Let the games begin! With less than three weeks until the start of NBA free agency, and less than two until the 2025 NBA draft, ESPN's Sham Charania reported Wednesday that Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns had met several times to sift through possible trade scenarios, with the discussions primarily centering around the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN.
Several wildcard teams are still in the mix, sources said.
With that, we asked five NBA insiders (Chris Herring, Zach Kram, Dave McMenamin, Kevin Pelton and André Snellings) to propose realistic trades for the two-time Finals MVP, then had front office insider Bobby Marks evaluate the deals and pick the best offer, based on the directions Phoenix could choose as the franchise looks to reshape its expensive, underperforming and top-heavy roster.