On the sidelines of the opening of the Free Agency, the NBA news was truly marked by Kevin Durant’s transfer request on Thursday evening. And of course, since then, everyone wonders where KD will spend the rest of his career. The main interested party would in any case have a real preference. Hint, let’s talk about Cactus.
Shortly after the bomb dropped by Adrian Wojnarowski, it was Chris Haynes from Yahoo Sports who came to ignite the basketball planet by dropping the following tweet: “Kevin Durant has the Phoenix Suns at the top of his list of favorite destinations”. Come on, boom! It didn’t take long to know the intentions of KD, who obviously still likes to join the team with the best record in the League. Remember 2016, when Durant “stepped out of his comfort zone” to sign for the Warriors with 73 wins. We are now in 2022, and Kevin now wants to leave Brooklyn to join a Phoenix squad that has just won… 64 wins. Watch out KD, it’s starting to show a bit there anyway. So certainly, Phoenix is not the Golden State of the time, the Cactus having messed up their last Playoffs campaign with an elimination in the Western Conference semi-finals against Dallas. But we understand each other. By going to Brooklyn in 2019, Durant wanted to kind of write his own story alongside his friend Kyrie, let’s say that it didn’t really go as planned and now we have to find the best way out possible. And it is clear that the Suns – despite their premature elimination in PO – muster a lot of arguments.
Kevin Durant has the Phoenix Suns listed as a preferred trade destination, league sources tell @YahooSports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 30, 2022
Hyper solid on both sides of the field on a regular basis since the arrival of Chris Paul in 2020, the Cactus have become a real collective machine thanks to the great progress shown by youngsters Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton under the orders of coach Monty Williams. . A winning culture has really begun to build in Arizona and we imagine that all of that must have enticed KD as he and the Nets struggled to find some semblance of balance, especially this season. In addition, we also know how much Durant respects the game of Devin Booker, considered a hooper from hoopers and with whom he won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. So many reasons that can push Kevin to Arizona. The only problem, and not the least, the Nets would absolutely like to see Booker – who just extended in Phoenix – in any package sending KD to the Suns according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. WhileESPN highlighted several trading possibilities including not Book, with for example a package Deandre Ayton – Mikal Bridges – Cam Johnson – draft picks, the general manager of the Nets Sean Marks does not imagine being without the rear All-Star of Phoenix. Plus, getting Ayton back in a sign-and-trade would also not be in the Nets’ plans, which inevitably complicates things even more. In the end, we must keep in mind that KD still has four years of contract for 198 million dollars, and that his room for maneuver is therefore limited in this case. He’ll give his preferences, he’ll probably push to get what he wants with his superstar status, but ultimately it’s Brooklyn who will decide which team offers the best match in terms of players and draft capital. Spoiler, will have to offer very, very, very heavy !
Besides the Suns, Kevin Durant would also have sights on the … best team in the Eastern Conference on a regular basis this year: the Miami Heat. Phoenix? Miami? Another surprise franchise? Get ready, the great summer saga has officially begun.
Source texte : Yahoo Sports / ESPN / Bleacher Report
Good on the other hand KD will have to stop joining the teams with the best record of all the NBA it becomes big big big like a house there.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 30, 2022
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