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Kevin Durant would have placed the Knicks among his top preferred destinations, but the team didn’t want to trade for him, according to a report from veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein. "New York made it clear that it’s decided against pursuing a trade for” him, Stein reported.

Uncover a proposed blockbuster trade that will break up the Knicks' historic duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns and why.

The New York Knicks saw their season come to a disappointing end at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. It was their first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, when they also fell to the Pacers.

The Knicks, fresh off their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years, are now in the mix — just days after firing head coach Tom Thibodeau.

"Kevin Durant, that's an interesting piece," Johnson said on ESPN's 'Get Up'. "If I'm the Knicks, the Knicks are too slow. They're not going to beat Indiana next year or these other teams. They got to get a little faster, right? And to me, Kevin Durant will allow them to get faster and be a guy that can help [Jalen] Brunson in the fourth quarter."