Report: Kevin Durant vetoed a commerce to 1 crew

Kevin Durant very practically ended up with a unique contender within the Western Convention.

The previous NBA MVP Durant vetoed a commerce to the Minnesota Timberwolves final summer season, Darren Wolfson of KSTP in Minnesota reported Tuesday throughout an look on the “Flagrant Howls” podcast. Wolfson notes that Durant had some reservations about enjoying for Minnesota head coach Chris Finch, factoring into his veto choice.

Durant ended up getting traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets later that summer season as an alternative. Now this season, Durant is averaging 26.2 factors, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per recreation for the 31-17 Rockets.

That stated, the Wolves aren’t far behind Houston within the standings at 31-20. They’re additionally most likely thanking their fortunate stars that they didn’t find yourself getting Durant, particularly given the latest occurrences within the commerce market.

Earlier within the day on Tuesday, the Timberwolves traded away veteran guard Mike Conley Jr. as a part of a three-team wage dump transfer. That has many followers speculating that Minnesota may now doubtlessly land Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in a commerce.

Notably, Durant was the childhood hero of Wolves star Anthony Edwards, and the 2 even had a memorable viral second collectively a few years in the past through the playoffs. However as an alternative of teaming up with Durant in Minnesota, Edwards has a really actual probability of teaming up with Antetokounmpo (who’s six years youthful than KD) as an alternative.