Kevin Durant requests trade from Brookyn Nets
In a decision that might transform the NBA for years to come, franchise star Kevin Durant has asked for a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday,
His service supervisor Rich Kleiman informed ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Nets general manager Sean Marks is working with Durant and Kleiman on discovering a trade, Kleiman told ESPN.
Not only is it exceptionally rare for a player of Durant's quality to be relocated a deal...
But what makes him even more important as a trade chip is that he signed a four-year contract extension that kicks in today…
Indicating that a group that acquires Durant will understand they'll have him through 2026.
The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are among the teams Durant has on his wish list for a possible trade, sources told Wojnarowski.
However, the Nets are not tied to honoring any of Durant's favored destinations and plan to negotiate that allows them the best return of properties, sources told Wojnarowski.
To that point, over half the teams in the NBA have already asked about what it will take to get Durant from Brooklyn, sources told Wojnarowski
Simply among many reasons that the Nets will be searching for a potentially historical return for him in a deal.
Durant's choice to request a trade is the peak of a week of uncertainty that has surrounded the Nets.