Durant’s Suntime countdown, the destination is finalized within 72 hours, and the three teams are clearly snatched!

According to a report on June 14, Shams, a well-known ESPN reporter, revealed in a program that as the NBA draft approaches, trade negotiations about Durant are becoming more and more intense. Among them, the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves are the main teams that have recently held in-depth consultations with the Phoenix Suns on a potential deal on Durant.

Shams further pointed out: "The Suns have received inquiries from about 6 to 8 teams, all of which have expressed strong interest and made corresponding offers and started active negotiations. However, according to the latest information I have learned, in the past 24 to 48 hours, the Suns' negotiation focus has been on several specific teams, namely the Rockets, Heat and Timberwolves. At present, these three teams are regarded as the most likely potential recipients in the Durant trade."

Previously, NBA internal source Ary also revealed that Durant's potential recipients have been reduced to the Rockets and Timberwolves.

Earlier this week, Shams reported that the Suns, Durant and their business partner and agent Ritchie Kleiman were conducting a detailed screening of potential trading plans, and mentioned that the Rockets, Heat, Timberwolves, Knicks and Spurs could all become the new owners of the super forward. However, reports from several Knicks followed the team reporters showed that the New York Knicks did not participate in the pursuit of Durant, and the latest reports also pointed out that the possibility of the Spurs successfully introducing the former MVP is gradually decreasing.

Nevertheless, in Durant's latest odds list, the Spurs (+100) still topped the list, the Heat soared from the original +1000 to +250, jumping to second place, the Timberwolves (+400) ranked third, and the Rockets (+600) ranked fourth. Well-known journalist Sidery said the Durant deal seems to be expected to reach a final agreement within the next 72 hours.

Sidery also revealed that the Heat were not willing to include Wel in the trade chips in the trade regarding Durant, but they were willing to send Jaime Hax Jr. or Nikola Jovic as the core part of the deal. The Heat's offer for Durant to the Suns will be based on Hax or Jovic, and will be matched with necessary salary matching chips and draft pick assets.

It is worth noting that this does not mean that the Rockets, Heat and Timberwolves are the only teams that are still competing. Suns reporter Gambadoro also said in a show that other teams are still closely following Durant's trading trends. In addition to the three teams mentioned by Shams that are in-depth negotiations, he is also paying close attention to the news of the Spurs, Raptors and Clippers, and hinting that there may be other "dark horse" teams participating in the competition. ESPN also commented today, pointing out that the Clippers may become Durant's potential new owner. Both experts,

Shams and Gambadoro, predict that the deal may be reached quickly before the draft. Specifically, Gambadoro asserted that the deal will settle at some point next week, and Shams agreed when asked about it on the show, further noting: "I think it may be faster when you mentioned it is completed within a week. Given that some teams have a strong desire to trade, we can witness Durant's trading trends within seven days, and there may be some action in the next few days."

In addition, according to NBC Sports, NBA President Adam Xiao and the league office generally tend to avoid announcing (or at least leaking) major deals in mid-June to avoid spreading the attention of the NBA Finals. Therefore, although Durant's transaction is progressing smoothly, this factor needs to be taken into consideration when predicting the completion time of the transaction.