DALLAS, TX - MARCH 5: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns slam dunks against the Dallas Mavericks in the second half at American Airlines Center on March 5, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. The Suns won 130-126. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
A trade that would have sent Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant to the Minnesota Timberwolves was vetoed by the slim reaper.
Recent reports revealed that Durant’s preferred destinations are the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. Despite the details being arranged for a trade to Minnesota and a third team involved, Durant said no.
“League sources have said the Nets were brought in as a potential third team in a deal construct [between Phoenix and Minnesota],” Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm wrote. “But then KD did what is in his right, and sent out word that he doesn’t want to play there.”
The Timberwolves are considered a frontrunner to be Durant’s next team, with odds of +350 on many sportsbooks.
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