US media simulates 3-party transactions: Durant scores the Spurs, the Suns get 4 chips, and the Hornets get Sohan + 3 rounds

As the Suns fail to make the playoffs this season, the Suns will undergo a drastic change in the offseason. First of all, the Suns have hired new head coach Jordan Ott. Secondly, according to famous reporter Windhorst and Suns reporter John Gambadoro, both believe that the Suns will work hard to reach a Durant deal before the 2025 draft (June 26-27). At the same time, Windhorst said that Suns boss Ishbiya will be responsible for this deal, and from here you can see that the Suns are determined to trade Durant, but in many people's opinion, it will happen that Durant will leave long ago. What is most concerned is what kind of reward Durant will bring to the Suns in the end.

Now, Jake Weinbach, published a social media post to propose a trading concept involving Durant's three-party participation, with the Hornets and the Spurs participating. The Suns got: Wassel, Harrison Barnes, Ma Wei, the No. 14 pick in the first round (obtained from the Hawks through the Spurs), the Hornets got: Sohan, three second round picks (from the Spurs), and the Spurs got: Durant. Recently, there have been many trading rumors between the Spurs and the Suns, but it is hard to say whether the Spurs' chips will impress the Suns. Although the Suns do not plan to rebuild, judging from the current situation, the Suns still want to get their picks back. However, if the Suns want to do this, the Suns need to trade with the Rockets.

It's a pity that the Rockets don't want to pay too much for Durant. At the same time, because of Durant's age, the Rockets have limited desire to get Durant's transactions. Even if Durant can indeed bring great help to the Rockets, the Rockets will inevitably lower the price. Therefore, it is quite difficult for the Suns to get satisfactory chips from the Rockets. Nowadays, the Sun may not be able to accept Jake Weinbach's idea. After all, Vassel is essentially a defender, and Bill is already a headache for the Sun. Now Vassel is probably not what the Sun wants to get. Even if Vassel will trade better, it is probably difficult for Vassel to exchange for good returns for the Sun.

As for Barnes, it may be able to help the Suns, but it is really hard to say whether Mawei meets the Suns' needs. After all, Mawei was traded to the Lakers for a time, but because the Lakers were not satisfied with Mawei's physical examination report, the Hornets and Lakers' trade failed. Although Mawei was able to play healthy later, it completely reduced Mawei's trading value to a certain extent. And as the Lakers were worried, it is really hard to say whether Mawei can play a season healthy. After all, even if Mawei was on the game after the transaction failed, Mawei will still miss the back-to-back game, so Mawei's health problems may also affect the Suns' recognition of Mawei.

At the same time, for the Suns, in this deal, the Suns finally got only one draft pick, and this is probably not what the Suns are willing to see. After all, the Suns paid a lot of draft picks to get Durant. Now the Suns only got a draft pick from Durant, which is definitely not what the Suns are willing to see. After all, in this way, the Suns will be very passive in the future. Not only will the Suns be difficult to operate if they want to make a bad move, but more importantly, the Suns will be hindered if they want to strengthen further. However, for the Suns, although Durant's ability is still strong, it's a pity that Durant is already 36 years old after all, so it may be quite difficult for the Suns to get satisfactory chips.