{"id":288,"date":"2025-06-18T18:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secureserverdot.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2025-06-19T08:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:49:50","slug":"latest-odds-reveal-1-climbing-eastern-conference-team-for-kevin-durant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.secureserverdot.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/18\/latest-odds-reveal-1-climbing-eastern-conference-team-for-kevin-durant\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Odds Reveal 1 Climbing Eastern Conference Team For Kevin Durant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_456327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-456327\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-456327\" src=\"http:\/\/www.secureserverdot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2200091249-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"74th NBA All-Star Game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-456327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few days, the intense attention around Kevin Durant and his future in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/sports\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> has only grown.<\/p>\n<p>The countdown to a Durant trade is winding down, and a few teams are still battling to get him.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Toronto Raptors have become a bigger part of the conversation around Durant.<\/p>\n<p>According to Evan Sidery, they are climbing up the standings for potential teams for Durant, via DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat and Houston Rockets are currently the top teams with +350 odds, while the San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Raptors are right behind them with +400.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-script=\"true\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Raptors continue to climb on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DKSportsbook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DKSportsbook<\/a>\u2019s best odds to trade for Kevin Durant:<\/p>\n<p>Heat: +350<br \/>Rockets: +350<br \/>Spurs: +400<br \/>Timberwolves: +400<br \/>Toronto: +400<\/p>\n<p>In the past few days, Toronto has moved from +2000 to near-favorites while every other team keeps receiving higher odds <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f4c8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oRevNgRPQd\">pic.twitter.com\/oRevNgRPQd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Sidery (@esidery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esidery\/status\/1935105609294115204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Why are the Raptors improving their chances of acquiring Durant?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s likely because they have grown more aggressive in the last few days, putting together potential trade packages that will be attractive to the Suns.<\/p>\n<p>They are willing to part ways with a few big players, such as RJ Barrett, and they would throw in draft picks, too.<\/p>\n<p>That is the exact sort of deal that would make the Suns happy, because it would help them win immediately and in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans remember when the Raptors were able to sign Kawhi Leonard years ago.<\/p>\n<p>After a lot of speculation and possibilities, Leonard ultimately went to Toronto, but only for one year.<\/p>\n<p>People considered him a &#8220;rental&#8221; player during that sole season, but he led the Raptors to a title, so it was all worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Are they going to follow the same path with Durant?<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors aren&#8217;t frontrunners for Durant, but they are getting close.<\/p>\n<p>Where will they stand in a few days when a trade is imminent?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/latest-odds-reveal-1-climbing-eastern-conference-team-for-kevin-durant\/\">Latest Odds Reveal 1 Climbing Eastern Conference Team For Kevin Durant<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\">The Cold Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images) &nbsp; 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