Lord knows it’s tempting to ponder and speculate whatever Kevin Durant’s next stop will be. The oversized domino hasn’t tumbled yet, like the entire NBA seems to be waiting on it to do. But that’s given us plenty of time to hear the array of possibilities that might lie ahead for one of the greatest players of his generation. Phoenix. Miami. Toronto. Perhaps even Golden State, which would be even more surprising this time around than it was the last time.
Since we have no idea when Durant might be traded, or even when Kyrie Irving might be dealt, perhaps it makes more sense to talk about the last blockbuster that did go down.
That, of course, would be the one in which the Timberwolves essentially gave up five first-round picks—three of which are totally unprotected—a pick swap and three high-level rotation players in the deal for three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert.
