According to reports, the Brooklyn Nets are not waiting for Kevin Durant to be traded and are in contact with the Phoenix Suns

According to reports, the Brooklyn Nets are not waiting for Kevin Durant to be traded and are in contact with the Phoenix Sun

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In Phoenix, KD is a key player, so how do the Suns land Durant? Wojnarowski said Sunday on SportsCenter that the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat are both in regular contact with Kevin Durant.

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[{"selector":"#anim-55b3530a-954d-4699-964b-a47299513e07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0ba17988-2bfc-43ab-845e-7874522e799e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d91d82ee-66f6-4e16-b9b3-014fa2d7fc0c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] – This past February, James Harden was traded from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets. – – The Los Angeles Lakers traded Anthony Davis from New Orleans in July – .