The timetable for a Durant trade seemingly revolved around Wednesday’s first round of the NBA draft, with the Heat holding the No. 20 selection, a pick acquired from the Warriors in the Butler trade.

The Heat was among the teams that engaged the Suns on a potential trade for Durant after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. But Miami was only willing to go so far in what players and picks it included in its offer for Durant at this stage of his career, as he’ll turn 37 years old on Sept. 29.

Before the Houston Rockets acquired Kevin Durant on Sunday for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in Wednesday's NBA draft and five second-rounders, per ESPN's Shams Charania, the team also "engaged in serious talks" with the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves.