Has Durant become a hot item?

On May 18, there are still 9 hours before the tiebreak between the Thunder and the Nuggets. Although ESPN officially predicts that the Thunder has a 66% chance of winning the G7, the opponent is the Nuggets with championship experience, and the result is really hard to say.

If the Thunder, which has won 64 wins this season, cannot advance to the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder will indeed need to focus on introducing Durant's trade this summer.

Thunder general manager Presti just won the honor of Best Executive this season, and their team's star Alexander is about to win the regular season MVP, but what are the young and strong Thunder? The loss of the

G6 game exposed the fatal problem of the Thunder. Only Alexander, who stands out, can no one else stand up and take over the game.

In this game, Alexander scored 32 points, while their second leader Jaylen Williams made 3 of 16 shots and only scored 6 points!

Some people may say that Jaylen is still young and has only been in the third year of playing in the NBA, and Chetholmgren all need experience and growth. But don’t forget that Thunder never pays luxury taxes~ James Harden and Dewey broke up because of money.

So, Jaylen Williams and Chetholmgren, they both have to get a maximum salary in the future. Therefore, if the Thunder wants to win the championship, it will only take the next two years to go.

Considering that the Thunder still has more than a dozen first-round draft picks, they really need to consider introducing Durant this summer. Once KD arrives, the Thunder is really flawless.

Durant, who is about to turn 37, still has the ability to average 27 or 8 points per game, especially the ability to solve the problem at critical moments. This is something that the Thunder except Alexander cannot give.

It is worth noting that after the Rockets were eliminated by the Warriors in the first round, the teams chasing Durant now include three teams including the Rockets, Spurs, and Heat.