There remains something to be said about this latest Kevin Durant exercise, if only for the Miami Heat to take time to weigh who could be in play or should be in play for whatever might come along.

The New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, less than a week removed from losing to the Indiana Pacers in six games in the Eastern Conference finals.Thibodeau led the Knicks to two straight 50-plus win seasons and took New York to their first conference finals appearance in 25 years.

The Miami Heat continue to be linked with a potential trade for Kevin Durant. The former MVP is reportedly available this summer, as the Phoenix Suns begin to retool the roster around Devin Booker.In a June 11 article for Bleacher Report,

This will be at least the Heat’s fourth pursuit of Durant during the past decade. Miami tried to land him in 2016 free agency, then tried to acquire him in 2022 (when he requested a trade from Brooklyn; he wasn’t traded until eight months later, to Phoenix) and then made an offer for him before this past February’s trade deadline.

The NBA has repeatedly shown that no matter how successful a coach is, their job is never truly safe. The New York Knicks announced Tuesday that they have relie