Kevin Durant

The Brooklyn Nets' superstar stuns the NBA world with a trade request in the offseason.

Irving had until Wednesday to inform the Nets of his opt-in decision. Durant and Irving are close friends who came to the Nets together in July 2019. The Associated Press reports the Nets have been working with Durant to find a trade partner, and he has multiple teams on his preferred list. The Nets returned this past season thinking title with their core of Irving, Durant and James Harden. It didn’t work out anywhere near as planned. Last season, he averaged 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game while playing in 55 games — his most since the 2018-19 season — en route to earning All-NBA Second Team honors. Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has reportedly requested a trade, per multiple reports.

NBA insider Shams Charania just broke the news ... reporting Thursday afternoon that K.D. has requested a trade from the Nets. The move is shocking for a myriad ...

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Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, sources told ESPN, while his agent told ESPN that he's working with Nets GM Sean ...

Phoenix's title odds improve from 9-1 to 11-2 at Caesars Sportsbook. The champion Golden State Warriors are next at 6-1, followed by the Boston Celtics at 13-1. In other news, the Nets have acquired Royce O'Neale from the Utah Jazz in exchange for a 2023 first-round pick, sources told ESPN. The pick going to Utah will be the lesser of their own, Houston's or Philadelphia's, sources told ESPN. The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are among two of the teams that Kevin Durant has on his wish list, sources told ESPN. As Durant has four years on his contract, there's no shortage of teams willing to unload assets for him. He and Kyrie Irving had no contact with the Nets after Irving opted into his $37 million deal on Monday, and a sense of inevitability existed that Durant would eventually ask for a trade, sources told ESPN. As the Nets prepare to move one of the NBA's most valuable trade assets ever, the entire roster will available to discuss in deals, sources told ESPN. Teams have been calling on Durant, and the Nets certainly will look for a historic return on players and draft picks. Nets general manager Sean Marks is working with Durant and Kleiman on finding a trade, Kleiman told ESPN. The Nets, however, are not buoyed to honoring any of Durant's preferred destinations and plan to make a deal that allows them the greatest return of assets, sources told ESPN.

A 12-time All-Star, Durant joined the Nets in 2019 alongside Kyrie Irving as Brooklyn set its sights on winning an NBA championship. The Nets were swept in the ...

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Durant is about to enter the first year of a four-year contract, so he doesn't really have his pick.

Free agency is set to open at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday night, and the league that is never short on soap-opera stories is off and running. You have to wonder what the next dominos to fall will be, and whether Ben Simmons is a potential trade candidate now, too. Durant is arguably going to be the most high-leverage player to ever be traded in the NBA. He's going to bring a king's ransom back to Brooklyn. Which is why the Nets aren't just going to send him where he wants to go.

But as Wojnarowski notes, with four years left on Durant's contract the Nets likely will trade him to the highest bidder and pay little attention to ...

“Not necessarily a slap in the face, when someone chooses to do something else. “Of course,” Green told Goodwill. “There’s always things you want to prove. But as Wojnarowski notes, with four years left on Durant's contract the Nets likely will trade him to the highest bidder and pay little attention to Durant's desires.

Durant doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, so Brooklyn is able to trade him to whichever team will give them the best value. This news comes after ...

But a trade request from James Harden -- which landed the Nets Ben Simmons from the 76ers -- an MCL injury to Durant and Irving being unable to play in majority of the season due to his unvaccinated status completely shattered those aspirations. However, Irving recently opted in on his $37 million player option for next season, suggesting that both he and Durant would remain with the Nets for at least the 2022-23 season. Durant doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract, so Brooklyn is able to trade him to whichever team will give them the best value.

Durant has been with the Nets since 2019, but his tenure has been rocky between injuries, losses and turmoil among his teammates.

Even when Irving has been criticized by the media and fans, Durant has publicly supported him. Like I said, whatever happens, the friendship will still be there,” Durant said. Durant, 33, is widely thought of as one of the best scoring forwards in N.B.A. history. “Our friendship is based off who we are as human beings.” “We want to end our careers together,” Irving told reporters at their introductory news conference. Durant and Irving signed with the Nets in 2019 on four-year deals, but last year Durant signed an extension that goes through 2026.

