Heat again comes up empty in pursuit of Kevin Durant. Suns trading Durant to Rockets

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Kirby Lee Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

By Anthony Chiang and Barry Jackson

The Miami Heat again pursued future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, but the Heat again missed out on the 15-time All-Star forward.

The Phoenix Suns are trading Durant to the Houston Rockets, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Sunday afternoon. The Rockets are sending Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft and five second-round picks to the Suns to land Durant.

The Heat was among the teams that engaged the Suns on a potential trade for Durant after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. But Miami was only willing to go so far in what players and picks it included in its offer for Durant at this stage of his career, as he’ll turn 37 years old on Sept. 29.

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