Kevin Durant Trade order From Brooklyn Networks, placing one of the greatest players in NBA history officially on the commercial market. Durant is about to begin a new four-year contract extension that will pay him $194 million over the course of the deal.
Durant is said to have two teams on his list of favorite destinations: Miami Heat And the Phoenix Suns. Each team earned a top seed in their own playoff conference last year, but failed to advance to the NBA Finals.
Rumors of Durant’s possible departure from the Nets began when the franchise refused to give Kyrie Irving a long-term maximum contract that he was seeking. Instead, Irving chose the final year of his deal with Brooklyn for $36 million. Now it is very likely that both players will be traded this season and will never play another game with the Nets. Durant reportedly requested a deal from the Nets because they would not give Irving the contract he was seeking, Per Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Nets were the favorites for the tournament entering last season. Then Irving wasn’t available for most of the year after refusing to take a Covid vaccine, James Harden demanded a trade and was sent to Philadelphia 76ersJoe Harris suffered a season-ending injury and swept the net – with Durant and Irving on the floor – in the first round by Boston Celtics.
brooklyn city Essentially all future draft picks to the Houston Rockets due to the original Harden trade, so don’t expect the Nets to seek a full rebuild in this deal.
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Durant listed Suns and Heat as favorite destinations, per Woj
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 asked for a deal from the Nets because Kyrie Irving didn’t get a long-term contract from Brooklyn
Woj: “[Kevin Durant] He wanted Kyrie Irving to get a long-term deal in Brooklyn. This did not happen.”
He says that after Kyrie Irving couldn’t find S+T, the connection stopped.
Plus, the Nets have been preparing for this for weeks and have already had conversations about it.
– Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) 30 June 2022
Nets will trade Kyrie Irving as well as Kevin Durant per Woj
Woj: “I think it’s possible that not only Kevin Durant – but also Kyrie Irving – played his last game with Brooklyn.”
– Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) 30 June 2022
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving could be traded to the same team, but it’s unlikely, according to Woj
According to Woj, there will be teams looking to trade both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together but the market in Kyrie is ‘a small part’ of what’s available for KD…
“Everyone on their list will be available. They have to look at each scenario right now.” pic.twitter.com/yBzHlgYi2N
– Rob Lopez (@r0bato) 30 June 2022
Kyrie Irving tells people he’s going to the Lakers
“More than half of the league have called about Durant,” according to Woj
“More than half of the league has contacted Brooklyn about the acquisition of Kevin Durant,” says Woog.
– Keith Smith (KeithSmithNBA) 30 June 2022
The Nets are interested in Devin Booker and Bam Adebayo, but they can’t legally trade either of them because of Ben Simmons
The Nets are said to have an interest in both Devin Booker and Bam Adebayo, but neither of them can be legally listed alongside Ben Simmons due to the CBA.
I knew Brooklyn would transfer Simmons next, but this is another player (Kerry) whose commercial value is far less than his talent.
– Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) 30 June 2022
For those wondering: You can’t have players on your list on the Rookie-max extensions you’ve traded. This is the contract for Simmons, as well as Adebayo and Booker.
– Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) 30 June 2022
Mavericks expected to chase Kyrie Irving after losing Jalen Bronson, says report
Per source, Dallas #mavericks Expected to vigorously pursue trade for #nets Superstar Kyrie Irving. Assuming they lost Galen Bronson, this quest would be very aggressive.
– Evan Massey (@massey_evan) 30 June 2022
The Suns focuses on Kevin Durant
I just told The Suns has now shifted its focus to Kevin Durant. They don’t want to provoke the whole team to get it but this discussion is now the main priority.
– John Gambador (@ Gambo987) 30 June 2022
Kevin Durant’s Suns commercial kicks off with Deandre Ayton
Windhorst says on ESPN that Suns will sign Devin Booker to the maximum extension in the next few hours. He adds that the best Phoenix show for Kevin Durant will start with DeAndre Ayton. Windy says The Heat is still in the mix due to their picks/current players.
– Jas Kang (@jaskang21) 30 June 2022
We will update this story as it develops.