Two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant reportedly has requested a trade out of the Brooklyn Nets' franchise, according to sources.

Rumors of Durant's potential departure from the Nets started when the franchise refused to give Kyrie Irving the long-term, max contract he was seeking. Instead ...

Windhorst says he has heard that the Lakers are the only possible destination for both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to end up. Adds that Phoenix's best offer for Kevin Durant will start with DeAndre Ayton. Windy says the Heat remain in the mix because of their picks/current players.— Jas Kang (@jaskang21) June 30, 2022 That’s the contract that Simmons is on, as are Adebayo and Booker.— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) June 30, 2022 Now both players are very likely to be traded this offseason and never play another game for the Nets. Durant reportedly requested a trade from the Nets because they would not give Irving the contract he was seeking, per Adrian Wojnarowski. With four years on his contract, there's no shortage of teams willing to unload assets for Durant.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022 Durant is about to a start new four-year contract extension that will pay him $194 million over the course of the deal.

Kevin Durant has reportedly requested a trade out of Brooklyn. Here are five teams that could be good landing spots.

Generations of fans are starving for a winner and, if he won in D.C., Durant would arguably be immortalized to a greater degree here than he would anywhere else. If he took the Wizards even to the conference finals, it would be the best season for the franchise since the 1970s. Well, LeBron James was in a somewhat similar boat for joining the Heat. But then he went home and ended the title drought in Cleveland. Few athletes have the opportunity to do the exact same thing, but Durant happens to be one of them. Simons alone wouldn't get a deal done, but the Nets might not be able to do much better than that if a young potential star is what they seek as part of the return. Not only are the Heat a team that Durant evidently would like to play for, and not only do they have the lifestyle of South Beach to sell him on, they also both badly need a lead scorer and have some fairly enticing pieces to offer. As long as they keep Devin Booker and Chris Paul, Durant would show up and immediately raise the ceiling for the Suns, who already had the best record in the West this past season.

NBA superstar and two-time finals MVP Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets Thursday and picked the Phoenix Suns as a preferred destination, ...

Gambadoro reported that the Nets do not want Ayton in a trade, though. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro reported that the Suns are shifting focus toward Durant but do not want to gut the roster. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Durant listed the Suns and the Miami Heat on his wish list but Brooklyn plans to move him to the highest bidder.

Kevin Durant tiene contrato vigente con Brooklyn Nets pero pidió el traspaso. ¿Cuál será su futuro para la próxima temporada?

Y en ese escenario, un Durant cercano a cumplir los 34 años no desea seguir en New York. Kevin Durant llegó a los Nets con un contrato de 164 millones por cuatro años que firmó en la Agencia Libre de 2019, pero en agosto de 2021 se interrumpió ese acuerdo por una renovación de 198 millones por cuatro años que lo tiene vinculado a Brooklyn hasta la campaña 2025-2026, en la que percibirá más de 53 millones de dólares. En la próxima temporada, la 2022-2023, su salario será de 46.407.433 dólares, uno de los más altos de la NBA. Al mismo tiempo, la "garantía" de ese contrato de cuatro años hace que incorporar a Durant sea una apuesta un poco más segura, más allá de las lesiones que sufrió en los últimos años y de que es un jugador que no tiene problemas en expresar su descontento cuando esa es la situación. Todo eso y más, a continuación en The Sporting News. Con la Agencia Libre por llegar, surgió un nuevo problema: el contrato de Kyrie Irving. Ni hubo la renovación millonaria que deseaba el base ni el traspaso que también había requerido: Kyrie terminó aceptando su opción para continuar en Brooklyn por una temporada más, pero la relación entre los jugadores y la directiva solo quedó más tensa. La temporada 2021-2022 de Brooklyn Nets fue absolutamente caótica: comenzaron como candidatos al título al juntar a Durant con Kyrie Irving y James Harden, pero terminaron siendo el foco de la polémica por la decisión de Irving de no vacunarse contra el COVID-19, luego Harden fue traspasado a cambio de Ben Simmons, que no jugó ningún partido con la franquicia, y Boston Celtics los barrió por 4-0 en la primera ronda de los Playoffs.

