The San Antonio Spurs could also be again within the working for Kevin Durant. Based on a tweet from ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Phoenix Suns’ star wing prefers to be traded to the Spurs, Houston Rockets, or Miami Warmth.
The Miami Warmth, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant’s most popular commerce locations out of Phoenix, sources inform ESPN. These throughout the NBA have been made conscious in current days that these are the three groups that Durant would decide to long-term. pic.twitter.com/Hqn5hDaWxC
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 15, 2025
Durant’s contract expires on the finish of the 2025-26 season, so the place he decides to commit long run performs a significant function in commerce conversations. Not many groups are keen to sacrifice key property for a one-year rental, particularly a participant coming into his age 37 season. Durant particularly requesting the Spurs ought to give them some leverage in commerce discussions, however they’ll nonetheless have to beat out provide from the Rockets and Warmth.
The report comes days after Jake Fischer reported that commerce talks between the Spurs and Suns had stalled. Reportedly, the Suns haven’t been enthused with San Antonio’s provides that included Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Harrison Barnes. The Suns requests for Stephon Citadel and the quantity two choose within the draft to be included have been a non-starter for San Antonio.
Rumors are the Rockets deal would focus on Jabari Smith Jr. and Jalen Inexperienced, two younger gamers with extra upside and intrigue than San Antonio’s wings. In addition they personal the tenth choose within the draft, a barely extra helpful piece than the 14th choice the Spurs personal. Nothing has leaked from conversations with the Warmth, however it will be truthful to imagine the Suns would covet their youthful gamers like Kel’el Ware, Nikola Jovic or Jaime Jaquez Jr plus draft capital.
Amongst the three groups that Durant needs, the Spurs could have the weakest provide – until they add extra to it. The following step that may strengthen their probabilities is that if Durant whittled his listing down to simply San Antonio. In any other case they could simply be outbid by Miami or Houston.
Charania not too long ago mentioned he anticipated a Durant commerce to be completed inside the subsequent few days. We must always know if KD will don the Silver and Black quickly. For now, plainly they’re nonetheless within the working.
