We know that the Lakers have been looking to add a center in the trade market even before trading away Anthony Davis. The team has been linked to Jonas Valanciunas since the summer, and that need becomes higher than ever now. Perplexity liked other targets better, chief among them Myles Turner.

Durant, 36, famously signed with the Curry-Klay Thompson-Draymond Green Warriors in the summer of 2016, joining a team that had just lost to the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals a year after defeating Cleveland for its first championship in 40 years.

With the clock ticking toward Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, the 2025 NBA trade deadline has already been one for the ages. The entire basketball world is still in shock over Luka Doncic getting shipped to the Lakers.