El baloncesto de la NBA sufrió este lunes un bombazo que muchos están asimilando y es que la estrella de Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant, pidió ser cambiado ...

Sin embargo, esto no ha sido así, después de que “Durantula” quebrara toda la tranquila de la “Ciudad que Nunca Duerme” al transmitir su intención de ponerle fin a su etapa con los neoyorquinos y dejar así por el suelo a un proyecto multimillonario que nunca prosperó. A pesar de que los rumores de cambio se adueñaron de la ciudad de Nueva York por el posible adiós de Kyrie Irving, el alto mando de Brooklyn Nets tenía la esperanza de mantener su nuevo “Big Three” luego de anunciar la permanencia del australiano. El baloncesto de la NBA sufrió este lunes un bombazo que muchos están asimilando y es que la estrella de Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant, pidió ser cambiado cuanto antes y todo esto a pesar de la permanencia de Kyrie Irving; siendo este una pésima noticia para los neoyorquinos que sufrirá el adiós del Tendón de Aquiles de su proyecto millonario y un jugador fundamental para el entrenador Steve Nash.

Kevin Durant solicitó un canje de Brooklyn, dijo su gerente de negocios a ESPN, pero los Nets no necesariamente van a honrar los destinos preferidos de KD y ...

Las probabilidades de título de Phoenix mejoraron de 9-1 a 11-2 en Caesars Sportsbook. Los campeones Golden State Warriors son los siguientes con 6-1, seguidos por los Boston Celtics con 13-1. Las probabilidades de Miami mejoraron de 16-1 a 8-1, mientras que las probabilidades de título de los Nets aumentaron de 15-2 a 30-1 el jueves por la tarde. En otras noticias, los Nets adquirieron a Royce O'Neale del Utah Jazz a cambio de una selección de primera ronda de 2023, dijeron fuentes a ESPN. La selección que vaya a Utah será la menor de ellos, la de Houston o la de Filadelfia, dijeron las fuentes a ESPN. Con cuatro años en su contrato, no faltan equipos dispuestos a descargar activos para conseguir a Durant. Él y Kyrie Irving no tuvieron contacto con los Nets después de que Irving optó por su acuerdo el lunes, y existía una sensación de inevitabilidad de que Durant eventualmente solicitaría un intercambio, dijeron las fuentes a ESPN. El gerente general de los Nets, Sean Marks, está trabajando con Durant y Kleiman, para encontrar un canje, dijo Kleiman a ESPN. Los Nets, sin embargo, no necesariamente van a honrar los destinos preferidos de KD y planifican hacer el mejor trato para ellos, dijeron las fuentes a ESPN.

La actualidad de Brooklyn —y de toda la NBA— ha recibido una tremenda sacudida. De acuerdo a una información del periodista de The Athletic, Shams Charania, ...

El agente de Durant, Rich Kleiman, ha informado que Durant y él están trabajando ya con el gerente general de los Nets, Sean Marks, para encontrar un nuevo hogar para el ex MVP de la temporada. De momento, el periodista de ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski, ha informado que la salida de Durant supondrá, de forma inmediata, que todos los jugadores de la plantilla de los Nets estarán disponibles de cara a potenciales operaciones. La actualidad de Brooklyn —y de toda la NBA— ha recibido una tremenda sacudida.

Let's rewind back to Jan. 13, 2021. After weeks of drama, the Houston Rockets relented and granted James Harden his trade request. The former MVP was sent to ...

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Brooklyn is willing to honor Kevin Durant's trade request, but it will be difficult to grant him his wish to go to Phoenix.

También poseen los picks de los Nets en 2024 y 2026, que no están protegidos. Durant tendría que rehusarse a jugar los partidos y renunciar a su enorme salario para ejercer influencia sobre su nuevo equipo. Esa puede ser o no de los Suns, dependiendo de lo que ofrezcan otros equipos. Eso sí, estarían limitados por la regla Stepien para enviar selecciones de años consecutivos, algo que no se puede hacer. Hacer una transacción de firmar a Ayton y traspasarlo inmediatamente es muy complicado debido a la regla de compensación del año base (BYC). Los intercambios entre equipos sin espacio salarial requieren que los salarios de ingreso y egreso sean parejos. Devin Booker y Chris Paul tienen contrato por dos temporadas más, pero los Suns serían obviamente muy reacios a entregar a cualquiera de ellos.

