"Charania listed the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs — not the Celtics — as teams with whom Durant has mutual interest in a new partnership." "This iteration of Kevin Durant,

The pursuit of Kevin Durant has long eluded NBA teams, and the Boston Celtics were among the most aggressive suitors. The Celtics, somewhat famously, had the second-best odds at the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. They ultimately fell to No. 5, leapfrogged by the Blazers, Sonics and Hawks.