In his first public comments since last Thursday's trade deadline, Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns repeatedly said on Monday that being involved in trade talks is simply part of the business. "Everybody is bought and sold in this league,

Kevin Durant is still with the Phoenix Suns and ready to get back on the court after last week's eventful trade deadline full of speculation that the franchise was open to dealing the 15-time All-Star.

The Phoenix Suns are an even 26-26 through 52 games played on the season. The squad, built around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, has put together a subpar campaign compared to where they should be.

Jusuf Nurkic had been in the middle of his second season playing for the Phoenix Suns. However, the 11-year veteran fell out of the rotation, which put him on

NBA teams' roster moves at the trade deadline can heavily impact someone's life and that of their loved ones. That's what NBA players experience upon the deadline, usually February's first Thursday. The Suns (25-25) looked to make moves before the deadline as they've been teetering around the .

While speaking to NBA on ESPN, Shams Charania shared that the Heat potentially had a window to go after Durant. They offered Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson, which was not enough to get a deal done. The Suns were interested in trading for Butler this summer but could not engineer a suitable trade. Durant stayed put in Phoenix.

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The Phoenix Suns completely botched the 2025 NBA trade deadline, according to several writers, with one calling them "an embarrassing disaster." Ouch.

It is safe to say that the Phoenix Suns’ trade deadline did not go exactly as planned. For so long they had pursued Jimmy Butler, only for him to end up with the Golden State Warriors.

The trade deadline has come and gone for the 2024-25 Phoenix Suns. A season that began with so much promise and optimism after making changes that should have translated to more success relative to last season has descended into chaos.