For a time, regardless of how short it was, the Golden State Warriors led in probability to land Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant in a trade. However, something occurred, and the Warriors swiftly launched their attention to the Miami Heat 's disgruntled star, Jimmy Butler. A report revealed "cold' feelings regarding the Warriors and Durant.

The Phoenix Suns had been in hot pursuit of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler for weeks until the star was ultimately dealt to the Golden State Warriors, a team that had put all of their effort into landing Durant before the future Hall of Fame scorer reportedly turned it down.