How the Golden State Warriors Can Actually Trade for Both Kevin Durant, LeBron James

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On the same day Fischer's report dropped, ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel wrote that Golden State had already called Phoenix about possible Durant deals, but that the idea "was quickly turned down by the Suns."

That's understandable, but for the sake of argument, let's talk about what the Warriors might offer while retaining enough salary and assets to turn around and chase LeBron, too.

Of the two superstars, 36-year-old Durant likely has a little more trade value, so we'll have multiple members of Golden State's young core headed to Phoenix.

The headliners there would be Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski.

Then, you'd need salary filler to get to enough outgoing money to take Durant's $51.1 million back. Enter Andrew Wiggins and Dennis Schröder (who isn't eligible to be aggregated with other Warriors until Wednesday).

Finally, since the money doesn't quite work yet, Golden State would also have to add Gui Santos to the mix.

And from there, the Warriors would have to add some draft capital (without exhausting it).

Given Durant's age and the fact that Golden State is surrendering a 22-year-old (Kuminga) and a soon-to-be-22-year-old (Podz), firsts in 2025 and 2028 should be enough to at least make Phoenix think (while, again, preserving some assets for the LeBron pursuit).