Keri Irving In fact, signing up with the Nets wasn’t the end of the Brooklyn drama.
Kevin Durant – whose commitment to the team was called into question during Irving’s latest saga – asked for a deal.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:
Durant requested a trade with the team today, sources told ESPN. https://t.co/BkNEHwkrc0
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) 30 June 2022
Phoenix and Miami are among two teams Kevin Durant has on his wish list, ESPN sources report, but the Nets are planning to move Durant to where they can get the best deal possible. With four years into his contract, there is no shortage of teams willing to offload assets to Durant.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) 30 June 2022
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving had no connection with the franchise after Irving picked his deal on Monday, and there was a sense of inevitability that Durant would eventually ask for a deal, ESPN sources reported. It happened today.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) 30 June 2022
This is a bomb that completely disrupts the NBA scene. To the point where the free agency opens tonight, it could slow as teams plan to get Durant.
The 33-year-old is arguably the best basketball player in the world. Players are almost nowhere near available for this commodity by trade.
With four years remaining on his contract, Durant has minimal tangible clout wherever he goes. But, as his former Nets teammate James Harden He said, NBA stars can often control their own destiny. Durant and Rich Kleiman will surely do their best to get Durant to the preferred destination.
If they land on Durant without losing Chris Paul or Devin BookerThe Suns will instantly become the tournament favourite. This is a stunning, well-balanced trio of stars. Free agent restricted phoenix Dender Eaton It was rumored to Brooklyn and could go there at a sign and trade for Durant. The suns have too Michael BridgesAnd the Cameron Johnson All of their draft choices.
The Heat is always star catching, and Durant’s score would fit in beautifully Jimmy Butler Do the dirty work on the wing. Miami has Pam AdebayoAnd the Tyler Hero And the choices available now from the first round. Of course, The Heat would love to keep Adebayo with Durant, but it likely won’t satisfy the Herro The Nets-led package.
The Nets has indicated that it is prepared for this outcome if necessary to maintain its organizational culture. But for a team with near-infinite ascents with Durant, Harden and Irving, that’s one problem of falling apart. Beyond the high-stakes Durant sweepstakes, there is now a renewed interest in what Irving will do.
Meanwhile, the Rockets sit well with control of Brooklyn’s next five picks in the first round.
