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111 million in 2 years! 124 million in 2 years! Durant is in a dilemma, and he will have to finish the road he chooses while kneeling down.

2:49pm, 4 June 2025【Basketball】

Competitive sports will be successful and losers, and only the real winners can win both fame and fortune! Take James as an example. From decision 1 to decision 2 to decision 3, they are all enemies of the world. But when he becomes the only NBA history who wins the championship and wins the FMVP for three teams, everyone who questiones him will restrain himself! At the same time, James used one maximum salary contract after another to make himself the highest salary player in NBA history! Like James, Durant has also gone around and changed teams many times; unlike James, Durant's decision lacks rationality, which has also made him a "senior basketball mercenary" in the true sense.

Durant won the scoring champion and MVP during the Thunder period, but due to the existence of James, he could never get rid of the hat of "the second-year-old", which made people mourn his misfortune and angered him for not fighting! In 2016, Durant once again hated the Western Conference Finals, and he made a decision 1: Join and defeat his Warriors! Durant won two championships + 2 FMVPs in Universe, but he did not win the respect he deserved. In the 2019 Finals, the Warriors missed three consecutive championships. Durant made a decision after suffering from a severe injury from a ruptured Achilles tendon: Join the Big Three in the Nets Group to prove himself again! The three Nets' Big Three were plagued by injuries and eventually fell apart early. Durant made another decision: join the Suns and join forces with Booker to continue to win the championship. The Suns spent the most money but were beaten the most poisonously, and Durant was drifting away from the championship.

Zhongmeng Green used a formula to summarize Durant's NBA career: we were the champion before you come, and we were the champion after you leave! The implication is: Durant is just a mercenary of Universe Brave, and the two championships and FMVPs do not show Durant's greatness! Durant said that he didn't need to prove anything, but his actual actions from the Nets to the Suns were enough to show that he was very eager to win the championship again and broke the Green formula. It was just that things went against their wishes, and even a little sad! This season, the Suns missed the playoffs. Durant played only 62 games due to injury, averaging 26.6 points + 6 rebounds + 4.2 assists + 1.2 blocks per game. Due to the failure to meet the standard (65 games), he missed the best team of the year.

Turn back to the eve of the mid-term trading day, the Suns were interested in selling Durant, but Durant himself called it to stop. After entering the offseason, Durant left the team and put it on the agenda again. According to US media reports, the Suns are vigorously seeking a deal with Durant. The Suns and Durant will explore the trading market together this summer, ending their two-and-a-half-year cooperation. The deal is expected to be completed before the NBA draft. Durant's contract has 1 year and 53.3 million US dollars left. According to the calculations of NBA salary experts, if Durant is traded, he can sign a two-year, $111 million contract with his new owner; if Durant continues to stay in the Suns, he can renew a two-year, $124 million contract.

Durant's strength is there, and many teams such as the Rockets, Timberwolves, Spurs, and Hawks have had the idea of ​​introducing Durant. But the problem is that Durant is over 36 years old and has a history of serious and frequent injuries. Every team that is eager to introduce Durant will not "resolutely", but will think twice before acting! Take the Rockets for example. They are backing down, believing that Durant's age and timeline are not suitable for the team's development! What's even more ironic is that in order to get the future draft picks held by the Rockets (25-year first-round pick + 27-year first-round pick + 29-year first-round pick), the Suns have even gradually lowered their asking price for Durant. Who would have thought that Durant would fall into the embarrassing situation of being sold at a low price?

I have to say that Durant is too difficult, and it is a dilemma - staying in the sun can't see the hope of winning the championship, leaving the sun but not knowing where to stay next! As a senior basketball worker, KD is already a winner. However, from leaving the Thunder to the Green formula, from the Nets to the Suns, KD's choice was as questioned as James' decision, but the result was a world of difference - James can take root anywhere, while KD has no roots anymore. This is the path KD chose himself. No matter how hard or difficult it is, he must walk it on his knees. Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.