NBA Kevin Durant

2022 - 7 - 20

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TRADE RUMORS: Shocking Kevin Durant Update (Sports Illustrated)

ESPN's Brian Windhorst provided an update on the Brooklyn Nets and their situation with Kevin Durant. The Nets got swept in the first-round of the NBA ...

Windhorst: "From what I understand, the trade talks involving Kevin Durant have slowed to trickle. You can still get some Nets folks on the phone if you want to make an offer, but they are not aggressively, I am told, making outgoing calls. Woj on June 30: "Kevin Durant made the trade request directly to Nets owner Joe Tsai today, sources tell ESPN."

Kevin Durant rumors: KD has gone radio silent on entire NBA, Nets ... (FanSided)

ESPN's Brian Windhorst says that Kevin Durant has not been in communication with the entire NBA since his trade request from the Brooklyn Nets.

During the July 20 episode of ESPN’s “Get Up,” Brian Windhorst said that there has barely been any communication between Durant, his teammates, and others around the league. Kevin Durant has not communicated with Nets, entire league ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says that Kevin Durant has not been in communication with not just the Brooklyn Nets, but also the entire NBA.

NBA Trade Rumors: Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell may not get ... (Sir Charles In Charge)

NBA Trade Rumors: There's reportedly a growing sense around the league that Kevin Durant nor Donovan Mitchell will be traded this offseason.

For those around the league that are hoping to get a resolution on Durant and Mitchell any time soon, this recent reporting does not bode well. Wednesday morning on ESPN’s Get Up, Brian Windhorst through another net of doubt that Durant and Mitchell will get traded this offseason. By far the two names that have dominated the offseason so far have been Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell. Though, on both fronts, there hasn’t been much development when it comes to a possible climax to their respective stories.

NBA Insider Reveals A New Kevin Durant Trade Rumor Update (Yardbarker)

In the few weeks since Kevin Durant demanded a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, we have heard a lot of rumors and speculation. But we haven't heard a lot of ...

“From what I understand, the trade talks involving Kevin Durant have slowed to a trickle,” Windhorst said on ESPN. "From what I understand, the trade talks involving Kevin Durant have slowed to a trickle." In the few weeks since Kevin Durant demanded a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, we have heard a lot of rumors and speculation.

Kevin Durant's communication with Nets, other players remains ... (CBSSports.com)

It has been several weeks since Kevin Durant first requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, but there has been little movement on that front thus far.

Given his histories in Golden State and Brooklyn, teams would likely be unwilling to part with significant assets without being sure that he was interested in coming. His communication with the Nets and others around the league remains "sparse," according to Windhorst, so until Durant makes it known how willing or unwilling he is to remain in Brooklyn, the only thing that could spur a deal would be an increased offer. If he made it clear to certain teams that he would want to play for them, their offers could theoretically improve.

Brooklyn Nets Are 'Not Aggressively' Contacting Teams To Discuss ... (Fadeaway World)

The Kevin Durant saga is still hot around the NBA, but it's nothing like a couple of weeks ago when the superstar shockingly requested a trade from the.

The Nets are still hopeful that they can keep KD with them and see where that leads them, but first, they need to use every resource to move the 2x NBA champion somewhere else. "Nobody knows what Kevin Durant is thinking right now. This is the trend right now, as the Nets have reportedly stopped aggressively pursuing a trade that involves Durant.

Biggest trades in Raptors history: Where possible Kevin Durant deal ... (Sporting News)

Where would a move for the former MVP rank among other big trades made by the Raptors franchise?

Ultimately, Dragic yielded Thaddeus Young in a separate trade, meaning the deal ultimately landed Achiuwa and Young. Where would a move for the former MVP rank among other big trades made by the Raptors franchise? After trading for Kawhi Leonard in 2018, Raptors president Masai Ujiri said "when you get a chance to get a top-five player, which doesn't come very often, you have to jump on it." The risk was definitely worth the reward, even with Leonard leaving via free agency just weeks after winning the championship. Instead of the Raptors losing Lowry for nothing via free agency, the team received a veteran in Dragic and a young prospect in Achiuwa in the deal. Once it was clear that the franchise needed to part ways with Carter, the Raptors received a respectable haul in return, complete with one draft pick that would be used to select Joey Graham and another that was packaged in a trade to the Knicks in a deal that facilitated Antonio Davis' return to Toronto.