Will Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant opt to once again demand a trade from a Brooklyn team that seems far, far away from title contention prior to the February 9 deadline? Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report takes a look at some realistic potential trade destinations for the 12-time All-Star if he revives his offseason trade request.
Pincus notes that the Raptors have plenty of intriguing assets, but does not anticipate they will ever include second-year star Scottie Barnes. Instead, he thinks they would center a possible offer around swingman OG Anunoby and future draft equity. Other possible scenarios suggested by Pincus include a Suns package highlighted by wing Mikal Bridges and draft picks, a Grizzlies offer featuring an intriguing young player like Desmond Bane or Jaren Jackson Jr. plus some draft capital, a Pelicans swap involving Brandon Ingram, a Knicks deal with RJ Barrett, and trades with the Warriors, Celtics and Lakers.
There’s more out of New York:
- Speaking to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, Nets reserve forward Joe Harris discussed his efforts to remain on the court for the 2021/22 season, and his availability this season. “I thought that I could get back [last year], when the reality was that my ankle was not in a good spot,” Harris said. “I exhausted basically every single option that I could. Pretty much anything you could possibly think of to get me back on the floor.”
- Young Knicks reserve guard Quentin Grimes has been a healthy scratch in back-to-back games on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, head coach Tom Thibodeau isn’t considering sending Grimes down to the club’s NBAGL affiliate in Westchester for some playing experience, despite his absence from the rotation, per Zach Braziller of The New York Post. “I think him being here with us is the best thing right now,” Thibodeau opined. Grimes said of his coach: “I know that he’s trying to do what he feels is the best for the team so we can go out there and win games.”
- Knicks shooting guard Evan Fournier has fallen from a starting role earlier in the 2022/23 season to now being on the outside of the team’s rotation looking in. “It’s not easy,” Fournier said of the situation, per Zach Braziller of The New York Post. “I’ll tell you that.” The 30-year-old is earning $18MM this season. “I mean, you know I always try to put myself in other people’s shoes. [Thibodeau] is trying to find a solution… I don’t think he made that decision because he [doesn’t] like me or anything like it’s a personal thing. He just wants to win, man. He does whatever he thinks is best. I can argue whether that’s good or not, sure.” Fournier is logging just 6.9 PPG on a measly 34.4% shooting percentage this season.
Grimes the guy that they didn’t want to part with can’t even get on the court for the Knicks. I was told these young guys were gonna be developed
Put some respect in that name, future HOF Quentin Grimes.
OG is on another level this year. Always been a KD fan but you can keep him. Both OG and Scottie are a no go.
Warriors wont be able to say no to KD, after all we saw what happened the first time.
Wrong
You might be right in all honesty
They have what about 25+ other teams don’t which is the capital in house to get it done –
This is the clown who wanted no part of KD. Preseason when he wanted out. This what a wagoneer looks like . Cue the band music Bugs.
Anthony Davis for Kevin Durrant ?
Nets say no
Kevin Durant won’t be traded unless the Nets project to finish as far back as the Lakers when the deadline rolls around.
Have another drink
I’m drunk because Durant asked to fire the coach then a trade. Now the coach is fired and the Nets are playing ok, so why trade him this season? I don’t regurgitate the usually wrong sportswriter gossip/drama, so that makes me drunk? I wouldn’t want to see your version of sober. I don’t need to drink, and you can’t foretell the future. Get over yourself.
Drunk because you posted that at like 2 am and you worded it weird. But go off buddy.
International finance is not a career choice for you then. Posting a rude comment, and then using the weird wording excuse is pretty dumb. This is a sports comment section, not a university english professor’s open writing forum. I think our perception’s of going-off differ greatly also
Sure man. Your mania is showing. For the record, I don’t think Durant will be traded either unless Brooklyn are blown away by an offer.
you are so cool man… You showed me
The raging dumpster fire in Brooklyn has been put out by firing Steve Nash and hiring Jacque Vaughn. They look like a professional basketball team now.
Kevin Durant is not getting traded now.
Brooklyn now has Ben Simmons and Seth Curry playing well off the bench. Sumner will be joining them when Kyrie returns.
Brooklyn has shown that at worst they are a playoff team with Vaughn as coach without Kyrie. Vaughn has waited too long for this shot, and he will not let Kyrie blow it. Kyrie behaves, or he will just be inactivated.
Vaughn put Ben Simmons in the correct spot off the bench immediately. That was with Kyrie out of the lineup.
Brooklyn is getting healthy, and at least appear to have a bit of discipline right now.
This was an absolutely silly article to be written by a so-called “veteran NBA writer”. Why write that story when Brooklyn has shown drastic improvement under Vaughn. A blind man can see they ain’t blowing it up right now. Firing Nash restored order. At worst, this is a playoff team right now with or without Kyrie.
@ Barry
They’re looking like a playoff team without Kyrie. It remains to be seen if they will look like one with him.
I completely agree. They beat a tough Portland team last night.
Just more pot stirring. If … if … if … Durant demands a trade again? Of course this speculation generated responses but helps no one but the writer.
Thibs failing to give a young playing playing time?
No… never…
Every year we fans forget that old legs take a month to get under them
Fournier will be fine
He makes $18million for a reason
Grimes will be back in the rotation once he’s physically up to it. If that doesn’t happen before they get home, he should play in GL games.
Fournier, they appear stuck with, at least until the offseason. There are only few scenarios where I can see him being moved, but they’re unlikely to materialize.
I can see Grimes in G-league. I’m good with that. He’s not in gm shape. Practice time is not the same as real gms. Right now Cam is holding it down. So it’s beneficial to let him show. Either for a trade or to take Fournier spot at the 3. Grimes is strictly a 2 guard. So the backup to RJ is his to lose really. Cam playing well and Grimes playing. Means Fournier is gone. So again ….. Jan 15