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Why would the Suns make a Kevin Durant trade for Jimmy Butler, and what would it look like?

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Gerald Bourguet
February 5, 2025
It feels like the Phoenix Suns might target Jimmy Butler in a potential Kevin Durant trade before the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline
Nov 6, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives against Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) during the second half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Just over 48 hours ago, a source told PHNX Sports that the Phoenix Suns loved Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, and that their plan was to build around them at the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline. Other NBA insiders like John Gambadoro, Jake Fischer and Brett Siegel echoed those same sentiments.
But as this weekend's Luka Doncic trade proved, things can change very quickly in this league.
That appears to be the case with the growing whispers that Phoenix is seriously considering a Kevin Durant trade with the Golden State Warriors. It feels like a direct result of the league-wide destabilization resulting from Saturday's shocking trade that sent Doncic, the 26-year-old face of the Dallas Mavericks, to t...

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