With nearly three months until training camps get underway, the Nets have time on their side and are in no rush to complete trades involving Kevin Durant and/or Kyrie Irving, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said during a Sunday appearance on SportsCenter (video link).
As Wojnarowski explains, the Suns and Heat – believed to be Durant’s preferred landing spots – “don’t really have the ability to do one-on-one deals” with Brooklyn and give the Nets the pieces they want, so three- or four-team scenarios will have to be explored.
“The market is still taking shape,” Wojnarowski said. “I think it’s incumbent on some of the other teams to be creative and start bringing to Brooklyn ideas, going out and seeing if they can get players (and) picks that would put the kind of package it would take to get Kevin Durant.”
As for Irving, Wojnarowski described the point guard’s trade market as “slow-moving.”
“The Lakers have yet, I’m told, to be aggressive in trying to put a deal together to get him from Brooklyn,” Wojnarowski said. “That may come, that may evolve with time, but so far right now there’s no traction really on deals with either Irving or Kevin Durant. They’ll develop over time.”
Here are a few more rumors related to Durant and other top NBA trade candidates:
- The Warriors‘ stars aren’t pushing the front office to acquire Durant, but would welcome such a deal if it happened, writes Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. Still, Thompson, citing multiple sources within the Warriors’ organization, stresses that a reunion with Durant is “highly unlikely.” Marc J. Spears of ESPN previously reported that Golden State had interest in the two-time Finals MVP.
- While the Mavericks are rumored to have some level of interest in Cavaliers restricted free agent guard Collin Sexton, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com doesn’t view Dallas a likely landing spot. As Fedor explains on the Wine and Gold Podcast (hat tip to HoopsHype), the Mavs don’t have cap space and the Cavs aren’t attracted to the pieces Dallas could offer in a sign-and-trade. Acquiring a player via sign-and-trade would also hard-cap the Mavs, who project to be above the tax apron this season.
- Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype considers possible destinations for Donovan Mitchell in the event that the Jazz are willing to make him available, while John Hollinger of The Athletic proposes five hypothetical trade packages for Durant.
I get specific proposals and scenarios. But I don’t think we need to report on a team being interested in KD. Every team in the league is interested in him. Whether they can actually swing a trade is a different story
Not true. There is no way he’s going to Boston. Boston is not interested in him.
He’s Kevin Durant. I assure you the Celtics are interested. They just aren’t interested in giving up taytum or brown
What’s the name of this site though? Its literally Hoops RUMORS job to report on all 30 teams interest in KD.
The whole rest of FA is pretty much on hold pending Durant developments too…
Okc has ZERO (in fact if negative was an option that would fit here) desire in getting that cupcake back.
If fairness he feels the same about okc.
Russ+Hardens scammerball = never winning a ring even if KD is on the team. Dont be mad at him for recognizing this fact.
Cupcakes with 2 rings > the entire OKC franchise with 0 rings.
The thunder would take him back in a heartbeat lol laughable you would think otherwise. He would instantly make them a fringe playoff team and the boost in ticket sales and merch alone would make it worth it for them. Every team wants Kevin Durant. Realistically only a handful of teams can make the trade work from a financial and asset situation. But make no mistakes, he is a cupcake teams are trying to break down the bakery door for.
The KD comes home (either to GSW or OKC) narrative is about 1000x better finacially than any other outcome for KD or those teams.
Nope….they don’t. Sorry if you feel that way. Okc wants nothing to do with him. They could easily get him if this was true. (SGA and some firsts and done). You will not hear a SINGLE peep from okc about wanting the cupcake back. I get it, it kills your narrative, but there are teams out there that don’t want him.
You’re just clueless and clearly bitter he left. And okc can’t just get him. Unless your the gm and you’ve gotten the nets to accept your proposal. The nets would have to accept their offer and if they are trying to do right by kd (not sure they care) they could ask his input if he wanted to go there. You are just a bitter okc fan lol every team wants him he is one of the best players in the league.
Classic posturing by the Nets. They are in no rush to trade Irving and Durant? They should be for Irving, because at the salary he commands, there are only so many fits in the league and ultimately, everyone wants to fill out its roster with the remaining free agents on the board that are dwindling by the day.
There are really only three options for Kyrie and the Nets:
(A) Trade with the Lakers. Irving for 1st round draft picks + Westbrook.
