The NBA trade deadline has officially passed, and Kevin Durant remains on the Phoenix Suns.
Many people believed that Durant was going to move on from the Suns, with rumors circulating about a potential return to the Golden State Warriors.
When it became clear that the Warriors weren’t going to be an option, several other teams were mentioned as possible destinations, but nothing came to fruition.
Some of those teams were public knowledge, but one team was flying under the radar, at least, until Bob Myers spilled the beans in a segment of NBA Today.
“Memphis knows what he said, because that’s what they tried on Jimmy Butler, that’s what they tried on Kevin Durant,” Myers said.
Lol Bob Myers accidentally leaked that the Grizzlies were trying to get Kevin Durant on live TV pic.twitter.com/53SbMucKMs
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) February 6, 2025
His co-hosts were shocked to hear about the Memphis Grizzlies as a potential destination, as they hadn’t been mentioned as a legitimate option before Myers said anything.
It’s unclear if this was an intentional slip-up or not, but Myers might have broken some trust with his sources by revealing this.
Either way, the Grizzlies weren’t able to get a deal done with Durant, and they’ll have to navigate the rest of the season with their current roster.
As it stands, they have the second-best record in the Western Conference, so they’ve played well to this point.
Durant would have added another layer of production and a strong veteran presence with playoff experience, but the Grizzlies can’t dwell on that.
It will be interesting to see if there’s additional fallback from Durant and the Suns given that he wasn’t traded, and if he’ll stay motivated through the end of the season.
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