Four-team pitch reunites Durant with Curry and Warriors

A hypothetical four-team trade would send Kevin Durant back to Golden State, with Jimmy Butler going to the Clippers, De'Aaron Fox to Houston, and Darius Garland plus Derrick Jones Jr. to San Antonio.

The proposal has no reported sourcing and is presented as an idea worth considering rather than a deal in motion. It argues Durant fits Golden State's system better than Butler and would let the Clippers, Rockets and Spurs each reshape their rosters around younger pieces.

Fox SAS → HOU | Butler GSW → LAC | Durant HOU → GSW

Darius Garland De'Aaron Fox Derrick Jones Jr.Jimmy Butler Kevin Durant

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