Durant is expected to join forces with Barnes to win the championship in the offseason? Leaving the Suns time issue, continue to pursue his dreams

For the Raptors, they have a lot of experience in winning the team, which is to "hire" a great star to perfectly increase the team's ceiling!

After all, the playoffs always require stars to dominate the game, and the team's tortuous road to the championship, the more they reach the end, the only stars can rely on.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Toronto Raptors are linked to any top five stars in the league, isn't it?

The essence is that the team is nothing more than continuing to copy Leonard's miracle to win the championship in 19 years! In the 2019 season, Leonard, who played for the Toronto Raptors at that time, led the team to beat the team all the way, and finally eliminated the Golden State Warriors 4-2 in the finals, winning the first championship trophy in the team history for the Raptors and becoming a god with great strength.

That year, Leonard was the greatest "hired season" in NBA history in the Raptors, no doubt about it!

The Raptors vividly explained that when a team gathers a group of capable players and then strongly signs a super giant, the team can break through the shackles and soar in the playoffs!

Now let’s look at the Toronto Raptors lineup again, how similar is it to the 2019 team!

In the middle of this season, the Raptors successfully introduced Ingram, and the super new star Barnes trained by the team itself, the power of the dual-core cannot be underestimated.

But whether Ingram or Barnes, the quality of the stars is still to be discussed. After all, these two brothers are not the ones who can make the final decision at a critical moment.

When Ingram Barnes's two playoff masterpieces are very lacking, is it really surprising that the Raptors' introduction of a superstar at this time?

The Raptors have not made it to the playoffs since 2022. Currently, the team's core members Scotty Barnes and Ingram do not have the ability to lead the team to win the championship. It is well known to everyone that the Raptors are trying to find another star, and this time, Durant successfully entered their vision.

In fact, this is not the first time that the Raptors have expressed a strong interest in Durant.

As early as the 2022 offseason, when Durant applied for the first time to leave the Nets, the Raptors had pursued him, but unfortunately it was nothing in the end.

Durant finally left the Nets. In 2023, he landed in the Phoenix Suns from the Nets and continued to pursue his dream of winning. In the second round of the 2023 playoffs, the Suns lost to the Denver Nuggets 1-4 and returned in a miserable way.

In the 2024 playoffs, the Suns were swept out by the Timberwolves in the first round, and the 0-4 exit was even more dismal.

As for this year, the Suns are not even able to reach the threshold for the playoffs, and the team's future prospects for winning the championship are extremely slim. It's only a matter of time before Durant leaves the Suns, isn't it?

In September this year, Durant is about to turn 37 years old, and the contract is only one year left. Whether the Suns stop losses in time to maximize profits or Durant patiently exhausts his personal situation, it is inevitable that the two sides will part ways.

This season, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, of which he shot 52.7% from the field, 43.0% from three-point shooting percentage and 83.9% from free throws, and his performance was impeccable.

For the consideration of championships, Durant and the Raptors hit it off, and the cooperation between the two sides is a one-day match...

Durant joins the Raptors this year, please don't be surprised then!