Kevin Durant wants to be with the Phoenix Suns and is expected to sign a contract extension, according to franchise owner Mat Ishbia. (More Sports News)
The two-time NBA Finals MVP and 🔯four-time Olympic gold medallist, who joined the Suns in February 2023, is under contract at Footprint Center through the 2025-26 season.
Durant made a strong start to his 18th NBA season - averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 53.3% shooting and 42.9% from thr🐼ee-point range - though he is curr🐽ently sidelined with a calf strain.
And Ishbia expects the 36-year-old to retire 🧔as a Sun, with both parties set to pursue a two-year, $120 million maximum extension following the conclusion of the 2024-25 campaign.
"[Durant] loves being in Phoenix, we ꦰlove having him," the Suns owner told ESPN.
"He's off to an amazing start this season, and we're off to a very good start. We expect Kevin to sign an extension and be with us for the long term. We hope he finishes🍎 his career here in Phoenix.
"You can't sign a two-year extension this last summer, you can't do it based on the NBA rule⛄s. So, we figured after the season, we'd talk about it, take care of it.
"Kevin wants to be here, we want Kevin here. 🐭There's never been one grumbling of anything different."
