The Suns were 25-25 at the trade deadline, and Durant was not willing to abort the mission. The team is now 26-28, and Durant is still not willing to abort the mission. "Obviously, when you pay so much for a team, and we're not playing up to our expectation, somebody has to go," Durant said.

Both former Warriors general manager Bob Meyers and head coach Steve Kerr attributed the criticism Durant received the first time he joined Golden State as the potential reason he