Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, October 19 · 2 d ago

Suns Notes: Ishbia, KD, Brooks, Kennard, Rotation, Fleming

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Ahead of the 2026/27 season, Suns owner Mat Ishbia, Suns forward Dillon Brooks, and former Suns forward Kevin Durant mixed it up on social media after Durant took exception to comments that Ishbia made in an interview with CNBC’s Alex Sherman (YouTube link). Asked about the decision to acquire Durant from Brooklyn and the subsequent […]

Confidence

43%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−2	2 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Kevin Durant

Rockets · F · 26.0 pts · 5.5 reb · 4.8 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $43.90M · next season $46.10M

Dillon Brooks

Suns · G-F · 20.2 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.8 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $19.99M · next season $22.53M

Phoenix Suns

$213.8M · above the first apron · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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Kevin Durant → Suns

Send out at least $43.90M

The Suns are above the first apron, so to take on $43.90M they need to send out at least as much (100%, no cushion above the first apron).

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