Reports confirm Timberwolves will 'look hard' at Kevin Durant trade

Minnesota continues to be mentioned among a long list of suitors for the future Hall of Famer.

Mar 28, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the third quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

The offseason of Kevin Durant entered a new chapter on Wednesday when ESPN NBA reporter Shams Charania confirmed that the Timberwolves, along with Houston, San Antonio, Miami and New York, are the "main teams" expected to pursue the future Hall of Famer.

ESPN reporting: The Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant’s business partner, Rich Kleiman, are sorting through trade options - with interested teams mainly featuring Houston, San Antonio, Minnesota, Miami and New York.https://t.co/tqpprx47O4

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 11, 2025

It has been widely known since the February trade deadline that Minnesota was interested in acquiring Durant via trade, and as top insiders reported after Durant went untraded in February, the Wolves are again interested in engaging the Suns in trade talks.

The latest odds from DraftKings Sportsbook suggest that the Timberwolves are tied with the Knicks and Suns as the third-most likely team Durant plays for next season at +700. The Spurs are the favorites at +110 and Houston is second at +250.

The Minnesota Star Tribune's Chris Hine was on the latest episode of The Jon Krawczynski Show, and he suggested that he might be a little more skeptical of a Wolves-Durant trade than he was at the trade deadline.

"I think they recognize that one of the reasons they were here this year and one of the key things going forward in this league in this second-apron era is the ability to have depth," Hine said. "So if a Kevin Durant deal comes at the cost of a significant chunk of their depth, I don't know at the end of the day if they pull the trigger on that."

Krawczynski and Hine's conversation about a potential deal continued to revolve around the obstacles Minnesota would have to work around to acquire a player like Durant, who's set to make $54.7 million next season.

Even though he'll be 37 next season, Durant's fit next to Edwards is a tantalizing proposition. It's obvious that Minnesota's front office realizes that, but it sounds like they will not go after a Durant trade unless the price is right.

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