{"id":37760,"date":"2025-02-27T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=37760"},"modified":"2025-02-27T08:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:01:03","slug":"breaking-kevin-durant-turns-heads-with-fresh-take-on-warriors-trade-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=37760","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Kevin Durant Turns Heads With Fresh Take on Warriors Trade This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Durant\u00a0didn&#8217;t want a trade to the\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0ahead of the\u00a0NBA&#8217;s Feb. 6 deadline, but his tune on a return to the Bay Area has changed meaningfully in the three weeks since.<\/p>\n<p>Durant appeared on &#8220;The\u00a0Draymond Green\u00a0Show With Baron Davis,&#8221; on Wednesday, Feb. 26, and opened up to his former teammate about why he didn&#8217;t want to leave the\u00a0Phoenix Suns\u00a0mid-season.<\/p>\n<p>With just one year remaining on his contract and the Suns struggling to remain in the Western Conference playoff picture, they currently occupy 11th place,\u00a02.5 games and one spot out\u00a0of the NBA&#8217;s Play-In Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Durant softened his stance from a full veto of a trade back to the Warriors to &#8220;figuring it out&#8221; this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t want to move, and I get why you want to trade me, simple fact that\u2019s business,&#8221;\u00a0Durant said. &#8220;But for me looking at it \u2026 we can play the season out and if that&#8217;s the decision you want to make in the offseason, then we figure it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-placeholder\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-db93c112fe474061b55766628119c5d7\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Warriors gave up Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Dennis Schroeder, Lindy Waters III and a top-10 protected first-round pick in 2025 in order to get Butler.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State will need to rustle up enough player money to match Durant&#8217;s\u00a0$54.7 million\u00a0salary in 2025-26, which could mean signing\u00a0Jonathan Kuminga\u00a0to a big extension and including him in the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The team will also need to put together a draft asset\/player package that could compete with other offers for Durant from around the NBA if he hits the trade block.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-placeholder\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-0ce3026fc4444aa5982763a27e36666b\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMTE2NTk3NDcxMDI4Njg3\/usatsi_12872919.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMTE2NTk3NDcxMDI4Njg3\/usatsi_12872919.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMTE2NTk3NDcxMDI4Njg3\/usatsi_12872919.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 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