This is about what would've been the second craziest swap of this deadline: Jimmy Butler for Kevin Durant, who, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, signed off on a trade to the Heat, who were in turn unwilling to "mortgage their future" by paying the steep price Phoenix sought.

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.

Kevin Durant wasn’t sold on a Golden State return. According to ESPN, the Suns star told Steph Curry that another Warriors run didn’t “feel right” and that it “wasn’t the time” to pair back up, adding that Durant “was happy in Phoenix and wasn’t looking to play elsewhere.”