Kevin Durant is staying put.
The Phoenix Suns did not trade the 15-time All-Star at the 2025 NBA trade deadline, which was at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Rumors had swirled over the last week about Durant potentially getting dealt, and ESPN reported there was at one point a three-team trade in place between the Suns, Warriors and Heat that would’ve sent Durant to Golden State and Jimmy Butler to Phoenix.
Kevin Durant did not get dealt by the Suns before the 2025 NBA trade deadline. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
But Durant, 36, made it known he was not interested in reuniting with the Warriors, who then pivoted to acquiring Butler and giving him a two-year, $111 million contract extension.
ESPN reported that “several” teams called the Suns about Durant on Thursday but nothing materialized.
Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns shoots a free throw during the game against the Detroit Pistons on January 18, 2025, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Timberwolves, which entered Thursday night in seventh place in the Western Conference, “made a last-ditch effort near the deadline” to land Durant, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.
The ambitious Warriors at one point considered trying to add both Durant and LeBron James before the deadline, Jake Fischer reported.
The Suns (25-25) are in 10th place in the Western Conference.
