While Kevin Durant reportedly prefers to play elsewhere, the Phoenix Suns haven't given up hope he would accept a trade to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kevin Durant's Preferred Team Reportedly Taking 'Conservative' Approach in Trade Pursuit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kevin Durant wants the Phoenix Suns to trade him to the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs or Miami Heat.

All along, we've heard that three teams were at the top of Kevin Durant's list: the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Miami Heat. All three made varying degrees of sense. There was not, at least initially, any separation within that group. They were listed together.

The Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has recently shut down the possibility of teaming up with a Western Conference superstar.

Suns Offered $110 Million All-Star as Centerpiece of Kevin Durant Trade: Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Phoenix Suns have multiple bidders for superstar forward Kevin Durant and are currently working to up their potential return.

On Monday, ESPN confirmed that possibility, reporting that the Suns have focused on negotiations with three teams: the Rockets, Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves are obviously not one of the three teams on that list. According to Shams Charania, "Durant has no desire to be in Minnesota with the Timberwolves."

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