The Miami Heat have long admired Kevin Durant. The team pursued him multiple times over the years, from his Oklahoma City days to his time with the Brooklyn Nets. At February’s trade deadline, Miami and Phoenix reportedly discussed a significant swap involving Jimmy Butler and Durant.

Durant has reportedly narrowed down his preferred teams to the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets. As a former Texas Longhorn, the Lone Star State connection can't be overlooked. Nonetheless, the 15-time All-Star is notably extension-eligible and ostensibly wants to maximize the earnings of what could be a final payday.

Kevin Durant considers the Spurs and Rockets as preferred teams for a long-term commitment with his Suns tenure uncertain.

The Suns have a lot of factors playing into a potential Durant trade, but they might be able to use them to their advantage to manipulate the situation in their favor. "Multiple league sources ...