The 12-time all-star is eyeing a move to the Phoenix Suns or Miami Heat, among other possible destinations.

Irving’s lack of availability for much of last season due to his refusal to take the vaccine influenced Brooklyn’s thinking. Being a free agent, it’s one of the most important times in your career. Durant carried the Nets through a turbulent campaign, averaging 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, earning all-star and all-NBA second team honors. Earlier this week, Irving picked up his $36.5 million player option with the Nets for the 2022-23 season after the franchise opted against extending him a long-term max contract. That can’t be swayed by anybody else.” Durant’s co-stars, James Harden and Irving, weren’t re-signed to long-term deals last summer, and Harden forced his way to the Philadelphia 76ers at the trade deadline.

After requesting a trade from the Nets, it seems more and more likely that the Suns are one of a handful of teams that can land the superstar forward.

Not to mention that the Nets would be getting some Suns picks as well. We all know Ayton wants out due to the Suns’ lack of commitment to him so he has to be in the trade. They would have to shed salary (Harris, Kyrie) just to be able to play. Now granted he was 26 while Durant turns 34 this year but this should be what I expect the Nets want for their superstar. People want to compare this situation to Anthony Davis’ request back in 2019 but Davis had only one more year on his deal so he had a lot more agency in where he went. After Kyrie Irving opted into the final year of his deal, it seemed like Kevin Durant would stay with the Brooklyn Nets for at least one more season.

La información se filtró a horas del inicio del mercado de agentes libres. El alero tiene cuatro años más de contrato, por 193 millones de dólares.

Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, but who has the roster flexibility and assets to make a deal?

Everything about the Nets has been totally unpredictable, so it wouldn't be surprising at all if Durant changed his mind and returned to Brooklyn. Durant's friendship with Irving is said to be strong. Toronto is an intriguing potential destination, as the Raptors could put together an attractive trade package that would allow them to retain most of their top players. However, Oklahoma City would undoubtedly be one of the most awkward spots for Durant. But that core is a top contender in the East. Should they trade Durant, the Nets could get back a significant return that includes multiple first-round draft picks, young up-and-coming players or some combination of both. ESPN and The Athletic first reported the news of Durant's request.

Brooklyn is willing to honor Kevin Durant's trade request, but it will be difficult to grant him his wish to go to Phoenix.

También poseen los picks de los Nets en 2024 y 2026, que no están protegidos. Durant tendría que rehusarse a jugar los partidos y renunciar a su enorme salario para ejercer influencia sobre su nuevo equipo. Esa puede ser o no de los Suns, dependiendo de lo que ofrezcan otros equipos. Eso sí, estarían limitados por la regla Stepien para enviar selecciones de años consecutivos, algo que no se puede hacer. Hacer una transacción de firmar a Ayton y traspasarlo inmediatamente es muy complicado debido a la regla de compensación del año base (BYC). Los intercambios entre equipos sin espacio salarial requieren que los salarios de ingreso y egreso sean parejos. Devin Booker y Chris Paul tienen contrato por dos temporadas más, pero los Suns serían obviamente muy reacios a entregar a cualquiera de ellos.

When news broke on Thursday afternoon that Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant reportedly requested a trade, the Phoenix Suns made sense as a landing spot ...

“But Phoenix, Phoenix is the one I love a lot. I like Denver a lot, it’s super chill.” “And I was like, ‘Alright.’” I like Phoenix, Scottsdale area is dope. Booker, through his first two seasons in the NBA at that point, was Durant’s pick. Said Booker's performance last night showed he's an all-around player who is only getting better.pic.twitter.com/JKGl97kq65

NBA superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insiders Sham Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ...

Irving had looked to be heading out the door before opting into his $37 million player option, but according to Wojnarowski, Durant and Irving "want to continue to play together," but not in Brooklyn. Durant signed an extension with Brooklyn last offseason and is under contract through the 2025/26 season. According to ESPN, the 33-year-old's business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Wojnarowski that they are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on finding a trade partner.

