It’s been over a month since I entered Kevin Durant’s trade sweepstakes and so far we haven’t even come close to an agreement. Negotiations are certainly underway, but it doesn’t look like a deal will be struck anytime soon. According to Ian Begleythere is “a lot of pessimism” over the near-term completion of a deal with Durant.
on the other hand, brooklyn nets Despite failing to generate a worthy offer for Durant so far, Begley also notes that he’s had trouble finding a third or fourth team to facilitate such a trade. has held out hope that Durant will eventually withdraw his trade request through this process, but at this time there is no evidence to suggest that he did.
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With less than two months left until training camp starts, the Nets have enough to hunt for better trade offers and change the league landscape enough to motivate new buyers. I have time. But for now, the Nets and Durant appear to be in some kind of holding pattern. The last big development on this front was news about the Boston Celtics. We discussed the transaction centering on I’ve been around Jaylen Brown with the Nets, but those talks were clearly a few weeks old.
In a bit of good news for the Nets, Begley reports that Kyrie Irving is “in a good place” with the Nets after contentious contract negotiations early in the offseason. Irving los angeles lakers, and with one year left on his maximum contract, Irving could decide to sign there next season. Things could easily change if Durant is traded.
But the longer this drags on, the more likely it is that Durant and Irving will start training camp at least with the Nets. Something might come true before the deadline. At this time, however, the team has not provided an offer that the Nets deem worthy.
