Timberwolves, Heat, Rockets favorites to land Suns star Kevin Durant in trade
More than a handful of teams have been mentioned in trade talks regarding Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant.
DraftKings lists all of them and then some.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (+160), Miami Heat (+240), Houston Rockets (+350), San Antonio Spurs (+400) and Toronto Raptors (+1200) have the highest odds to have Durant at the start of the 2025-26 season according to DraftKings. The betting site released the odds Sunday, June 15.
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Durant has one more year left on his four-year, $194-million deal. The Heat, Rockets and Spurs are his preferred destinations.
The Memphis Grizzlies and Suns are each at +2000 while the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are each at +3000.
More: Can Phoenix Suns land best deal and trade Kevin Durant to preferred destination?
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