Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant‘s potential return to the Golden State Warriors has gained traction over the last 48 hours in the aftermath of the blockbuster Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade, per multiple reports.
But ESPN’s Brian Windhorst noted that it’s as complicated as it gets and it could become a bigger deal than the aforementioned trade between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers.
“Now we have the Warriors and Suns discussing the possibility of bringing Kevin Durant back,” Windhorst said on “Get Up” on ESPN on Wednesday, Feb. 5, “Okay, I am not going to sit here and even begin to project or guess as to how this may go down. Is it possible that Kevin Durant could be traded to the Warriors? Yes. Will it happen? I’m not afraid to say I don’t know.
“This is potentially a three, four or five-team transaction. It could involve, like, a dozen other players, because that’s the nature of the way NBA trades. It could involve Jimmy Butler, because it is possible guys that the Suns can acquire Jimmy Butler, but not for Bradley Beal, but for Kevin Durant, and so that after a month of trying to pair them together, they could end up, in an elaborate way, being traded for each other.”
Suns Desperate to Land Jimmy Butler
The Suns, according to Windhorst, have tried “almost every team” in the NBA to land Butler using the three first-rounders they acquired from Utah for their 2031 first-round pick to no avail.
After exhausting all the possible ways, the Suns have concluded that their only pathway to land Butler is to trade either Durant or Devin Booker since Bradley Beal does not want to waive his no-trade clause.
As they listen to Durant offers, the Suns are choosing Booker over him.
Windhorst warned about the fallout if such blockbuster trade does not go down
