The Dallas Mavericks have been connected to Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant since the trade deadline, as rumors were swirling that Nico Harrison was dreaming of adding Durant to a "Big Three" with Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis.

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After the deadline, Durant told former Warriors teammate Draymond Green on his podcast, "It just doesn't make sense for either side to go through that when we could just play the season out and if that's the decision you want to make in the offseason then you figure it out."