The Raptors suddenly join the battle for Durant! Sun demand exposed: the most attractive offer for the Heat?

On June 15, Beijing time, Stein brought the latest progress of the Durant transaction. The Suns do intend to trade KD no later than the June 26 draft, and preferably sooner, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation. The Raptors suddenly joined the Durant race, and the Heat's offer was considered the most attractive.

According to the report, the Suns peddled Durant at this year's trade deadline, which made people think more about a possible trade. There have been multiple teams linked with the former league MVP, and the trade market has been formed.The Suns also want to send Allen and O'Neal away in a KD trade to further reduce the team's salary.

According to sources, the Suns want to get a certain amount of quality draft assets in return when they trade Durant, so they have been doing due diligence on different levels of first-round picks, because they believe they will have at least one meaningful pick at the draft that will be held in 11 days from now. Phoenix currently only holds picks No. 29 and No. 52. At this stage, the situation is clearly fickle, but coalition sources say,The two most frequently cited teams for Durant's potential next home are the Timberwolves and the Heat。 They are also the top two odds for Durant's next home.

Stein also revealed,A surprising team from the East is entering the conversation, and that's the Toronto Raptors, they seem eager to bring in another superstar.

"What you're hearing now about Kevin Durant is that some teams are saying, you know, we know he's got one year left on his contract, about $55 million. We're willing to take a gamble on him. The Toronto Raptors are one such team," Stein wrote, "and the Raptors have done that." They've already gambled on a Hall of Fame-destined forward with one year left on his contract, traded for Kawhi Leonard, won a championship, and then immediately lost Leonard. ”

The Spurs and Rockets — as well as the Clippers and Raptors, who are seen as dark horses — have varying degrees of interest in trading Durant. It is widely believed thatJoining the Texas-based Spurs or Rockets would be very attractive to Durant himself。

The source added,The Suns are not interested in the players that the Spurs have offered in the negotiations between the two teams so far。 Obviously, there is speculation that Durant will be eager to get the chance to play alongside Wembanyama, but it is also believed that the Spurs are only willing to discuss players like Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Harrison Barnes.It's simply impossible for the Spurs to hand over Castle, the new Rookie of the Year award, or the draft pick for Durant。

Plus, the Heat are once again really pursuing Durant — just as they did chasing him at the February trade deadline.Ultimately, from the Suns' perspective, the Heat's offer may even prove to be the most attractive。 When Durant asked the Nets to trade him, the Heat were high on his list of desired trade destinations, sources said. Keep in mind that the Heat have also tried to trade back Durant from the Suns during multiple trade conversations about Butler. However, it was previously reported that the Heat were reluctant to include Bam Adebayo, Herro or Weil in a trade for Durant, preferring to base the offer with Halkes or Jovic + salary tie chips (Wiggins/Dunroe) + multiple first-rounders.The Heat can trade up to three first-rounders.