If the Nets’ current commerce proposal signifies the requisite package deal for touchdown Kevin Durant, then maybe the star ahead will stay in Brooklyn in any case.
Earlier than buying All-NBA middle Rudy Gobert in a blockbuster deal, the Timberwolves — in keeping with Vince Goodwill on the “Posting Up” podcast — approached the Nets concerning the potential of buying and selling for Durant, the disgruntled 12-time All-Star. Brooklyn responded with a hefty asking worth: Karl-Anthony Cities, Anthony Edwards, and 4 first-round picks.
Minnesota balked, unwilling to half with its duo of younger stars, and talks fizzled regardless of the Timberwolves making a number of inquiries. The Nets wouldn’t budge off their asking worth — which The Athletic contextualized as “established All-Stars and a mountain of picks.”
Minnesota appeared prepared to half with vital belongings to land a famous person; the Timberwolves ended up buying and selling 4 first-round picks and 5 different gamers for Gobert. However their negotiations — or lack thereof — with the Nets over Durant present an thought of how arduous it will likely be for Brooklyn to discover a prepared companion to fulfill its sky-high calls for.
Since Durant first requested a commerce final Thursday, Brooklyn has expressed the identical tenor: It's content material taking part in this out, ready for a group to fulfill its asking worth. So comfy are the Nets, in reality, that they've mentioned the thought of conserving Durant till coaching camp within the fall. The slow-paced negotiations have even spurred some to query the request’s personal veracity.
Others have urged that the marketplace for Durant is “nonetheless taking form.”
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