{"id":145045,"date":"2025-06-16T15:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=145045"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:50:14","slug":"kevin-durant-trade-market-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/16\/kevin-durant-trade-market-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns Learning the Hard Way Kevin Durant Has No Big Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Suns tried to trade Kevin Durant<\/a> last deadline without informing him, but they didn\u2019t find the right trade market. The worst part was, they didn\u2019t inform him about their decision. Now, they are learning the hard way that when you go against a superstar, in most cases, you lose.<\/p>\n

Suns Learning the Hard Way Kevin Durant Has No Big Market<\/h2>\n

After the failed experiment at the trade deadline, the Suns and KD revisited trade talks in the summer. The reports coming from Phoenix were that they would actively try to trade him. But after a few weeks in the summer, they are learning that Durant doesn\u2019t have a big market.<\/p>\n

KD gave them a list of preferred destinations<\/a>. Teams know that Durant has only one year left on his contract and that he wants to leave Phoenix. That leaves the Suns little to no leverage, and they are already seeing the results. According to the latest reports, they are not getting what they hoped for.<\/p>\n

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Reports suggest Phoenix isn\u2019t coming close to the return they hoped for, with Kevin Durant limiting his market and by refusing to extend outside his preferred destinations.
It\u2019s starting to feel a lot like De\u2019Aaron Fox\u2019s deadline flex all over again. What do you think? pic.twitter.com\/9fvv9KiYYW<\/a><\/p>\n

— SpursR\u039ePORT\u039eR (@SpursReporter) June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n