During the 2024-25 NBA season with Phoenix, Durant averaged 26.6 points per game to go along with six rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 62 games. He also shot 52.7 percent from the floor and knocked down 43 percent of his three-point attempts.

The Suns have “no leverage” in part because of Durant's age and because he wants to start fresh elsewhere, league sources say. The idea of Durant returning to a team that entertained deals for him before the 2025 trade deadline isn’t a pleasant one.

All along, we've heard that three teams were at the top of Kevin Durant's list: the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Miami Heat. All three made varying degrees of sense. There was not, at least initially, any separation within that group. They were listed together.