While speaking to NBA on ESPN, Shams Charania shared that the Heat potentially had a window to go after Durant. They offered Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson, which was not enough to get a deal done. The Suns were interested in trading for Butler this summer but could not engineer a suitable trade. Durant stayed put in Phoenix.

Suns star understands the NBA is a business, but admits he has never experienced anything quite like this trade deadline.

In his first public comments since last Thursday's trade deadline, Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns said repeatedly said on Monday that being involved in trade talks is simply part of the business. "Everybody is bought and sold in this league,