There are numerous teams throughout the NBA currently battling to acquire Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. The Cleveland Cavaliers, however, are not one of them. Writing for Hoops Wire, Ashish Mathur reported on intel from Sam Amico that made it clear that the Cavaliers are not in the hunt for Durant.

This will be at least the Heat’s fourth pursuit of Durant during the past decade. Miami tried to land him in 2016 free agency, then tried to acquire him in 2022 (when he requested a trade from Brooklyn; he wasn’t traded until eight months later, to Phoenix) and then made an offer for him before this past February’s trade deadline.

No surprises on the list of teams interested in the 15-time All-Star. Reports indicated that the Rockets were building up to trade for Durant last offseason, when the franchise traded for the Suns ...