The Miami Heat are trying to strike it huge this offseason by bringing in a superstar.
Durant reportedly has Miami and Phoenix atop his list of preferred destinations in a trade, and now that the Suns are likely out of the running, Miami is reportedly working to acquire assets to make a blockbuster trade happen.
According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the Heat are looking to acquire multiple draft picks to either send to Brooklyn for Kevin Durant, or to Utah for Donovan Mitchell.
The Nets, however, may not be interested as Kurt Helin of NBC Sports reports that Bam Adebayo is off the table in trade packages from Miami, meaning the Nets’ main return in a Durant trade would be Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson. Per Helin, the Nets are ‘lukewarm’ on a Herro-Robinson package.
“In the case of Durant, the Nets want an All-Star and the buzz from league sources is they are lukewarm on a Herro and Robinson package, even with more picks,” wrote Kurt Helin of NBC Sports.
Earlier this month, it was also reported that the Heat organization is ready to “exhaust all options” in order to trade for the 12-time All-Star.
Durant is also reportedly keen on playing for a Heat team that has Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry.
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Not helping matters is the massive haul the Jazz for Rudy Gobert, so trading for Durant is expected to bring in even more for a player of his caliber.
There is also the option of moving forward with its current core that helped lead the Heat to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last season. The team was just one win away from reaching the NBA Finals, bowing out to the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals.
