The Phoenix Suns opting to reportedly listen to offers on Kevin Durant before this past NBA trade deadline was a surprise to many. However, when Shams Charania confirmed as much, people knew there was some real fire to this smoke. The NBA insider even suggested that the two sides could work together to get a deal done in the offseason.

Durant tied the late, great Kobe Bryant for second-most player of the week honors with 33. Only Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has more with 69. Durant averaged 27.3 points on 58.8% shooting, 6.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds during the three-game stretch with the Suns winning each one at home over Toronto, Chicago and Cleveland.

The NBA honored the "Slim Reaper" after he led the Suns to a 3-0 record between March 17-23, scoring 27.3 points per game.