(B) Trade with the Mavericks for expiring contracts and spare parts and draft picks that would be less appealing than the Lakers’ (Some combo of Hardaway, Bertans, Powell, Kleber.)
(C) Use one of the few noncontending teams that have cap space (Pacers, Pistons, Magic, Spurs) as a 3rd team to facilitate a Kyrie trade to a team on his wish list. The Pacers/Pistons/Magic/Spurs would absorb an undesirable salary (ex: Westbrook from the Lakers, Duncan Robinson with the Heat) and add in filler salary to make the numbers work. That non-contender would get draft picks for their trouble …
At the end of the day, the Nets aren’t going to get anything close to the talent level of Kyrie back in return. They are backed into a corner, so there’s not really much they can do. They’ll get a king’s ransom for Durant, but Irving will be cents on the dollar.
Mavs not signing Dragic seems to indicate their interest in a Kyrie trade.
I’m guessing it happens, they’re just working out the details.
Two months later, Irving could find out that Lakers are not going to offer him 4 year max contract
Nets won’t take Westbrook because they have Simmons
Lakers need to finalize the trade this week, otherwise Lakers are in deep deep trouble
Summer starts soon
Current Top 10 worst contracts in the nba
Westbrook
Lowry
Duncan Robinson
Ben Simmons
Joe Harris
Nets have two already
Lakers and Heat plan to give them 3 more worst contracts. Nets are targeting playoffs. How can they move away these 5?
Insane!
Other 5 worst contracts are
Hayward
Porzingis
MPJ
Fourniers
Tobias Harris
You are missing the 4+ team megatrade where the Nets trade KD, Kyrie, Simmons and Curry and GSW gives up Wiggins, Moody and picks. Who else is in the deal? Lakers, Pacers, Mavs, Spurs, Magic+??
(all people reading this: whatever you do, please do not reply to this saying the players mentioned are the only players in this hypothetical trade and how that trade is “never gunna happen”, learn to read you psychos lol)
Fix Westbrook before the trade, otherwise Nets won’t make playoffs even if they trade Durant for an all-star AND a rising star.
1. basketball IQ
2. Turnovers
3. defensive focus
4. shooting
Lakers have hired Coach Ham to fix Westbrook
Talking heads desperately trying to create a “KD back to GSW” narrative are silly.
Everyone that knows basketball understands why it will never happen.
3 Way Trade
GSW- trades Wiggins + Moody to Raptors
GSW- trades Wiseman +2023+2025+ 2027 FRP
To the Nets
Raptors- trades FVV + Young+ Birch to Nets
Nets trades Durant to GSW
The reason is that Wiggins can’t be traded to the Nets and as the Nets have Simmons can’t have 2 Rookie extension contracts on the same time as determined by the CBA
Raptors: Barnes, Trent Jr, Wiggins, OG, Siakam
Flynn , Moody , OPJ, Boucher, Achuiwa
Banton,Koloko, Champagnie, Brooks,
GSW: Curry, Thompson, Durant , Green, Looney
Poole, Dontae, Kuminga,
FVV is a guy Masai loves, and has been loyal to. While the trade isn’t horrendous, I don’t think this moves the needle enough for Masai to move our leader FVV.
As a Nets’ fan, the one trade I’d want to do with the Raptors that I doubt the Raps would touch would be Durant for Barnes, Siakam and a pick package. It matches up capwise, but I doubt KD would approve either even though he’d still have FVV, OGA, Boucher, Trent and others around him.
Yeah that would be a great deal for Nets, but a hard no from the Raptors side. This is why it’s hard to teams to pull this off, what team can lose its 2nd and 3rd best player PLUS all the draft equity and still remain competitive enough to maximize KD value.
True. The Nets might even do that without the picks. I can’t see the Nets doing any deal for KD with Toronto that doesn’t include Barnes
I actually agree. Without Barnes, the Nets aren’t reading Durant to TO. OG is a very nice piece, but Trent Jr. is a tad overrated unless he somehow has another level to his shot creation game. OG, Trent plus plus MIGHT end up being the best offer, but not sure that moves the needle for Nets. Not to mention, Durant’s team has made it clear where HE wants to be, not looking like TO is that destination (if the Nets care).
KD betrayed the Nets. All they’re looking for is the best deal they can get for him. Why should (or would) they care what KD wants? That part is up to whatever team wants him (because “not happy” is KD’s normal state).
I agree the Nets need to play hard ball. Either trading him where the offer is best, or just saying to his team he signed a contract and he better report.
