6月23日，北京時代，NBA著名記者Shams報道說，火箭與太陽隊達(dá)成了交易，交換了Jaylen Green，Dillon Brooks，今年的第10名選秀權(quán)和第二輪選秀權(quán)回到杜蘭特。

Beijing time today, according to Suns reporter John Gambadoro, the Timberwolves, one of the competitors in this "Durant Battle", once offered a generous offer for the Suns, but Durant clearly stated that he was unwilling to join the Timberwolves, so the Suns had to trade Durant to the Rockets, one of his favorite next homes.

本賽季，森林狼在西部會議中以49場勝利和33次失利排名第六。他們在季后賽中擊敗了湖人和戰(zhàn)士，并進(jìn)入了西部決賽，最后在本賽季以1-4輸給了冠軍雷霆隊。