Forward Kevin Durant, the superstar of the Brooklyn Nets, formally requested this Thursday to be transferred to another NBA team, US media reported a few hours before the opening of free agency.
Durant, winner of two NBA rings with the Golden State Warriors and MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the 2014 season, is working with the general manager of Brooklyn, Sean Marks, to find a new destination, the journalist explained on Twitter. ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski.
In exchange for his figure, “the Nets will seek a historic return in players and team selections. Draft”, added Wojnarowski, who pointed to the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat among the teams that the forward has on his list of preferences.
Durant, 33, renewed his commitment to the Nets in 2021 for four seasons and $198 million.
The forward landed in the Nets in 2019, after leaving Golden State, to form a new super team with star and controversial point guard Kyrie Irving.
Since then, and despite the fact that they also had James Harden, the Nets have only surpassed the first round of the playoffs.
Last season they fell in the first phase of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics culminating a chaotic year in which Harden was traded to the Sixers and Kyrie Irving missed much of it due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Irving, to whom the Nets are reluctant to offer a maximum long-term contract, exercised his option on Monday to renew for an additional season for $36.9 million.
The transfer request of Durant, one of the best players in the NBA in the last decade, shook the league just three hours before the free agency period officially opens, in which teams can sign players without a contract. . (D)
According to Woj, it’s not ruled out that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will play together next season, but it sure won’t be in Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/J4xEu33I9O
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