Suns proprietor Mat Ishbia shuts down Kevin Durant commerce rumor

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Mat Ishbia mentioned what PHNX has been saying for weeks, in addition to Gambo, Duane, Kellan, and many others.
Houston can covet Ebook/KD all they need. It is sensible. Additionally doesn’t imply it’s really occurring. Benefit from the draft, y’all – 4:05 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
May the Rockets commerce for Kevin Durant or Devin Booker sooner or later? 👀
@wojespn on the Rockets’ newest commerce and the way it helps their seek for a celebrity pic.twitter.com/lEm091X015 – 3:56 PM

David Hardisty @clutchfans
Kendrick Perkins says the Rockets aren’t touchdown Kevin Durant or Devin Booker anytime quickly as a result of the Suns have zero plans to maneuver any of their prime three gamers. pic.twitter.com/cXojqCeyk3 – 3:47 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns not looking for Kevin Durant commerce as studies floor they ‘need out’ from superstars: Sources (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports activities/n… through @azcentral – 3:06 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“I’ve all the time modeled my sport after Kevin Durant.”
Which workforce ought to draft @Vol_Hoops’ Dalton Knecht? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/sfI5rvXafb – 3:01 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Chet figuring out with KD & Harden
pic.twitter.com/KPqJ6Me80J – 2:54 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
We’ve been saying on the present for WEEKS now the Suns aren’t buying and selling the Massive 3 this summer season. All of the “studies” you’re seeing acknowledge that neither Ebook nor KD has requested for a commerce. That is posturing, folks. Plain and easy – 12:31 PM

Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
It’s truthful to say the Houston Rockets simply gave the Brooklyn Nets rights to the decide that would turn out to be Cooper Flagg, proper? Only for the hope that perhaps the Suns are prepared to commerce them Devin Booker or Kevin Durant in the future? – 12:06 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
If I’m the Suns I’m actively making an attempt to extort the Rockets for Durant proper now. Hey, you desire a top-20 participant of all time? Give us all of our picks again plus two of your prime younger guys. Their present workforce goes nowhere. That is an escape hatch. – 11:22 AM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I’m the Suns I’m actively making an attempt to extort the Rockets for Durant proper now. Hey, you desire a top-20 participant of all time? Give us all of our picks again plus two of your prime younger guys. Their present workforce goes nowhere. That is an escape hatch. – 11:18 AM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
If I had been the Suns I’d be able to commerce Kevin Durant if the precise bundle was obtainable.
If I had been the Suns I wouldn’t be prepared to listen to provides on Devin Booker right now. He’s 27 and has 4 years left on his deal. Would a lot relatively use Durant to reorient round Booker. – 11:04 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Houston Rockets excited about Kevin Durant, however Phoenix Suns aren’t dealing him: Report (w/video) #Suns #Rockets azcentral.com/story/sports activities/n… through @azcentral – 11:02 AM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Windy on First Take this morning says that if the Rockets take Donovan Clingan with the #3 decide, they may provide Alperen Sengun, together with the PHX picks they only acquired from Brooklyn, to the Suns in alternate for Kevin Durant pic.twitter.com/6njHbsn8vB – 10:30 AM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Lithuanian prospect Matas Buzelis would invite Kevin Durant to a 1-on-1 duel 👀 pic.twitter.com/D4FQFKH6mj – 10:26 AM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Houston Rockets think about to commerce Alperen Sengun for Kevin Durant sportando.basketball/en/houston-roc… – 10:19 AM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
If I’m the Clippers proper now I’d most likely be angling to commerce Paul George to Houston for these Suns picks if KD is off the desk. That looks like a uncommon alternative to reap the benefits of a workforce that appears determined (after they shouldn’t be!) for some high-upside rebuilding property. – 9:40 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
KD and Booker as a duo:
25.9 PPG 27.2 PPG
6.6 RPG 6.9 APG
53/43/84% 49/35/89%
With a 46-23 document. pic.twitter.com/7YD93zwOuM – 9:38 AM

Get Up @GetUpESPN
“[The Houston Rockets] are excited about tempting the Suns to attempt to commerce them Kevin Durant NOW.”
—@WindhorstESPN says all eyes must be on the Rockets at tonight’s draft 👀 pic.twitter.com/hsYlF1rXqH – 8:40 AM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Brooklyn’s commerce of Kevin Durant netted them:
Cameron Johnson
2023 first-round decide (from Phoenix – unprotected)
2025 first-round decide (from Phoenix – unprotected)
2027 first-round decide (from Phoenix – unprotected)
2028 first-round decide swap (from Phoenix)
2028 second-round – 8:33 AM

Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Joyful Wednesday! Be type, caring, compassionate, empathetic and respectful to others. Most significantly, put others above your self.
“ Service which is rendered with out pleasure helps neither the servant nor the served.” Mahatma Gandhi. Have an excellent day. – 7:36 AM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Mikal Bridges traded to Knicks: Similar to when Kevin Durant requested out, Nets make their transfer on their very own phrases
(By @outsidethenba)
cbssports.com/nba/information/mikal… – 7:20 AM

