Kevin Durant will not be excited by taking his abilities to Minnesota.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday that the longer term Corridor of Famer has “no desire” to affix the Timberwolves, preferring as a substitute to be traded to the Warmth, Spurs or Rockets.
Groups contemplating a commerce for the 36-year-old celebrity — like Minnesota — could be clever to take Durant’s private preferences into consideration, since he’s getting into the ultimate 12 months of his four-year, $194 million contract and can be up for a brand new deal.
If the Timberwolves have been to take a chance and commerce for Durant, they’d doubtless solely have the 15-time All-Star as a short-term rental.
Charania stated the Suns, who “remain in active conversations around the league” on a possible deal, have been working with Durant’s agent and enterprise accomplice Wealthy Kleiman to determine a touchdown spot for the previous MVP.
Final 12 months, in his sixteenth season within the NBA, Durant averaged 26.6 factors, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists.
In Minnesota, Durant would have the chance to workforce up with younger celebrity Anthony Edwards, who idolized Durant rising up.
And the Timberwolves would provide the growing older Durant a primary alternative at his third NBA ring, coming off a pair of appearances within the Western Convention finals.
Nonetheless, Durant is outwardly extra excited by different locations.
The Spurs could be an attractive match, with Durant slotting in alongside a younger, rising core that options Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.
The Rockets, too, are an up-and-coming workforce within the West with thrilling younger gamers like Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson.
The Warmth are coming off a disappointing 37-45 marketing campaign, however they nonetheless boast gifted gamers in Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and others — to not point out a two-time NBA champion coach in Erik Spoelstra.
On Friday, Charania reported {that a} deal for Durant could possibly be accomplished “in the next few days.”
