Recently, Kevin Durant issued the trade request heard around the world. Or, at the very least, by anyone who has any interest in the NBA.

Name an NBA team. Seriously, pick any one of the league’s 30. It’s guaranteed that a contingent of their fanbase would like to land Kevin Durant. Furthermore, no matter which team they support, they’ll have a case.

With that said, some landing spots are more fashionable than others. No serious person has Durant landing on the Orlando Magic or Houston Rockets. We can assume that Durant wants to land on a contender.

Furthermore, we can assume that only contenders will be willing to surrender the package required to land him. Still, there will be darkhorse candidates.

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A team that was well short of contention could feel that the addition of Durant would push them over that edge.

If that team is flush with assets, that’s even better. We’ve effectively just described the New Orleans Pelicans. Here’s a deal that has them landing Kevin Durant.