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.

Kevin Durant wasn't traded at this year's NBA trade deadline, but the Phoenix Suns superstar reportedly had "mutual interest" in getting sent to five teams. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Durant would have been open to getting traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat .

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