Report: Warriors ‘Aggressively’ Trying To Acquire Kevin Durant From Suns

According to NBA insider John Gambadoro, the Golden State Warriors are “aggressively” trying to acquire Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. 

Durant played three seasons with the Warriors, helping the franchise reach three consecutive NBA Finals in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Golden State won rings in 2017 and 2018, with Durant taking home Finals MVP honors.  

In the summer of 2019, Durant left the Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets in free agency.

KD played 129 games with the Nets before getting traded to the Suns. The future Hall of Famer requested a trade from Brooklyn. 

According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, Durant knows the Suns are listening to trade offers for him. 

“Phoenix, entering Monday’s business, continued to signal that it does not plan to move Durant before the deadline, sources said, but the Suns are believed to be listening at the very least to various teams’ pitches for the 35-year-old scoring legend,” Fischer wrote. “Durant, meanwhile, is said to be aware of all this. The Suns, mind you, are expected to maintain a very high asking price before they ever agreed to part ways with him. We’re talking serious draft capital and highly rated young talent. The Suns do have a level of interest in Jonathan Kuminga, sources said.

“Why is Phoenix even listening on Durant? The 25-23 Suns simply aren’t in position not to — especially after this Luka Doncic drama. Among the very real domino effects stemming from San Antonio’s acquisition of De’Aaron Fox: The Spurs just got a whole lot better and more competitive and became an even stronger challenger to swipe one of the Western Conference’s coveted Play-In Tournament spots from the teams with playoff aspirations (Phoenix, Golden State, Sacramento and Dallas) currently stuck in that range.”

One of the top scorers in NBA history, Durant is averaging 26.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists this season. He is making $51.2 million. 

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