Kevin Durant’s wish list is Spurs, Heat, Rockets
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The Spurs are blessed with generational talent in Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox, yet still a move or two away from full contention. Let’s break down three realistic players who could push them over the edge and three players who will likely not be acquired.
The San Antonio Spurs are caught up in more than their fair share of offseason rumors. The Spurs have been linked to trade targets Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo, free agents like Naz Reid, and are expected to draft Dylan Harper second overall.
Here is the trade plan for the Spurs at the moment in regards to the team having the second overall pick in the NBA Draft. In the latest column by The Athletic's Sam Amick, Jon Krawczynski, and Kelly Iko,
Durant has one year and $54.7 million left in his current four-year, $190 million contract. He can sign a two-year, $112 million extension wherever he lands next. If he waits six months after the trade, he could fetch more — $124 million over two years, according to Charania.
The wish list thus only goes three deep, featuring Texas neighbors San Antonio and Houston and the Miami Heat. Sources say the Suns, meanwhile, are not promising to send Kevin Durant to any of
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So we're about to find out who has the leverage here.
The Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant's preferred trade destinations out of Phoenix, sources tell ESPN. Those across the NBA have been made aware in recent days that those are the three teams that Durant would commit to long-term.
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