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Kevin Durant, Other Suns Players React To Luka Doncic Trade

Kevin Durant found out about the blockbuster trade involving Luka Doncic the same way that a lot of us did.
Kevin Durant Reacts To Luka Doncic Trade News
The Phoenix Suns were playing in a late-night contest against the Portland Trail Blazers when the news broke. Durant and the other starters had been removed from the game late in the fourth quarter, and were watching the final five minutes from the bench. That is when some fans near the team’s bench began to chatter about something happening on their phones, and they relayed the message to Durant, Bradley Beal, and others that Doncic had been traded to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.
Cameras in the arena focused in on the Suns’ bench, showing that Phoenix’s players had a similar reaction to the deal as most of us fans had: jaws dropped.
“Insane. It’s crazy, crazy.”
Kevin Durant on mega Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade.
“Players are held to a different standard of loyalty and commitment to a program but the organizations don’t get held to that same standard from the outside.”
On teams following suit before Feb.… pic.twitter.com/DekP4eRN6N
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) February 2, 2025
At his locker after the game, Durant was asked about his thoughts on the deal. He called the transaction “insane”, saying that he never would have thought that Luka Doncic would get traded at his current age. He called the NBA a “wild place”, saying that anyone could be traded if Doncic was able to be swapped so quickly.
Durant has been involved in blockbuster deals himself. He was acquired by Phoenix by way of trade with the Nets, and he got to Brooklyn by way of a sign-and-trade after his days with the Warriors. But he was still taken aback by the decision by the Mavericks to move Doncic, saying that it was the biggest trade that he’s seen during his time in the league or since he’s been watching the sport.
Booker Takes To Social Media For One Last Troll
Durant’s teammate Devin Booker was also asked about the trade after their game. He was shown by cameras to have the same jaw-dropped reaction while on the bench, and said afterward that Doncic being traded shows that there are no players in the league that are untouchable.
Kept their word https://t.co/f4szGOQLm4
— Book (@DevinBook) February 2, 2025
Booker took to social media after the game, trolling the Mavericks’ official X/Twitter account. The long-time Suns guard has had something of a personal rivalry with Doncic and Dallas over the years, and may have gotten the last laugh on a now infamous meme.