“There were rumblings at the trade deadline KD wanted to land with the Celtics or Knicks,” O’Connor wrote. “New York’s interest reportedly isn’t mutual anymore. Boston’s cap sheet and trajectory make that scenario highly unlikely.”

Knicks insider Ian Begley of SNY TV was asked Monday on ESPN New York about how likely it is that Durant gets traded to the Knicks, who have several players such as Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart they could build a package around, but would have to navigate cap restrictions.

Durant's list of preferred trade destinations contains three teams,” Stein wrote. “Yet it almost had four. The Stein Line has learned that the Knicks also would have featur