Kevin Durant Is a co-star of NBA’s hottest off-season drama..
Adam Silver likes that he wasn’t.
The NBA Commissioner held a press conference on Tuesday from the League’s Owners Meeting.He was asked directly about his thoughts Durant’s trade demands Overall His four-year $ 194 million contract extension remaining. He is not happy about it.
“Frankly, I don’t know if he requested or requested a deal.” Silver said.. “This needs to be a two-way path. The team provides players with enormous security and assurance, and in return they are expected to reach the end of the negotiations.
“It’s realistic to have a closed-door conversation between the player, his representative, and the team, but I don’t want to see the player demanding a trade, and that’s what happens. I don’t want to see … “
Durant has a contract with the net until 2026 Contract he signed within a year..Meanwhile, the net is off Historically disappointing season, And he wants to go out. On the one hand, it’s hard to blame him.James Harden is gone, Kyrie Irving is gone Teammate disasterAnd the Nets team, which was expected to compete for years, is collapsing instead.
Meanwhile, Durant just signed his contract. Unlike the NFL, all money is guaranteed and Nets owner Joseph Tsai has the right to expect any return on his investment. At least that’s what Silver did on Tuesday, whose job is to represent the interests of team owners. He told reporters that this topic would be taken up in the next round of collective bargaining with the players’ union.
“We will talk to the Players Association to see if there is a remedy for this,” Silver said.
This problem is a blunder for Nets and a headache for Silver, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing for the league. The NFL is the king who stays in the headline all year round, but no one is in the off-season like the NBA at peak times.
But Silver — at least publicly — rather, things wouldn’t be a little fun.
“Ideally, basketball last season was great,” Silver said. … “I would like to focus on playing on the floor.”
