Kevin Durant made a trade request to the Brooklyn Nets on June 30 to officially enter the trade market for one of the greatest players in NBA history. Durant is about to start a new four-year extension that will pay him $194 million during the deal.
Durant reportedly has two teams on his list of preferred destinations: the Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns. In last year’s playoffs, each team earned the top seed in their respective divisions but failed to advance to the NBA Finals.
Durant has now waived his trade request. He will return to the Brooklyn Nets to start the season.
Rumors that Durant could leave the Nets started when the team refused to offer Kyrie Irving the long-term max contract he was looking for. Instead, Irving opted for the final year of a $36 million deal with Brooklyn. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Durant asked the Nets to make a trade because they would not give Irving the contract he was seeking.
The Nets were the overwhelming favorites to the championship last season. Then Irving was out for most of a year after refusing a Covid-19 vaccine, James Harden asked for a trade and was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers, Joe Harris suffered a season-ending injury, and the Nets – Duran Ter and Irving on the floor – swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round.
Brooklyn basically owes all future draft picks to the Houston Rockets, don’t expect the Nets to be in this deal because of the original Harden trade Seek a full rebuild.
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Kevin Durant ends trade request, will return to Nets
Shams: Grizzlies show interest in Durant trade
from The Athletic:
Recently, a New team showing interest in Durant: Memphis Grizzlies, league sources tell The Athletic
. Fresh off a 56-win season, the Grizzlies have reached out to the Nets with new inquiries about Durant, these sources added. Memphis has five first-round picks (four unprotected and one protected by Golden State in 2024) and players like Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bayne, Ziel Young players like Williams and Brandon Clark are used in trades. Kennedy Chandler and David Roddy.
Shams wrote: “So far, the Grizzlies don’t seem inclined to include Jackson or Bane in a potential offer for Durant, but rather a package built around their draft pick, sources say.”
Shams: Suns offer Mikal Bridges, picks, but no deal yet
From Athlete:
The Phoenix Suns are also dangling around all-defensive wing Mikal Bridges and a handful of first-round picks, league sources said. Nothing to do with the Nets.
Shams: Durant reiterates trade request, gives Nets ultimatum
From Athlete:
All-Star Kevin Durant reiterated during weekend in-person meeting with Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai He made his trade request and informed Tsai that he needed to choose between Durant or the partner of general manager Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash, a source with direct knowledge of the meeting told
The Athletic
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Durant expressed his concern for the team, sources say There is no confidence in the direction.
Shams: Celtics offered Durant a package led by Jaylen Brown
SOURCE: Boston Kyle The Specials offered the Nets a package of Jaylen Brown, Kevin Durant, and Brooklyn refused and fought back.
Details on potential Celtics-Nets Big deal, latest Donovan Mitchell and more inside passes: https://t.co/Gkyfkhg5A1
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 25, 2022
Celtics to Nets The Browns, guard Derrick White and a draft pick source said Durant. Those sources added that the offer was rejected and that Brooklyn had asked Boston — in any offer — to include Brown, Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, draft picks and possibly one more rotation. player. For now, the Celtics are reluctant to include Smart along with multiple other players or draft picks, but the team is considering how to discuss the next steps.
Brian Windhorst:
“Executives are on furlough… At this point, the Nets’ preferred scenario is for Kevin Durant to stay with them. No deal they like.”
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— Legion Basketball (@LegionHoops) 2022 July 15, 2009
More info from Windhorst:
” The Nets are really being offered by what they have and if some of the trade offers presented to me are real, I agree with them. I think they should expect more from Kevin Durant because his contract is still Four years left. But the rest of the league, they just don’t believe the Nets have a lot of leverage here, even though Durant has four years left on his contract. The offers they made reflect that belief.”
Windhorst: No bidding war for Kevin Durant
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says teams have made trade offers for Kevin Durant , don’t feel the need to keep improving them. Windhorst reports that Utah has no plans to trade Donovan Mitchell, the kind of young star who could meet the Nets’ demands. Windhorst also said teams in the league felt the Gobert trade was too expensive, and they were reluctant to provide Durant with similar income.
Goodwill: The Nets asked the Timberwolves for four picks in Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and Kevin Durant
Wolves rejected and eventually traded Rudy Gobert. But if this is what Durant is asking for, is he really moving this summer?
Shams: Nets may bring back Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving next season
Woj: No Kevin Durant trade imminent
“I’ve been told that the Lakers haven’t shown aggressive attempts A deal to get [Kyrie] from Brooklyn. That could happen, it could develop over time. But so far, no deal with Irving or Durant has really been attractive.”
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— Clutch Points (@ClutchPointsApp) July 4, 2022
Woj: Nets can keep Durant and Irving in offseason
From Network Daily:
“And they don’t have to trade,” Woj added. “They both have contracts. They could get them to restart the season. I don’t think that’s an ideal situation for Brooklyn. I think it’s trying to find as many assets as possible, but again, there’s more to this offseason. Lots of time, and more negotiations to come.”
Kevin Durant just wants to be in Butler, Playing for the Heat with Adebayo and Lowry still in place
From Athlete:
As for the possibility of Miami also seems to be in play, I’m told there are significant hurdles on that front. It looks like Durant just wants to play with a Heat team that includes Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry. So, even if the Heat were willing to trade Butler to meet the Nets’ (understandably expensive) demands, doing so would leave Durant unhappy from the start.
