Kevin Durant, star of the Brooklyn Nets, wants to leave the franchise and has made a request for “change” to its leaders. Phoenix and Miami would be his priority for next season.
It was a real thunder that fell on the NBA this Thursday! Kevin Durant, one of the biggest superstars in the League, wants to leave the Brooklyn Nets! As almost always, they are the Shams Charania «insiders» of the athletic y Adrian Wojnarowski dESPN, always well informed, who launched this “bomb”. Arrived in 2019 at the Nets, the 33-year-old winger (or strong winger) remains under contract for the next four seasons, during which he will have to earn respectively 43, 46, 49 and 53 million dollars each year. Suffice it to say that setting up a “trade” promises to be particularly difficult, because interested franchises will have to send several very high-level players to receive KD in return.. According to ESPNPhoenix and Miami, which finished first in their respective conferences last regular season, have the favor of Kevin Durant.
A fourth franchise for Durant
Eight months ago, Brooklyn was announced as one of the favorites for the 2022 NBA champion title, with its trio James Harden – Kyrie Irving – Kevin Durant. But the “superteam” exploded in midair. Harden moved to Philly in February, then the Nets were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, then Irving activated his “player option” but could leave anyway, so Durant asked to be traded. Incredible stage! Therefore, the cards will be redistributed during this offseason, and now we are waiting to find out where Kevin Durant will land, who shot during the last regular season for 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 55 games. . Criticized for leaving Oklahoma City (which drafted him in 2007 when the franchise was Seattle) in 2016 to “get a ring” from Golden State (he eventually won two), then leaving the Warriors to put together a “superteam” in Brooklyn. the Washington native will have finally lost his bet with the Nets.
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