Several teams are in the race to trade for Kevin Durant, but at the end of the day, only one team can make a deal.
The teams that fail to trade for the all-time great forward will have to look elsewhere to improve their roster.
One player was recently reported as a player that teams who miss out on KD will look to acquire.
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What player is a fallback option for teams interested in KD?
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reported that DeMar DeRozan is a player who could receive interest from a few teams after the KD sweepstakes are over.
Teams aggressively going after Durant are clearly looking to patch up weaknesses in their frontcourt.
DeRozan is a step down from Durant, yet is an effective player to replace the desired role of Durant and on a cheaper contract.
The Kings are in a weird in-between area where they aren't bad enough to be at the very bottom of the West, but are close enough to making the play-in tournament.
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They traded away De'Aaron Fox in 2025, but the return they got suggests they don't want to enter a full rebuild.
DeRozan has another two years left on his contract and is set to make around $25 million each season.
The soon to be 36 year old can be a liability at times, but his scoring can be promising and useful for a team looking to use him as their second or third option.
In the 2024-25 NBA season, DeRozan averaged 22.2 PPG, 3.9 RPG and 4.4 APG.
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