Toronto Raptors ‘lurking’ in Kevin Durant trade, according to Woj
Kevin Durant trade: Nets ask for young star and 3 first-round picks
Windhorst said Nets are telling team they’re looking for a young star and 3 first-round picks for Durant — Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) July 1, 2022
Nets won’t meet Kyrie Irving’s willingness to trade
from Windhorst (via RealGM):
“Furthermore, the Nets have no interest in admitting Kyrie Irving. They have no interest in doing that. If that were to happen, it could be Will do a three-team trade or a four-team trade to get the Nets happy with what they want. Getting them maybe a start. Picking the picks from Phoenix and relocating them somewhere else…Kyrie Could be thrown into a four-team trade like salary ballast. He’s going to be used as a tool to help the Nets. He’s not going to be used by a player for value. You’re unlikely to get any Something of value. Maybe a pick or two . And he will not be used to accommodate.“Whether it takes three days or three weeks, he’s going to have to sit back and wait for the Durant situation to end. That’s the reality of it. But in the end, when it all blows up, he can really be a Laker. That’s definitely still on the table.”
Kevin Durant trade schedule: “This could happen in the next few days. I might need two weeks.”
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says a Durant trade isn’t imminent. He also said that Nets owner Cai Chongxin wants a team that can chase 40 wins
“Billionaire boss Cai Chongxin would rather have a A team he’s proud to play hard for has a team that wins 40 games and fights to make it, he doesn’t want to be a part of it, than having a team with more talent. Proud,” Windhorst said. Watch the full video here
– per game one month before playoffs Play his star for 40 minutes of the game.
– Hire an incompetent general manager.
– Your star player says “Let me die there”.
– Increase ticket prices.
How dare you think so? ? ? Only selling team @joetsai1999
pic. twitter.com/y0uyTBJ5rG— Safia. (@SafyaKhadija) July 1, 2022
According to Woj, Durant will Suns and Heat queue as preferred destinations
Sources told ESPN that Phoenix and Miami are Kevin Durant is one of two teams on his wish list, but the Nets plan to move Durant to where they can get the best deal. With him on a four-year contract, there’s no shortage of teams willing to sell Durant. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022
Kevin Durant asks Nets to trade because Kyrie Irving doesn’t get Brooklyn long-term contract
Woj: “[ Kevin Durant] wanted Kyrie Irving to get a long-term deal in Brooklyn. That didn’t happen.”
He said that after Kyrie Irving couldn’t find the S+ T, the communication stopped.
Plus, the Nets have been preparing for this for weeks, and This has already been discussed.
— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm ) June 30, 2022
According to Woj, except for Kevin Durant In addition, the Nets will trade Kyrie Irving
Woj: “I think it’s quite possible that not only Kevin Durant – Kyrie Irving – played his last game with Brooklyn.” – Alex Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) June 30, 2022
Kevin Duran Teresa and Kyrie Irving could be traded to the same team, but that’s unlikely, according to Woj
According to Woj, there will be some teams that will consider trading both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but Kyrie’s The market is “a small fraction” of what is available for KD…“Everyone on their list will be available. They have to look at every scene now” pic.twitter.com/yBzHlgYi2N
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) June 30, 2022
Lakers Team is the only realistic destination for Durant and Irving
Windhorst says he’s heard the Lakers are the only possible final destination for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Added that’s unlikely, but here’s what he’s heard. https: //t.co/cJmY73Guj6 – Jas Kang (@jaskang21) June 30, 2022Kyrie Irving told people he was going to the Lakers“Over half of the league is calling out Durant,” per Woj
Woj said “More than Half of the league has called Brooklyn about acquiring Kevin Durant.”
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 30, 2022
Nets interested in Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo but can’t legally trade because of Ben Simmons
According to the network The team is interested in both Devin Booker and Bam Adebayo, but neither can legally line up next to Ben Simmons because of the CBA.
I knew Brooklyn would move Simmons, but that was Another player whose trade value is far less than talent (Kyrie).
— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) June 30, 2022
For those wondering : You can’t have two players on your traded rookie max expansion roster. It’s Simmons’ contract, as are Adebayo and Booker. — Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) June 30, 2022
After losing Jaylen Brunson, Mavericks reportedly expected to pursue Kyrie Irving
According to sources, the Dallas #Mavericks are expected to vigorously pursue a trade for #Nets star Kyrie Irving. Assuming they lose Jalen Brunson, the pursuit would be very aggressive.
– Evan Massey (@massey_evan) June 30, 2022
Suns focus on Kevin Durant
just told the Suns to now turn their attention to Kevin Du on Rand. They don’t want to destroy the entire team to get him, but discussion is the main priority right now. — John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) June 30, 2022
Suns trade offer for Kevin Durant starts with DeAndre Ayton
Windhorst said on ESPN that the Suns would sign Devin Booker to maximize the stretch in the next few hours. It added that Phoenix’s best offer for Kevin Durant would start with DeAndre Ayton. Windy said the Heat are still in the lead because of their draft picks/current players. – Jas Kang (@jaskang21) June 30, 2022
We will update this story as it develops.
