"He is known to be very interested in playing in Houston," Kelly Iko and Sam Amick of The Athletic reported Monday. "Team sources said the Rockets still have significant reservations about that possible partnership, in large part, because Durant’s age (36) would be so out of sync with their younger timeline."

After the Phoenix Suns fired Mike Budenholzer as head coach, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the franchise and Kevin Durant are expected to work together on a trade this summer. Durant, 36, has one year left on his contract.