This brings us back to the same point before this report. All of those, apparently, have been relatively tepid offers.
Then comes the Grizzlies and Suns.Īccording to Charania, the Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks have offered trade packages to Brooklyn. The Raptors and Heat are next - though Miami can’t include star big man Bam Adebayo unless Brooklyn trades away Ben Simmons. So if we’re going by the tiers laid out in Charania’s reporting, it’d look like Boston at the top with its ability to include All-Star Jaylen Brown in a trade. Memphis is the latest team to be linked with interest in Durant, but the Grizzlies, according to Charania, have not wanted to part wtih Jaren Jackson Jr. But the Suns have yet to find a suitable deal - and that is largely why they appear to be behind Boston, Toronto and Miami in the Durant sweepstakes. With Deandre Ayton signed to a four-year maximum contract and unable to be moved until January, Phoenix has attempted over the past month to make creative proposals to Brooklyn, possibly via three- or four-team trades where an All-Star-caliber player goes to the Nets.
Maybe more importantly though, is Charania’s report that the Suns have remained active in their Durant pursuit despite limitations without including a player like Ayton. That Phoenix offer, though, has “not picked up any steam with the Nets.” It might not be surprising, but Mikal Bridges along with a bevy of draft picks - and additional swaps - are what Phoenix has to work with.Įven though it was assumed Bridges was leading a potential trade package, Charania is the first to link Bridges to the deal. Will Phoenix Suns abandon team-building principles to land Kevin Durant?Īttempting to uncover any new advancements in trade talks from Brooklyn’s side, The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Monday reported the most detailed extent of what the Suns have been discussing regarding a potential Durant trade.
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