Kevin Durant’s trade saga has stalled for a while. Durant can make the Nets uncomfortable and try to move them, but strong ownershipbeing patient, and (understandably) unyielding to accepting offers below their high asking price, made no real progress in closing the deal.
however, Athletic’s Sam Amick As reported this morning, it looks like Durant has one team in the sweepstakes with an offer to lead them. boston celticsCurrently, a package built around Jaylen Brown, which has already been offered to Durant, appears to be the top offer:
Of the executives I’ve spoken to, the Boston deal featuring Jaylen Brown seems to be the unofficial frontrunner here. Broadly speaking, sources say the Nets are taking advantage of the fact that the Celtics (and possibly other teams) have made their second best player available as a baseline for negotiations. That’s it.原文: If you’re trying to discuss a Durant deal without the second best talent on the table, stop wasting everyone’s time and get in on this race.
There is a real argument that Tyrese Maxey could be the more interesting player the Nets would acquire in such a trade. , was cheaper and much easier to maintain via restricted free agency after that, and clearly has serious potential given his rapid growth and relentlessness in just two years. increase. work ethic.Maxxie is Sixers They’ve put together a very good offer for Durant if they’re willing to include him.
That said, Brown is still 25 years old, has grown and is now a better player. Plus, he has the simple advantage that he’s a 6-foot-6 wing, giving him league-worthy position versatility that smaller guards like Maxxie can’t match. . Needless to say, the Celtics could include more draft picks and better complementary players (like Marcus Smart and Derrick White).
Ultimately, Brown and some of the Celtics’ extra assets make sense if the Nets are going to grab the “second best talent” of the front-runner and go headlining. If that’s how the Nets really feel, the Sixers may be out of Durant’s candidacy.
Durant still has some options to pressure the Nets if trade talks don’t heat up next month. He could have skipped training camp or even played in a game early next season. not
Either way, for now we have to wait. Think if and when the deal will actually take place this off-season and which team’s offers are really leading. Su seems to be in the best place.
