The Sun wants to send off two players to reduce luxury taxes, and Durant deal may include Allen and O Neal

According to famous reporter Jake Fischer, the Suns may seek to send guard Grayson Allen or forward Royce O'Neal away as part of the Durant deal.

It is reported that the Suns are exploring ways to reduce their luxury tax expenses and may even hope to lower their salary below the second rich line. Sending Aaron or O'Neal may help achieve these goals.

Since the Suns' salary has exceeded the second rich line, in the transaction involving Durant, they cannot combine other players' salaries with Durant's contract as trading chips. But if the deal can ultimately reduce the Suns’ salary to below the second rich line, or a certain transaction plan can be achieved without combining the salary, the Suns may include Allen or O'Neal in the Durant trade on the list of chips.

Grayson Allen played 64 games for the Suns this season, averaging 10.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.3 blocks per game. Reus O'Neal played 75 games for the Suns this season, averaging 9.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.5 blocks per game.