Durant's relationship with the Nets has eased? Come forward to refute the rumor that he would rather retire than play for the Nets

2022-08-17 13:30

Durant's relationship with the Nets has eased? Come forward to refute the rumor that he would rather retire than play for the Nets


With Brooklyn Nets giant Kevin Durant making a trade request in the offseason, recent team owner Tsai Choi chose to back head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks over After Durant, the relationship between the Nets and Durant deteriorated again and again, and the situation where the two sides parted ways became a given.


However, at present, the Nets use Durant as the highest chip and raise the price of other interested teams. No team, including the Boston Celtics, who have negotiated a transaction in the near future, has failed to make a suitable offer to the Nets. The price of the transaction has caused Durant's trade case to stall. With more than a month before the start of the fall training camp, Durant still has not withdrawn his trade request. Many people speculate that Durant will be willing to stay with the Nets or find other ways to leave by then?


Therefore, rumors about Durant 's eagerness to be traded in the offseason have also begun to boil, and there is more news that if Durant cannot leave the Nets through a trade, then he will choose to retire. Would rather retire than play for the Nets, which is the terrible relationship Durant has with the team today. However, as soon as the news was released, it was refuted by Durant. He immediately expressed his position on social media, saying that although he did not want to be a player of the Nets, he would not affect his league basketball career because of the team, indicating that The partnership between Durant and the Nets may turn around.


It is reported that Durant’s four-year maximum salary extension contract worth $198 million signed with the Nets in 2021 will end in the 2025-2026 season, and Durant will naturally not choose between retirement and an annual salary of 49.5 million former. It's also possible that Durant and the Nets reach an agreement and retract their trade request before fall training camp begins.


Had it not happened, it would have been a fact that Durant left the Nets in the offseason. The current trade case for Durant is still ongoing and has been linked to the Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat. But the Celtics are not expected to reach a trade deal with the Nets, as the Nets offer not only to acquire offensive star Jaylen Brown, but also the Celtics to send the best defense, Marcus S. Mart, multiple players in the rotation and multiple draft picks, which the Celtics immediately rejected. Today, the Celtics executives also pointed out that the current lineup with a competitive advantage will be maintained and no changes will be made. This means that the team's trade case with Durant ended in failure.


Durant's next targets are the 76ers, the Suns and the Heat. However, except for the 21-year-old guard Terese Maxey who is a developable rookie asset for the 76ers, the Nets can't get the right value return from the team such as first-round draft picks and main players. It is expected that Durant may be traded to the Suns with the best record or the Heat filled with veterans in the future, but the worst case is that the Nets and other teams still fail to reach an agreement, which will prompt the Nets to lower The asking price drives the Durant trade. For the Nets, the ideal situation is to restore the relationship with Durant and persuade the 33-year-old to stay with the Nets.