The one team that makes no sense from an asset standpoint is Miami. To me, they don’t have one player I’d target in a return for KD.
“KD betrayed the Nets” nope, that would be Kyrie, liar.
That would be a fleece for the Nets, KD would laugh, Raptors would laugh, and Nets ain’t going to get nearly that lucky. They can have one future all star and four picks. Not every team is as stupid as the T Wolves and the Kings already sold their best young asset.
KD doesn’t have approval rights.
Masai was loyal to Demar until he wasn’t. Make the move
FVV + Trent Jr. + Young + Birch + Svi + Flynn+3 FRP for
Durant + Mills (sent Sept 28)+ Curry
Irving + Harris + Svi to Utah for Bogdanovic+ Conley +
FVV , Trent Jr., Bogs, Simmons, Claxton
Conley, xxxxxx, Royce O’Neale , Young,Birch 3 FRP
Masai would definitely trade FVV, I’m not saying he wouldn’t, but it would have to be for a major star (as part of KD package).
Wiggins vs Celtics >> KD vs Celtics.
Warriors decline.
Absolute insanity.
Kuminga2023 vs Celtics > Wiggins2022 vs Celtics
Can only do swaps in 23 or 25 because of the 24 they owe MEM. Stepien rule is a b***h. They can move any non consecutive two of 26-29 FRP.
Durant trade will linger on. The Nets will no be lower than the kings on worse franchises. How would like to be Patty Mills you think when you sign on day one you are going to play for a contender and then this mess happens.
The KD trade will take forever and the Gobert return basically makes it impossible for any team in the league to get KD straight up, Lakers are trippin if they think the Nets are desperate to help them out of their westbrook problem, I’m sure the Nets wouldn’t mind trading kyrie to Indiana for a year supply of socks
Ugh…they wouldn’t give up a weeks worth of socks for kyrie let alone a years worth
Teams aren’t nearly as petty as the fans, unless it’s the Spurs (Pop is petty af).
Nets are teasing the Lakers
Nets ownership and GMs are not exciting about Westbrook
It takes more time ……
SMH KD is GSW is just click bait people. Bob Meyers GSW GM is not trading all his drafted players for 1 guy. Nets is not getting the boat load of players they want for KD. No reason for GSW to get Durant after winning a championship without him.
Agreed…he is hanging on to those picks to either build the next dynasty through the draft, by trading picks or both. KD is the past not the future.
Agreed, but Wiggins wasn’t drafted by Meyers and GSW has a lot of picks.
Honestly I can see Wiggins+ many picks for KD happening, the casuals in here not understanding that KD’s value isn’t what it was 10 years ago are annoying as hell. KD is old and carries massive injury risk.
Lmao, Durant could be on his death bed, if he hasn’t officially retired, you’re not getting him for Wiggins plus picks.
Isn’t that the same price Durant cost the warriors? Don’t worry Nets are doing what 76ers did last year over price him and wait until the price goes down before trading him. Warriors already said its unlikely they will trade for him. This is just Spears making up one of his crazy trade rumors again.
Kyrie vsule has plummeted because he will he only a rental for the year. Most people think he will end up with the Lakers next offseason. If I were mavs I go after him even if he’s a rental. If you can get rid of bertans and Tim hardway contacts. That would be a huge win in itself. I think nets also want to get rid of Joe harris. Kyrie Harris for bertans thj, josh Green and Powell make numbers match and dallas can throw in some picks as well.
“Cavs aren’t attracted to the pieces Dallas could offer in a sign-and-trade”
Wow Cavs looking to move Sexton ?????
Geez I wonder who ever thought that. Why would they trade their great SG ……
Really bro… As a team, of course they’re going to listen to offers from other teams. You really must want the Cavs to trade/get rid of Sexton don’t you?
Why can’t cavs mavs and pacers do a 3 team deal. Pacers get thj (carlise loves thj). And send a future 2nd to cavs. Cavs send dallas collin sexton in a s&t and mavs send a 1st. Cleavland would get a future 1st and 2nd and a ~22m trade exception
Have to be under the cap to be the receiver of the player in a S&T. Dallas is over the cap. Not to mention that like said above, Cavs aren’t interested in the Mavs’ pieces they would offer.
Cavs aren’t trading Sexton for a weak first rounder. He has value and they’re going to want value back.
ah yes. slow play a trade just like harden/simmons. makes sense coming from the nets.