After Ott was hired, ESPN's Shams Charania said conversations would also pick up: "Conversations will now begin to pick up on a potential trade of Kevin Durant out of Phoenix over the next 2 to 3 weeks. Conversations will begin to heat up. I'm told the Suns will work with Durant and his business partner on a trade home."

For a variety of reasons, Kevin Durant is probably going to net less in a trade than the Phoenix Suns might like. Consider the following: Durant is not Giannis Antetokounmpo. He is not a 30-year-old with multiple years left on his contract.

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