The San Antonio Spurs, who drafted Victor Wembanyama in the draft and acquired De'Aaron Parks through a trade, are expected to focus on reinforcing the NBA by recruiting the best superstar.안전놀이터

The U.S. media "Sports Illustrated" said on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) that "the probability of Kevin Durant's bet on his future destination has recently changed, and San Antonio has overtaken the Houston Rockets to take the lead."

"As these two teams are at the forefront, the Suns are more likely to transition to a rebuilding system for the future rather than maintaining their decrepit mainstay," he said. "San Antonio is the most interesting team for Phoenix. And it is one of the few teams that can actually afford Durant's talent," he said, proposing the following trade.

Phoenix Suns GET: Devin Basell, Kelden Johnson, 14th round pick for 2025 draft, 38th round pick, 2027 first round pick (Atlanta Hawks) 

Although it did not receive much attention because it was covered by the Philadelphia 76ers this season, the Phoenix Suns also did not meet expectations.

The Suns, who acquired Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in 2023 to form the "Big Three" with franchise star Devin Booker, failed to advance to the play-in tournament, finishing 11th in the Western Conference this season.

As a result, local media predicted that Phoenix would begin to rebuild in earnest through the trade between Durant and Bill.

In particular, Durant, who still continues to play at the top of the league, is receiving more attention in the trade market than Bill, who has shown poor performance due to frequent injuries.

Durant has won one regular season MVP (2014) and two final MVP (2017, 2018).

Despite some aging and injury effects this season, it still maintained the league's top scoring ability and efficiency with an average of 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, field goal success rate of 52.7%, 3-point shooting success rate of 43.0%, and free throw success rate of 83.9%.

Although a high salary of $55 million (about 74.5 billion won) in the 2025-26 season can be a burden, young players are still considered players who can dominate the league if they stay healthy and are connected to many teams.

Taking this opportunity, San Antonio, which is seeking to rebuild its famous family with Wembley and Pax, seems to be trying to win by recruiting Durant.

Aside from its feasibility, the combination leading to Wembanyama-Durant is enough to raise fans' expectations.

Despite the fact that both players are tall (221cm Wembley and 211cm Durant), they are not limited to their ability under the basket, but are performing above the league average in all areas, including shooting and dribbling.

In addition, San Antonio has maintained a tanking strategy in recent seasons, accumulating a number of prospects and draft picks. Although it has exhausted some of its assets in a trade with Sacramento to bring in the Pax, there is plenty of room to offer an attractive package to Phoenix, which is still in the process of rebuilding.

SI also reiterated that "if the trade materializes, Phoenix will fail to win superstars, but it will secure a rotary pick in the second half of this year's draft, laying the foundation for players who can utilize the trade such as Vasell and Johnson, and the team that has begun rebuilding in the future."

Although it may be a shame for San Antonio to give up players who play important roles in the current rotation, such as Vasell and Johnson, it could be a lucrative deal if they could get the experience of a proven veteran of Durant in return.

Finally, the media predicted, "If this trade becomes a reality, San Antonio will jump to the Western Conference title at once, with Wembanyama, who has emerged as an MVP candidate, adding All-Star guard De'Aaron Parks, prospect Stephen Castle, and Dylan Harper, who is the second most promising draft candidate."