Declaring Huoji to spread rumors, Team reporter disclosed the price of KD! Rejecting Towns swap transaction + wanting 3 first round signs

Publicly denounced the Rockets to spread rumors, and the Suns and the reporter disclosed the KD transaction price! It was also revealed that the Suns had rejected the Knicks' swap deal around Durant and Towns, indicating that the Suns wanted to get back the returns of three first-round picks in Durant's trade.

denounced the Rockets to spread rumors

Since Durant left the team in the middle of the season, the Rockets have been regarded as one of the next players they are most likely to join, and the reasons are from three aspects.

The first point is that the Rockets clearly lack a key ball finisher. As a key ball scorer at the historical level, Durant almost perfectly meets the Rockets' reinforcement needs. The second point is that the Rockets have the Suns' first round picks in 25, 27 and 29.

The third point is that Durant has a good relationship with the Rockets general. After falling into trading rumors, he publicly praised Uduka and mentioned the fact that many young players from the Rockets trained with him.

For this reason, TA Rockets Kelly Iko revealed in a public article that since the end of the season, the Suns have called the Rockets to seek Durant's deal many times.

And the asking price has been falling again and again, the core purpose is to get back to your first round of picks in 25, 27 and 29 years.

However, the Rockets' internal ideas about trading Durant are not unified. Some senior executives believe that Durant does not meet the team's schedule and will delay the growth of young people.

Faced with such a statement, Suns John Gambadoro denounced the Rockets Kelly Iko's "price cuts and sells" as a public rumor, and it is a bit ridiculous.

bluntly stated that the Suns have not looked for the Rockets since February because the team is focused on finding new general managers and coaches.

It was not until the recent four-year contract was finalized that former Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ultra became the team's new head coach, and he completed management adjustments and began to prepare for the Durant trade.

The Suns had rejected the Towns swap deal

After denying the Rockets' rumors, Suns' reporter John Gambadoro exposed some new transactions to prove that Durant is very popular in the market and also disclosed the Suns' asking price.

First, ESPN famous reporter Shams revealed on the live show that the Knicks had pursued Durant before the transaction deadline and were still interested in Durant, so interesting things may happen in the next few weeks.

"About Durant, all I want to say is that he and the Knicks have an interest in each other," Shams added.

John Gambadoro followed up and revealed that the Knicks did pursue Durant before the trade deadline, but the Suns had no interest in the swap deal between Durant and Towns.

NBC Sports reporter Jake Weinbach also confirmed the authenticity of the news, and pointed out that the Knicks did give a transaction quote for Downs or Anunobi + Miro at that time.

Former NBA player Cousins ​​also talked about this topic when participating in the "Run It Back" program, pointing out why the Knicks needed to introduce Durant or Antetokounmpo.

Because Brunson's height and athletic ability are not enough to be the leader in the championship and is more suitable for the second-in-command, the Knicks need to introduce a high-yield key scorer.

Durant's asking price was exposed, while another reporter, Jake Fischer, revealed more directly that the Suns' asking price for Durant is three first-round picks.

This actually coincides with the previous Rockets record Kelly Iko's exposure that the Suns wanted to get their three first-round picks back from the Rockets in 25, 27 and 29 years.

Therefore, based on the current reports from all parties, Durant is very popular in the trading market. Many teams such as the Knicks, Clippers, Timberwolves, Heat, Spurs and others have reported trading rumors, and it seems that they all want to get him.

But the Rockets are not among the active suitors because they are afraid that the old Durant will disrupt the team's existing reconstruction rhythm and affect the growth of young players. The Suns hope to get three first-round picks + center returns in the Durant trade. The ideal situation is to get their own three first-round goals from the Rockets in 25, 27 and 29 years.