Durant is among the most plug-and-play superstars in league history. The Thunder don't have to worry about his arrival derailing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams or Chet Holmgren. They also have the draft-pick stash and room beneath the luxury tax to make the math work without obliterating too much of the rotation.

I think we’re at the peak of basketball, in my opinion,” Durant said. “I feel like the game is always going to evolve into something different. There’s going to be play

Phoenix Suns fans may not have to donate their Kevin Durant jerseys to Goodwill just yet. A surprising new report emerged Tuesday on the Suns star Durant’s future from Logan Murdock of The Ringer. Murdock reports that “the book isn’t closed” on Durant potentially returning to Phoenix next season.