what we can do through the rest of the season. So I’m glad I’m still there.”

One of the top scorers in NBA history, Durant is averaging 26.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists this season while shooting 52.8% from the field, 42.6% from beyond the arc and 83.4% from the free-throw line. 

Durant has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and Suns. He’s a two-time champion, a two-time Finals MVP, a one-time MVP and a four-time scoring champion. 

The Celtics recently sold for $6.1 billion. A group led by Bill Chisholm, managing partner at Symphony Technology Group, has agreed to purchase the Boston franchise. 

The group led by Chisholm, a lifelong Celtics fan born and raised in the Boston area, includes Boston business executives and philanthropists Rob Hale — a current Celtics owner — and Bruce A. Beal Jr.

$6.1 billion is the highest amount paid for a franchise in North American sports history.