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110 million+ improper mercenaries in two years! Famous reporter revealed that the final circle of KD competition: The Warriors lost the list of 5 teams.

2:32am, 13 June 2025【Basketball】

Want 110 million new contract for 2 years + don’t want to be a mercenary for one year! ESPN famous reporter Shams revealed that Durant's battle has entered the finals, and the Suns are choosing the next home with their long-term agent and business partner Ritchie Kleiman, among which the Warriors lost to the list of five teams.

KD competition finals

According to ESPN famous reporter Shams, the Durant competition has entered a white-hot stage, and the Suns and Durant's long-term broker and business partner Ritchie Kleiman is screening the next dealer.

also pointed out that the next five potential traders are the Rockets, Spurs, Timberwolves, Heat and Knicks. Some teams have also discussed the Durant trade in the past week, but the main one is the 5 teams of the Thorn Wolves.

After the news was revealed, New York Post reporter Stefan Bondy and American Steve Popper jointly followed up, pointing out that the Knicks did not pursue Durant's interest.

famous reporter Shams also talked about another potential Timberwolves in the subsequent "Pat McAfee Show".

pointed out that the Timberwolves are interested in not sending out McDaniels or Naz Reed to get Durant's trade plan.

Medan has grown rapidly this season and is an elite 3D wing, while Reed is a high-quality space-based insider and can jump out of the contract to test the waters of the free market this summer.

As for the other three teams, the Rockets and Spurs are in a similar situation. The two teams have a large number of future draft picks and high-quality young players, but they do not regard KD as the primary reinforcement target.

Because there are superstars like Antetokounmpo in the trading market, famous reporter Shams also pointed out this in the report and revealed that Antetokounmpo will first observe the league structure and the trends of all teams, including the Bucks, and then make a decision until July and August.

Previously, famous reporter Stein had revealed that it was generally believed that Durant would need to wait until Antetokounmpo decides that the internal structure of the league will be clear before it will advance.

The last potential next Heat is in a similar situation to the Timberwolves. They also pursued Durant before the trading deadline of this season, but were not willing to pay a high price.

Missed the chance to reunite with the Warriors

Another team that pursued Durant in the middle of the season was the Warriors, but they did not appear on the 5 teams in the finals.

Warriors Anthony Slater also talked about this topic in his latest podcast program, saying that as of now, there is no news that the Warriors and Durant will reunite.

It is worth mentioning that when ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst talked about this topic on the show, he publicly stated that the Suns secretly discussed the Durant deal with the Warriors without communication in the mid-season, which shocked the latter and his agent.

Durant's two major requirements

Shams also pointed out in the report that Durant's two major requirements for choosing the next one, first of all, win at the moment, Durant hopes to join a competitive team.

Spurs reporter Dusty Garza has also talked about this before, pointing out that Durant's agent clearly revealed when communicating with the team that he wanted to join a "squad that wins immediately."

The second biggest requirement is to be a mercenary for one year and hope to sign a new contract with your new owner.

Durant currently has $54.71 million in the last year of contract. Due to the 38-year-old restrictions, he can sign a maximum of a two-year contract. If traded by the Suns, he can only sign a new contract of $111 million in two years, just like Butler.

Previously, Jake Fischer, a famous reporter from "Open-Air Stand", revealed that most teams pursuing Durant are actually just treating it as a "one-year loan contract", a mercenary carrying an expiring contract.

The Suns' demand in the trade was to get similar chips they gave when they traded Durant: that is, combat power + multiple draft picks.

When trading Durant in 23, the Suns gave Bridges + Cameron Johnson + Crowder + four first-round picks + one swap right.

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