Where did it all go wrong in Brooklyn? Our experts look at why the superstar tandem didn't pan out and where things are headed next.

It appears LA and the Mavs are the only teams interested and at this point there’s good reason for teams to be wary of Kyrie, despite his prodigious talents. A locked-in, available Irving is still one of the best talents in the league. We keep hearing about the Lakers, in part because it would seemingly take a sizable gamble on their part to somehow become a contender anyway. The league has seen Irving wreak a lot of havoc over the last five years, from Cleveland to Boston to Brooklyn. It’s left an impression. A team with all sorts of length getting one of the longest, most unique talents the league has ever seen. It pushed James Harden to ask for a trade and it sabotaged what could have been a championship season in Brooklyn. But I was more prepared for the next round of Kyrie rumors than to hear Durant was requesting a trade. Kyrie wasn’t even on all of the season-ticket material, signaling that the team wasn’t sure what sort of commitment it wanted to make to him for the long haul. Or the moment Harden soured on the team because of Irving’s lack of availability. Durant will be 34 years old in September, about to enter his 16th season (or 15th, if you don't count the one he missed with a torn Achilles). The back half of his prime—let alone his career—won't last forever. Yes, we know Durant is friends with Kyrie Irving. Yes, we know Kyrie was irked over his failed extension talks with the Nets—and the Nets’ crazy insistence on him being more committed to the team. Robin Lundberg: That this is an epically embarrassing situation for the Nets. It seemed things had settled after the Kyrie opt-in so it was kind of shocking to see KD’s trade request.

Forget all of the free agent names, the biggest news of last night was that superstar Kevin Durant asked for a trade from the Brooklyn Nets.

First off, I should say that I absolutely DO NOT THINK THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. The Pelicans are happy with the direction of the team, have a roster loaded with young talent and have no reason to make an “all-in” move like this at this point. This is now the second time in recent history that the Nets have tried to build a super team only to have it blow up in their face, and now they’ll get to watch Houston reap the rewards just like Boston did the last time. Can you blame Durant for wanting out?

Opinions are split on whether the Celtics would be wise to go all out to bring in Kevin Durant. Our John Tomase lays out why paying the ransom to the Nets ...

Durant might put you over the top in 2023, but he could just as easily show his age and you could just as easily get there without him. OK, but the Celtics spent years ignoring incessant calls to break up the Jays, and now that they're on the cusp with one of the youngest cores in the league, they're going to throw it all away in the pursuit of another white whale? Surrounding your max stars with young, cheap talent is the surest way to remain competitive for more than a year. And that's why I ultimately come down on the side of no. That's the only way to compete with a package out of Miami centered around Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro and All-Star big man Bam Adebayo. He left Golden State after butting heads with Green and failing to integrate with the homegrown core. Durant's an incredible talent and if healthy, he makes the Celtics the favorites to raise Banner 18. Robert Williams would almost certainly have to be a part of any deal. He joined the Nets amid much fanfare, won just one playoff series in three years, and now wants out. He spent two months last year on the shelf with an MCL sprain. And they're blessed with a young All-Star in Jaylen Brown to serve as the legitimate centerpiece of any deal. They're capable of winning a title, which should appeal to Durant's ring collection.

The Nets star is fed up, and two factors appear to have led to his unhappiness.

The Nets will surely get a generous haul of talent and draft picks for Durant, and perhaps something of value when they offload Irving. They could retool quickly around Ben Simmons—albeit another enigmatic talent—and conceivably be back in playoff contention next spring. The irony of it all is that as the Nets canvass the league for trade offers, they will almost certainly send Irving and Durant to different teams anyway, ending a partnership that spanned just 44 games over three seasons. Now they’re scrambling to salvage their franchise in the wake of what the fan blog NetsDaily is calling, “the single greatest failure by ownership and management in NBA history.” As one insider sympathetic to Durant noted, “Kyrie sabotaged everything,” but Durant is reacting more to the effects than the cause, and he now views the Nets as unsalvageable. On the other hand, he is said to be upset with the team’s stance toward Irving … who was the primary cause of the Nets’ disastrous season. NEW YORK – On a late December evening in 2020, when the state of the world was bleak, Kevin Durant slipped on a Nets jersey and stepped into the Brooklyn spotlight for the first time.

