Phoenix Suns
Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Mikal Bridges, F Jae Crowder, F Cam Johnson, 2023 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2025 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2027 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – PHO), 2029 First-Round Pick (PHO)
Phoenix Suns Receive: Kevin Durant
If you could take a lesson from this article, let it be this one: Trading for Kevin Durant is really, really hard.
The Phoenix Suns also face an obstacle. Having just inked Deandre Ayton to a contract extension, they can’t trade him until January 15. If the Durant situation drags on into the new year, they can put him back on the bargaining table.
In the meantime, this is the best deal the Phoenix Suns can offer without including Devin Booker.
It should still tantalize the Brooklyn Nets. Mikal Bridges ought to be in Defensive Player of the Year conversations for the next half-decade, and Cam Johnson emerged as a long-term starter in 2021-22 as well.
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Attach them both to four first-round picks and a swap, and this Phoenix Suns deal is a compelling offer. As with the Raptors, it’s one worth entertaining – in the event that Jaylen Brown is off the table.