Revealing the latest negotiations on the Durant trade: The Suns asked the Rockets for the Spurs to send the list of eyes

On June 15, Beijing time, The Athletic's Sam Amick reported that the Spurs and Rockets are Durant's top destinations, but his desire to go to San Antonio or Houston doesn't mean he will end up in one of those two cities, as both teams have "complicating factors" that make a deal difficult to close.

ESPN's Shams had similar coverage, but he said Durant was interested in joining the Heat in addition to the two Texas teams. He said "people across the NBA" were told that these three teams were the ones Durant would consider renewing. He has one year left on his contract and an annual salary of $54.7 million.

Shams noted that once the deal is completed,Durant will be eligible for a two-year, $112 million contract extension on July 7。 If he waits until six months after the deal is officially completed before renewing the contract, the potential value of the renewal will reach $124 million over two years.

Sources told Shams that there are six to eight "very interested teams" chasing Durant. The Suns have informed these teams thatThey plan to make the best deal for themselves, even if Durant ends up where he doesn't want to go。

TheAthletic's Kelly Iko noted that the Spurs have a young talent base, no salary cap worries at the moment, and plenty of draft assets (13 first-round picks by 2032), which gives them the ability to make "game-changing moves" to accelerate the team-building process around Wembanyama. Coalition sources told Iko,The Spurs are still reluctant to give Durant the pick of this year's draftThe draft pick is expected to select Rutgers University guard Dylan Harper, but the Spurs are willing to provide the No. 14 pick of the year.

Iko's report echoes that of Jake Fischer earlier today, statingThe Suns weren't happy with the Spurs' offers around Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Harrison Barnes。 Durant's desire to join the Spurs will be a factor, but Iko sounds skeptical, believing a trade is unlikely to happen unless the offer improves.

Iko added that the Rockets are in a similar situation, and as a young team, they have to decide if they are willing to disrupt their current team development plans to bring in an older player with a high salary, even if it's a quality player like Durant. He noted,Houston and Phoenix have been in talks for more than a year over a trade for Durant, but the Suns' decision to reshuffle their management with Gregory as the new general manager has affected those talks。

Sources told Iko that initially the Suns were determined to get back the first-round picks the Rockets had with their own teams in 2025, 2027 and 2029, and later turned to asking for multiple young players, such as Shin Kyung and Jalen Green.Team and league sources told Iko that Jabari Smith Jr. has recently become the focus of the Suns' pursuit。 Iko heard that Jalen Green wanted to stay in Houston to make up for his poor playoff performance, and that the Rockets' management didn't show much interest in tearing up its young core in pursuit of Durant.

The Timberwolves discussed the challenge of bringing Durant's contract to Minnesota, and the Timberwolves, like the Suns, currently have a salary above the No. 2 line.

Timberwolves sources told him thatThe team won't give up on McDaniels in the Durant trade, which means the Timberwolves can regain their salary matching ability by dropping below the No. 2 lineRandall or Goebel must be included to help match the salary。 Randle has a $30.9 million player option next season, which he must agree to exercise before being included in a trade, while Gobert has a contract amount of $35 million. Either of these two players would be a nice addition to Booker and hopefully help the Suns return to the playoffs.

In addition, the Timberwolves must also give away another salary, such as DiVincenzo's $12 million, andThe Suns may also want the Timberwolves to add a young player like Dillingham, Terence Shannon or Jalen Clark。