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Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Would anybody be that stunned if Kevin Durant all of a sudden requested for a commerce out of Phoenix? In fact not. Simply have a look at his observe document and the place the Suns are headed. Phoenix may recoup picks and construct a extra well-rounded workforce round Booker (and Beal as a result of they need to). – 11:11 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
10 Kevin Durant trades that gained’t occur and present why the Suns are higher off holding him (together with some revamped Rockets trades in mild of tonight’s shit present) – bit.ly/3RGEMYP through @PHNX_Suns – 11:11 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
10 Kevin Durant trades that gained’t occur and present why the Suns are higher off holding him (together with some revamped Rockets trades in mild of tonight’s shit present) – bit.ly/3KYk9U4 through @PHNX_Suns – 11:10 PM

Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA
It looks like the Durant stuff is knowledgeable hypothesis from Woj, not concrete reporting.
Have they’d conversations about Durant? Sure, this FO has conversations about nearly each star participant.
Uncertain that they plan to pursue. – 10:57 PM

Dave Early @DavidEarly
So the #Knicks landed Mikal Bridges… that’s unhealthy for the #Sixers.
Insiders suppose NYK nonetheless re-signs OG Anunoby.
However the Knicks ought to now probably be out of the PG-13 sweepstakes… Oh and perhaps KD could possibly be on the transfer?
libertyballers.com/2024/6/25/2418… – 10:53 PM

Dave Early @DavidEarly
So the #Knicks landed Mikal Bridges… that’s unhealthy for the #Sixers. Extra unhealthy? Insiders suppose NYK nonetheless re-signs OG Anunoby.
However the Knicks ought to now probably be out of the Paul George sweepstakes, that could possibly be excellent news.
Oh and perhaps Kevin Durant could possibly be on the transfer, or so the – 10:52 PM

Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA
That is the 2nd time the Rockets are betting towards the way forward for a Kevin Durant led workforce. – 10:47 PM

Brian Geltzeiler @BGeltzNBA
And I really feel for Web followers tonight. It is a bitter capsule to swallow. They’ve a ton of draft capital going ahead however there are some lean years forward and the jewel of the Durant will probably be serving to the Knicks win video games on the opposite aspect of the bridge – 10:38 PM

Regulation Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Employed a brand new head coach
Make commerce for much more imaginary picks
Formally launch put up KD/Kyrie rebuild
That’s the way you keep GM forEVER 🕴 – 10:35 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I’d a lot relatively have the Nets picks in 2025 and 2026 than the Suns picks in 2025 and 2027. I feel the Rockets dropped the ball there. I don’t suppose pursuing Durant is price this for them. I feel each Nets picks are excessive. Possible solely the ’27 Suns decide is. – 10:33 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
All in all, the Nets find yourself with 9 first-round picks and two first-round decide swaps as their return for Kevin Durant… And that’s earlier than no matter they get for Cam Johnson.
One of many largest hauls for a single participant in NBA historical past. – 10:31 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Getting Rockets followers hopes up for KD after which instantly squishing that 5 minutes later lowkey a hilarious transfer – 10:30 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
I personally wouldn’t learn into that Woj report about KD and the Rockets very a lot. Sounded much more like hypothesis or Houston’s personal wishful pondering than anything – 10:27 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
The Suns paid a lot extra for KD than the Wolves did for Gobert
I feel we’re at 5 1sts vs 9 1sts, some 2nds and Cam Johnson – 10:26 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Kevin Durant ought to simply tweet this and sign off, it would lastly break twitter for good pic.twitter.com/esWLJkDrye – 10:26 PM

Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
The Rockets have internally mentioned the potential of buying Kevin Durant for the final three years. Controlling Phoenix’s picks makes that chance rather more possible, if the Suns determine to maneuver him – 10:25 PM

Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
The Brooklyn Nets bought 4 unprotected first-round picks for Kevin Durant, in addition to one other participant in Mikal Bridges they had been capable of flip for a further 4 unprotected first-round picks.
That KD commerce was a generational haul. – 10:22 PM

Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
The Brooklyn Nets bought 4 unprotected first-round picks for Kevin Durant, in addition to one other participant in Mikal Bridges they had been capable of flip for a further 4 unprotected first-round picks.
That KD commerce was a technology haul. – 10:21 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
As intrigued because the Rockets have been about Durant, they’re decided to make use of the Suns picks to be aggressive on offers elsewhere now, sources inform ESPN. Phoenix has made it clear that they need to run it again with this group, and Houston is looking for a significant improve now. – 10:19 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The implications of the Rockets touchdown the Suns’ picks? Houston desires to commerce for Kevin Durant and that turns into far simpler if they will return the Suns’ picks that they gave up within the Durant deal to the Nets. Suns have mentioned they’re holding Durant for now, however that would change – 10:15 PM

Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Ngl the Nets cooked. They traded Kevin Durant in return for, basically, Cam Johnson, eight (8!) unprotected firsts and one protected first. – 10:11 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
We’re going reside on @PHNX_Suns! Let’s discuss what groups would hypothetically be capable to commerce for Kevin Durant, why the Suns are holding him, and a few draft tidbits heading into tomorrow:
youtube.com/reside/el2t6GpRg… – 5:57 PM