Bright Side Of The Sun · Jul 21, 2022
Is a Durant-to-Suns deal still alive?
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty ImagesAfter the Suns matched the Indiana Pacers’ four-year, $133 million offer sheet to retain starting center Deandre Ayton, their next potential — and coveted — option is to successfully trade for Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant.
With Phoenix securing Ayton, it will exceed the $150.2 million luxury tax threshold. With current contracts totaled, the team is at $167.2 million, per SpotTrac, and its estimated luxury tax bill is currently at $34.9 million.