The Golden State Warriors set their sights on Kevin Durant before pivoting to a deal with the Miami Heat for Jimmy Butler, according to ESPN's Shams

"This can be qualified, I think, as a genuine what-if," Windhorst said. "Because there was a trade sort of in place between Golden State, Phoenix and Miami that would have returne

Durant does not have a no-trade clause, but as noted by Chris Haynes, the Warriors would not have much interest in trading for Durant if he does not actually want to play there.