The Phoenix Suns just got swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs are looking to add talent next to Victor Wembanyama. Is there a world where the Spurs take a swing at Kevin Durant? Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report wrote a mock trade that would see them do exactly that. It involves Durant going to the Spurs for Keldon Johnson, Zach Collins, and four first-round picks.
“Kevin Durant was remarkably durable in 2023-24, but he turns 36 in September,” Bailey wrote. “That alone is going to limit his trade value a bit. If Phoenix made him available, some teams might even try to swoop in with lowball offers including just a couple picks. The San Antonio Spurs, thanks to a pool of assets comparable to Utah’s, are a team that could justify unloading more for a post-prime perimeter player like the 14-time All-Star.
“And the idea of pairing him with Victor Wembanyama, who in some ways feels like the next link in basketball’s evolutionary chain after Durant, is pretty intriguing. Even at Durant’s advanced age, he and Wemby would still be one of the game’s best one-two punches in 2024-25. Having those two and Devin Vassell would give the team incomparable defensive length too.”
It would be a hefty price, and it seems unlikely that the Suns trade Durant, but he and Wembanyama would make a deadly duo.
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