Five Trade Targets Based Off Kevin Durant’s Decision

By Isaac Harris

Jun 30, 2016

May 2, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) dribbles the ball as San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Danny Green (14) defends in game two of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

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May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan (left) instructs forward Kevin Durant (35) during the fourth quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Kevin Durant is officially a free agent and the free agency frenzy is just beginning. But could his choice put other players on the market?

Kevin Durant enters free agency with a plethora of teams looking to court him as he has set up six different meetings over the course of the weekend. After meeting with Oklahoma City early Thursday, Durant is set to meet with Golden State, San Antonio, Boston, Los Angeles, and Miami before the Fourth of July holiday.

But unlike OKC, some other teams being granted sit-down interviews don’t have the outright cap space to sign Durant to a max contract he would be seeking.

This will result in teams being willing to trade away pieces to make the Durant contract work.

As a result, some quality players on some championship caliber teams could be unloading players for less than their worth as they make room for the former MVP.

For Dallas, this could bode well for them if they do strikeout on one, two, or all of the “big fish” in free agency. They could look to this opportunity as a chance to “steal” a starter from a top team in the league with the little assets they have.

Here are five players that could be on the move depending on Kevin Durant’s decision…

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