KD's back to doing what he does best, finding a ready-built team and joining it.

He got a lot of plaudits and confirmation as a true NBA legend and a crunch-time hero for winning games in the Finals that the Dubs would have won without him. But hey, as Homer Simpson told us, “If something is hard to do it’s not worth doing.” Durant tried to make the Nets something truly memorable, even noticeable, for the first time in their history. The first time he was open for wooing, he ended up on the greatest team of all-time, the 73-win Warriors that did that without him. Durant knows that Irving isn’t in for the long haul, so why should he be at all? And then after a couple or three years you realize it’s just too much of a hassle and life would be much easier somewhere else, and you leave without ever admitting New York was a pain in the ass. In a lot of ways, it’s the perfect symbol of anyone who moves to Brooklyn. You show up, tell all your friends back home that you’re now a New York hotshot while struggling along and never really accomplishing anything.

In an unforeseen turn of events the Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the organization, here are some possible trades.

Zion is the best you can do in a potential KD trade if you’re the Nets. He’s a franchise-changing player, and you have no chance of winning a championship without that kind of player on your roster. The problem is that route would mean that you trade Zion Williamson. The solution is that if you’re trading a generational talent like Zion you would like another in return, and KD fits that bill. KD/B.I/CJ is a title-level trio, and they would still have the flexibility to make additional win-now moves to maximize their chances of winning a title. We’ve already seen what the current iteration of the Suns’ ceiling is without KD and the West only getting better; you need KD to take the next step as a team. In return, the Nets would get a foundational piece in Scottie Barnes to potentially build around, and while the fit with him and Ben Simmons may be awkward, you can always flip Ben in the future if necessary. Out of all the teams that can put together a package for Kevin Durant that doesn’t include their best player, the Pelicans still have the best potential package. With rumors in the offseason that OG Anunoby wanted out of Toronto, you would be packaging a disgruntled OG, Gary Trent Jr., Scottie Barnes and only two unprotected first-rounders for Kevin Durant with four years left on his contract. The Clippers would form the best and most talented Wing tandem in league history while keeping a significant amount of depth around their new duo. Trading three first-rounders and getting off of two bad contracts (Lowry, Robinson) and Tyler Herro, who will likely never be as good as Paul George is right now, makes this swap worth it for Miami. The Jimmy/PG/Bam trio would take a team that was already the No. 1 seed up a tier. Scottie Barnes is one of the best young prospects in the league, and because of this, the Raptors likely wouldn’t have to part with as much draft compensation as teams with inferior prospects would have to. The franchise will likely find the best deal for them to rebuild and it’ll likely be the first of two major deals with the second shipping out Kyrie Irving. The starting point for a potential KD package is likely at least one current All-Star or blue chip prospect, two other high-level rotation players, and six or more draft picks.

There are a few players that the Nets cannot legally acquire at this moment.

There is a workaround here, but it's going to make life significantly harder for the Nets. One option would be for them to simply trade Simmons to another team. If that means finding a third team to facilitate a deal, so be it. That allowed him to make more than 25 percent of the salary cap in the first season of his deal, which he qualified for as a reigning All- NBA player at the time. In 2019, the Boston Celtics wanted to trade for Anthony Davis, but couldn't because both he and Kyrie Irving were on Designated Rookie extensions. The first is Brandon Ingram. While he did indeed sign a five-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2020 offseason, he did so as a restricted free agent with Bird Rights. That did not invoke the Designated Rookie rule, so Ingram can be traded to the Nets. Pascal Siakam has a slightly different max contract, one governed by the Derrick Rose rule. Right now, fans of all 29 teams besides the Nets are constructing trade packages to get Durant to their cities…

Could Kevin Durant join forces with Devin Booker on the Phoenix Suns? Odds weigh in on the NBA star's next team.

It puts the Philadelphia 76ers at +800 in its odds and has the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls at +900 each. It puts the Suns at -200 to trade for the NBA star, while it has the Nets at +700 to retain him. More: Why Kevin Durant wants to be traded to the Phoenix Suns