"The Suns don't necessarily want to make Durant available in trade talks and see him depart the desert, but this situation may be out of their control at this point," Siegel said.

Depending on how the Play-In Tournament goes, the Atlanta Hawks are expected to miss the postseason for the second year in a row. With promising youngsters Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Onyeka Okongwu, and Zaccharie Risacher all on the roster, the Hawks have a solid long-term outlook despite owing two picks and a swap to the Spurs.

Would it make sense for Boston to either gut their roster or to trade star forward Jaylen Brown in his prime to make such a deal work?