After the game, Durant made a blunt statement when he met with the media. Durant (h/t Duane Rankin of azcentral): "

The Dallas Mavericks' interest in Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, both before and after the trade deadline, has been "overstated," NBA insider Marc Stein reported in The Stein Line. According to Stein,

According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Dallas Mavericks’ trade interest in Kevin Durant has been “overstated.” The Phoenix Suns are expected to trade