Kevin Durant appears primed for a move this offseason—the biggest question is where he'll end up.
Amid swirling rumors that the Phoenix Suns star is most closely linked to the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves, a new report from states that Durant prefers teams on the other side of the country in the southwest region.
Sam Amick, Jon Krawczynski and Kelly Iko wrote Saturday night that Durant would like to play for the San Antonio Spurs or the Houston Rockets next season.
The only caveat? His preferences might not matter.
Here's an excerpt from latest report:
The report goes on to name the Timberwolves and the Heat as two other suitors who could be in the mix, and doesn't rule out the possibility of a wild-card team joining the Durant sweepstakes, either.
Shams Charania confirmed report on Saturday night and threw in the Heat as a third preferred destination for the 15-time All-Star, noting that they were the three teams he would “commit to long-term.”
"The Suns have made clear to six-to-eight seriously interested teams that they will make the best deal for the franchise—even outside of his preferred list of Miami, San Antonio and Houston," Charania wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Durant, who's entering the final year of his contract with the Suns, does not have a no-trade clause in his deal. One would imagine the 36-year-old still has leverage in potential trade discussions, but it may not be much, as the insiders have made clear Phoenix could ignore his wishes entirely and do what's in their own best interest this summer.