The Suns were 25-25 at the trade deadline, and Durant was not willing to abort the mission. The team is now 26-28, and Durant is still not willing to abort the mission. "Obviously, when you pay so much for a team, and we're not playing up to our expectation, somebody has to go," Durant said.

At the forefront of the attention has been superstar F Kevin Durant, who just became the 8th player in league history to score 30,000 points. Durant was asked by ESPN's Malika Andrews about potentially being moved in the off-season after reports surfaced that the Phoenix front office shopped him behind his back.