Sam Quinn of CBS Sports predicts the Suns could trade Durant to the Philadelphia 76ers after they got the third pick. In the hypothetical trade, the Sixers would receive Durant and send Paul George to Phoenix, along with the No. 3 pick.

The draft lottery delivered a true stunner, with the Dallas Mavericks improbably cashing their 1.8 percent chance to land the No. 1 pick. Even before that improbable ping-pong ball bounce, the rumor mill was in a frenzy with trade talks surrounding a two-time MVP (who's very much still in his prime).

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant, like NBA fans, noticed. Durant took to his account on X to share an astute observation about the teams who tanked, or lost profusely with the hopes that it would ultimately pay off in the end.