As the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers battle for the Larry O'Brien Trophy in the NBA Finals, teams around the NBA are positioning themselves to land Kevin Durant. The two-time NBA Champion and 15-time NBA All-Star spent the past 2.5 years with the Phoenix Suns before expressing a desire to be traded.

Greg Cote’s Poll Dance is a weekly survey usually on sports. In today’s 44th installment: Should the Miami Heat once again pursue acquiring Kevin Durant? Vote now!

The Phoenix Suns have done background work on several players of the Miami Heat who would need to be included in a trade package for superstar forward Kevin Durant.

Udonis Haslem was caught in the crossfire on Friday. The ESPN analyst and team vice president of player development for the Heat was in the middle of it on “The Pat McAfee Show” when insider Shams Charania joined as a guest to discuss the latest game of the NBA Finals and the offseason trade rumors, specifically those surrounding Kevin Durant.

Sunday's shocking deal has ramifications far beyond Orlando and Memphis -- including the Kevin Durant trade saga.

It didn’t matter what Damian Lillard wanted. But you also start here: It did matter what Jimmy Butler wanted. Because here the Pat Riley and the Miami Heat stand again, at a crossroads of desire and destination,