New Suns GM on new role, Kevin Durant’s, Bradley Beal’s future with team
“There’s a baseline of talent that can put us in a good position moving forward,” Brian Gregory said.
The Phoenix Suns, despite having Booker and Durant, missed the playoffs, leading to trade speculation.Durant, a highly accomplished player, has been the subject of trade talks despite being Phoenix’s best player.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were just as stunned as everyone else when the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic before the 2025 trade deadline.
What, if anything, would it take to move Booker? What is the situation with Durant? We want your thoughts, opinion and will answer questions about the future of the Suns’ stars.
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It happened to Doncic, and Booker and KD reacted with surprise in the wake of that deal.
Booker: “It’s crazy, man. I really don’t know what to say about it. Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable. The NBA shows you again. … You can’t predict it. It’s a business. They’re always having a conversation about you. Don’t think that you’re safe.”
Durant: “You start seeing stuff like that, as an organization, you might get a little more courage to do some stuff. You see another team trade away somebody like that. This got to be the biggest trade I’ve seen since I’ve been in the league or since I’ve been watching the sport. This is insane. So yeah, every other team might get confidence and say (expletive) it, I’ll trade a few of my top players if this ain’t working.”
“Insane. It’s crazy, crazy.”
Kevin Durant on mega Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade.
“Players are held to a different standard of loyalty and commitment to a program but the organizations don’t get held to that same standard from the outside.”
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— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) February 2, 2025
The Phoenix Suns wound up finishing the season missing the playoffs with a 36-46 record despite having Booker and Durant, two of the NBA’s top 10 scorers, who won Olympic gold in Paris.
So, it’s not a surprise their names are circulating in trade rumors/talks this offseason.
Will one, both or neither get traded?
It seems unlikely Phoenix would move Booker, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer.
“It’s crazy man. I really don’t know what to say about it. Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable. The NBA shows you again.”
Devin Booker on colossal Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade.
“It’s a business. They’re always having a conversation… pic.twitter.com/p2DdVR7u3N
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) February 2, 2025
Durant is a 30,000-point career scorer, a future first-ballot Hall of Famer, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, league MVP winner, and Phoenix’s best player, but the team entertained trade talks involving him before the 2025 deadline.
So fans, what are your thoughts and questions on whether the Suns will move their two best players?
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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