Former NBA MVP Kevin Durant has requested a trade. In all likelihood, you know this. After all, you are currently on the internet reading about basketball.
Realistically, there are people who couldn’t name five basketball players who heard the news. When one of the best players in the NBA issues a trade request, it makes headlines.
You’ve probably heard all of the most popular trade destinations too. Most fans have Durant pegged for the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, or Toronto Raptors.
There are darkhorse destinations like the Philadelphia 76ers and Memphis Grizzlies as well.
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On the other hand, nobody’s linking Durant to the Cleveland Cavaliers. To quote Brian Windhorst – why is that? This team is on the upswing, and they’ve got the pieces necessary to broker a blockbuster deal.
Here’s how we figure that would look if they did take a swing at Durant.