According to Shams, the Suns traded Durant to the Rockets.
It is worth mentioning that media person Xu Jingyu had previously published a letter as evidence that he was sure that Durant would be traded to the Timberwolves. The original text is as follows:
Where will Durant go? As evidence, as I said, Durant will join the Timberwolves 100%!
Why not the Rockets, Spurs or Heat he wants to go to? The Rockets and Spurs management are crazy? These two teams have just made some progress. The young team has a lot of time and there is no urgent need to improve their performance. What is the use of a 37-year-old veteran with a maximum salary? So the so-called discussion is actually purely nonsense. The Rockets and Spurs are willing to listen to the Suns management asking for a price, and they are also willing to pick up bargains. Unless the Suns are willing to sell or deal with it, the Rockets and Spurs are not interested in discussing seriously. Moreover, the previous scandal between the Rockets and Durant was the Suns who were unilaterally wishful thinking.
The Heat are even more nonsense. Butler is a team meritorious, but the team is unwilling to renew the contract even if he is older, let alone Adu, who is older and leads the team, cannot be compared with Butler?
I think there is only one kind of team that will be interested in Durant, that is, a team that urgently needs to get rid of a team's bad contract. Who? It's the Timberwolves, because the Timberwolves have seen Gobert's cumbersome attributes in high-level games. Even if this team wins Durant, they also want to get rid of Gobert's drag on the team in the next few years.
So in the end Durant will inevitably join the Timberwolves. As for Adu's unwillingness to go? Threat the next company by not renewing the contract? The question is that he will be 38 years old next season, which team will spoil him? Does he think he is Curry to the Warriors or James to the Lakers? At that time, at the age of 38, do you love to leave and dare to threaten the team? Well, double happiness is coming, thank you!
Gobert has made it to the playoffs for nine consecutive years. His ability to support the line is poor, but his bottom-up attributes are super strong, which is what the Suns need. As for draft picks? Durant, a 37-year-old contract, is only worth one first round at most, and it will be used for one year. It doesn’t matter whether he renews his contract at the age of 38 at that time.
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