Nets official announces that Durant will stay in team, promises to bring championship to Brooklyn

2022-08-24 10:44

Nets official announces that Durant will stay in team, promises to bring championship to Brooklyn


Kevin Durant is still a member of the Brooklyn Nets. On August 23, local time, Nets general manager Sean Marks issued a statement on his official Twitter, confirming that Durant will continue to stay with the team.


Marks revealed that the parties held a meeting in Los Angeles on Monday, including himself, Durant and his agent Rich Kleiman, team coach Steve Nash, Nets owner Cai Chongxin and Mrs. Wu Minghua. After consensus, Durant, Cai Chongxin and others finally decided to "continue to maintain the partnership." "We will be focused on basketball with one common goal: to build a solid team that will bring Brooklyn a championship," Marks said in the statement .




From Durant applying for a trade to his final stay with the Nets , it took one and a half months before and after. TA reporter Shams Charania, ESPN reporter Wojnarowski, Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes, and Nets reporter Brian Lewis learned that after a failed After the season, Durant began to lose confidence in the top management of the Nets. Irving's transfer farce, the resignation of his close friend Adam Harrington, and the conflicts with Max and Nash made Durant unwilling. On June 30, local time, Durant submitted a trade application for the first time, and then reiterated his willingness to leave the team to Cai Chongxin in a meeting. It is reported that Durant issued an ultimatum to Cai Chongxin at the time, asking the Nets to make a choice between him or Max and Nash. But it now appears that all parties are committed to continued cooperation.


According to media reports, Durant's 4-year long-term contract is one of the factors in the deadlock of the transaction: although the Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, etc. NBA teams intend to bring in Durant from the Nets, but none of them intend to send out a large number of draft picks or quality players to complete the transaction. Durant's contract with the Brooklyn Nets expires in 2027 and is worth a whopping $198 million.