"To steal a page from the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix would receive back its own 2025 and 2027 first-round picks. Those two picks were initially traded to Brooklyn when Durant joined Phoenix two years ago, and then again traded to Houston this past summer. The 2025 pick would be projected to land in the lottery.

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It sounds like Kevin Durant took advantage of the Phoenix Suns' day off to watch Unrivaled's first night of competition. Durant wrote Friday on X that

Devin Booker scored the game-high 37 points and Kevin Durant added 23 as the Phoenix Suns thwarted the Washington Wizards' late comeback for a 130-123 win Thursday. This was Booker's fourth straight game scoring 30 or more.

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Kevin Durant had 18 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal and three blocks while shooting 6/17 from the field in his first 27 minutes of playing time. The 2014 MVP also made NBA history. Via The NBA: "Congrats to @KDTrey5 of the @Suns for moving into 9th all-time in FREE THROWS MADE!