5-choose 1? 5 teams are interested in Durant! Rockets 3-category chips attract the Suns attention

According to comprehensive reports, the Suns' superstar, 36-year-old Kevin Durant, should not continue to stay with the Phoenix Suns next season. Because the Suns plan to rebuild with Booker as the core, this is another reconstruction for the Suns - it can only be said that the Suns really shouldn't have let Paul go to chase Bradley Bill back then. Bill, who has the right to veto the deal, still remains with the Suns, and the Suns have no choice but to do anything to him: even if a team is willing to accept Bill's "trash contract", Bill may not agree to such a deal. After all, he has a smooth life among the Suns, with a big contract to get, and has a good tactical position.

Bill has won the big contract, and he will talk about the next step. After all, it is not a loss at all when he gets the big contract. The Suns are quite distressed, and Durant has become the main bargaining chip for the Suns' reconstruction. If the Suns want to trade Durant, they will inevitably exchange for young players and first-round draft picks to facilitate the reconstruction.

According to the latest reports, Durant's agent Clayman is screening the next deal for him. According to reports, the teams interested in Durant include the Heat and the Knicks, as well as the three Western Conference powerhouses Timberwolves, Spurs and Houston Rockets.

Although there are some other teams that have contacted the Suns and asked Durant for the past few days, it is obvious that these five teams are the teams Durant is most likely to join. Durant's trade is expected to be completed within 2 to 3 weeks, because the Suns intend to enter the next stage before the draft - completing Durant's trade in exchange for a first-round draft pick or some young players as a rebuilding asset.

Among these five teams, the Houston Rockets are clearly in the lead. The Rockets have rich bargaining chips, and their head coach Uduka also has a good relationship with Durant, because the two had a cooperation with the Nets that year: Nash was the head coach at that time, and Uduka served as Nash's assistant and served as the Nets' assistant coach. There are also reports that many players are willing to play for Uduka, so there should be no problem with Durant going to the Rockets.

The Rockets have rich chips. Although the Spurs, Timberwolves and other teams also have the intention to be the superstar, the Rockets also have a "trump card" - they have the future first-round picks for the three Suns, namely the first-round picks or swaps in 2025, 2027 and 2029. If the Suns really want to regain their draft picks, sending Durant to the Rockets should be the ideal choice.

In addition to these draft picks that attract the Suns, the Rockets also have a large number of young players, such as the seven young players known as the "Seven Rockets" who can become one of the bargaining chips. In addition, the Rockets have some expiring contracts, and if the Suns get these contracts, they can free up more cap space in the future to accelerate reconstruction. Therefore, these three types of Rockets' bargaining chips (picks, young players, expiration contracts) are particularly attractive to the Suns. It is no exaggeration to say that the Rockets are in the lead in the pursuit of Durant. Within two or three weeks, we can see where Durant’s next home is, let’s look forward to it together.