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Kevin Durant reportedly now sees Boston as “desired landing spot”
Phoenix and Miami.
When Kevin Durant first demanded a commerce on the eve of free company, the Suns and Warmth have been his most well-liked locations. These didn’t work out — as a result of the Nets requested for an excessive amount of in return, as a result of the Suns needed to match the Pacers’ supply sheet for Deandre Ayton, and since Brooklyn didn’t love Miami’s packages primarily based round Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson.
Now you may add Boston to the record, stories Ian Begley of SNY.TV.
Durant sees Boston as a desired touchdown spot, per folks accustomed to the matter. Durant additionally want to play with Boston’s Marcus Good if he’s traded to the Celtics, per folks accustomed to the matter…
It’s unknown if Boston and Brooklyn have made progress on a deal. SNY reported final week that there had been pessimism a few Durant commerce being accomplished within the close to future.
There’s good cause for pessimism, Durant’s ultimatum to Nets proprietor Joe Tsai didn’t gentle a fireplace below commerce talks. If something, it made it far much less probably a deal will get completed within the brief time period. — why would Boston enhance its supply now? It robbed the Nets of leverage. For instance, Brooklyn was making an attempt to get Boston to place Good within the commerce, however why would they even think about it now?
That mentioned, even with out Good (or Robert Williams III, sources instructed NBC Sports activities he isn’t out there), a Celtics supply with Jaylen Brown could also be one of the best one the Nets will see.
Regardless of Durant’s greatest efforts, issues probably keep quiet on the commerce entrance till it will get nearer to coaching camp in September. The large query then turns into, are Tsai and GM Sean Marks prepared to be uncomfortable — will they wait out a Durant supply they suppose is honest like Daryl Morey did with Ben Simmons final season, or will they cave and commerce KD simply to get one thing and transfer on? We are going to discover out in a month or so.
Till then, the rumors will maintain flying.
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