The highest signing is 124 million for 2 years! The Durant camp discusses a plan with the Suns: the multi-team inquiry process accelerates

On June 12, Beijing time, according to Shams, the Suns and Kevin Durant's business partner Rich Kleiman have met several times in the past week and are currently sorting out various trade options. Together, the two sides will explore a potential home for Durant.

According to sources, the teams that have expressed interest in Durant mainly include the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks (there are also reports that the Knicks have dropped out of the race). In addition, in the past 7 to 10 days, several "dark horse" teams have also launched inquiries for Durant.

Since the Suns began negotiations around the trade deadline in February, teams around the league have expected Durant to be traded, and the All-Star ended up staying. Suns management and Kleiman will continue to negotiate a trade, and the negotiation process is expected to accelerate ahead of the NBA Draft later this month.

Durant's contract for the 2025-26 season is worth $54.7 million, which allows him to work with the Suns to steer his future.His willingness to extend his long-term contract could be a key factor as deal talks move forward。 Once traded, he could sign a two-year contract extension worth up to $112 million as early as July 6;If you wait six months after the transaction, the contract extension can be worth $124 million over two years.

The NBA free agent market will see a reset of salary space in the summer of 2026, when the number of teams with salary space will increase from one (Brooklyn Nets) this offseason to half of the league.

Durant was almost sent to the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline in February, but he made it clear that he had no intention of returning to his old club and would prefer to finish the season with the Suns. At the time, a source revealed to ESPN that the Suns' move to include him in trade talks came as a surprise to Durant. And this time, the two sides are expected to plan his next stop together.

Durant, who turns 37 in September, was named an All-Star for the 15th time this season, averaging 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in 62 games. According to ESPN, the future Hall of Famer has averaged at least 25 points per game for three consecutive seasons, shooting 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range, the longest in NBA history. As a shooter, he's still top-notch in terms of efficiency: 49.7% jump shot (first in the NBA), 53.1% mid-range shooting, and 50.9% dribble jumper percentage among the best in the league.

The Suns are 11th in the West with a 36-46 record salary this season, prompting management to initiate changes that culminated in the appointment of Brian Gregory as the new general manager and the hiring of Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ott as the new head coach.

Durant joined the Suns at the trade deadline in February 2023 and averaged the highest 26.8 points per game in Suns history during his time with the team.