The Phoenix Suns were not listed as one of “the most significant candidates” to trade for Kevin Durant in a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Monday morning, which said Durant told Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai over the weekend the franchise needs to choose between him or the firing of general manager Sean Marks and coach and former Suns legend Steve Nash.
While it would be easier to replace the GM and coach than a top-five NBA player, Tsai would have to make a serious about-face to gut his franchise’s brain trust at the request of a single player.