Suns Matching Deandre Ayton Signals They're 'Not Counting On' Trade For Kevin Durant - RealGM Wiretap
With the Phoenix Suns matching the offer sheet Deandre Ayton signed with the Indiana Pacers, they will be unable to use him as an outgoing asset in a potential trade for Kevin Durant.
"I'm not sure that they weren't getting him," said Brian Windhorst."I think they have, and by the way they're not alone... How do I want to put this? I think the position they're taking is that they've made their offer for Kevin Durant. And their offer is their offer. And it's not an offer that the Nets are interested in.
"I think the other teams have said 'Brooklyn, here is our offer. I don't have any incentive to raise our offer because I know nobody else is raising theirs. I think that is what Indiana was trying to catch them in. Indiana was trying to catch them in that.
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