That's part of the reason Bradley Beal accepted a buyout from the Suns before signing a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers this week. Had a Durant trade to Minnesota gone through, there would've been a spot in the lineup for Beal next season alongside Devin Booker, and Phoenix would've likely kept him on its roster.

A series of moves going back to Kevin Durant's trade to the Houston Rockets before the draft ultimately became the first seven-team trade in NBA history.