According to numerous reports, KD was tired of playing alongside Russell Westbrook and felt his game had stagnated. In his nine years with the franchise, the former MVP went to the Western Conference Finals four times and the NBA Finals once, but he wasn't able to lift the Larry O'Brien.

Kevin Durant had his eye on Devin Booker way back when the latter was just entering the draft. Durant reportedly wanted the Oklahoma City Thunder to draft Devin Booker in the 2015 NBA Draft. This would have placed Booker alongside Durant and Russell Westbrook.

"You're just dealing with a guy that really loves his craft," Booker said on The Old Man & The Three. "For me to be a really big fan first, I had a tweet from 2011, I said, 'Kevin Durant is my favorite player,

Nevertheless, in his last leg with the Thunder, KD tried drafting Devin Booker, the 13th pick in the first round of the 2015 NBA draft. Unfortunately, with D-Book landing in Phoenix, things didn't go as planned. On the other hand, OKC would pick Cameron Payne as the 14th pick in the same draft class.