Before the Golden State Warriors pivoted Wednesday to a trade for former Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler, forward Jonathan Kuminga reportedly thought he was headed to the Phoenix Suns in a deal for Kevin Durant.
Speaking Wednesday night on Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective (beginning at the 18:40 mark), ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst said he believes Kuminga would have been included in a trade for Durant:
Windhorst then added that Kuminga and his camp thought "for a minute" that they were Phoenix bound.
While the Warriors looked into the possibility of a reunion with Durant, who helped lead the team to a pair of championships during his three-year run with the organization from 2016 to 2019, nothing came to fruition.