As the Phoenix Suns prepare for a long NBA offseason where they won't have their own draft pick and are expected to trade away their best player, there are not a lot of reasons to be optimistic. Kevin Durant does not have to demand a trade because everyone knows that one is coming,

For most of the year, headlines focused on whether Durant would stay or go, heating up around February's trade deadline before the superstar ultimately finished the season in Phoenix. However, Durant's future with the Suns is far from decided,