While other NBA trade rumors are out there, the Kevin Durant trade talks cast a shadow over everything. It is the first domino to fall, just don't expect any action until at least Monday (nobody is going to step on Game 7 of the NBA Finals and risk the wrath of the league).

In early February, the Phoenix Suns attempted to trade Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors without his knowledge. He eventually got wind of the negotiations and squashed the deal, but the writing was on the wall at that point.

They might be the (trade) spot that Kevin Durant wants the most, when all is said and done,” veteran NBA insider Jake Fischer says of the Rockets.