Famous reporter: The situation that Bill doesn t want to leave and no one wants has not changed. The Sun has no choice but to trade KD

June 17, June 17, the Sun's trading discussion about Durant is gradually heating up. The SteinLine reporter Jake Fischer wrote an article looking forward to potential action in the Suns offseason. He wrote: From now until the June 25 draft, the Suns are more determined to trade Durant, and one of the key factors needs to be repeatedly emphasized: If the Suns find a trade for Bradley Bill, they are likely to be working on restructuring the roster around the pair Devin Booker and Durant.

But they can't.

Of all the Suns' attempts to close the deal before the February 6 trade deadline, two things became very clear: At that time, few teams were willing to accept nearly $111 million in the remaining two years of Bill's contract — we heard only the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards, and Bill seemed even less willing to give up his trade veto.

More than four months later, the situation surrounding Bill did not become more optimistic against the Suns. This reality forced the Suns to accept the idea that trading Durant is their only means to reorganize the roster around Booker without further slumping into the Western Abyss. There is also some hope inside the Suns, believing that trading Durant may give Bill more offensive opportunities, thus playing the performance people expect from players with such contracts. As The SteinLine previously reported, the various candidates the Suns considered during the coaching recruitment process have been asked how they would work to get Bill to the best if he was still part of the Suns.

In the 2024-25 season, Bill averaged 17 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Currently, Bill's contract has two years left, of which the annual salary of $53.66 million in the 2025-26 season and the annual salary of $57.13 million in the 2026-27 season (player option).