Kevin Durant Urged to Join Miami Heat by NBA Analyst Amid Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Phoenix Suns and 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant are expected to mutually find a trade suitor in the coming days or weeks. As Durant's trade saga continues to unfold, the Miami Heat have remained a top trade destination for the 36-year-old.

The Phoenix Suns started seeking out a Kevin Durant trade in February, with the All-Star forward preventing a deal in February

Explore the Miami Heat's offseason strategies as Kevin Durant remains their Plan A and a rising star as Plan B.

While the Miami Heat are reportedly among the teams interested in Kevin Durant, it’s unlikely they land him, per Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

All along, we've heard that three teams were at the top of Kevin Durant's list: the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Miami Heat. All three made varying degrees of sense. There was not, at least initially, any separation within that group. They were listed together.

▪ The first day after the NBA Finals: The Heat and other NBA teams can begin negotiating with their own impending free agents on the day after the last game of the NBA Finals. For the Heat, that means negotiations can begin with impending free agents Davion Mitchell (restricted free agent) and Alec Burks (unrestricted free agent).

NBA referee Scott Foster has gotten a lot of flack throughout his career, which continued after some debatable Game 4 calls down the stretch. Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle came to his defense, citing Foster as a reliable referee throughout his coaching career.

The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

The Miami Heat could use the salary space once denied to Jimmy Butler to lure Texas legend Kevin Durant. After Durant's trade talks with the Suns heated up, Miami emerges as a top destination where he could secure a lucrative extension.

The Miami Heat are competing with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets as the top teams favored to acquire Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant. Unsurp