T he Phoenix Suns spent the majority of the season trying to build a winner around Kevin Durant. They chased Jimmy Butler for months hoping that he, Durant and Devin Booker could

While speaking to NBA on ESPN, Shams Charania shared that the Heat potentially had a window to go after Durant. They offered Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson, which was not enough to get a deal done. The Suns were interested in trading for Butler this summer but could not engineer a suitable trade. Durant stayed put in Phoenix.

Which is why Durant was "blindsided" when his name did come up in serious trade talks with Golden State. Talks serious enough that a deal send him back to the Bay Area only died b