The Nets and the Lions have a big opening. Will the Celtics dismantle the Eastern Conference lineup and introduce Durant?

2022-08-12 16:08

The Nets and the Lions have a big opening. Will the Celtics dismantle the Eastern Conference lineup and introduce Durant?


More than a month after Brooklyn Nets big man Kevin Durant made a trade request, a trade proposal to the Nets from the Boston Celtics, who won the Eastern Conference championship with a young lineup last season, has made the outside world Quite shocking, because the Celtics are willing to dismantle the lineup in this trade and sacrifice 25-year-old offensive mainstay Jaylen Brown as the core of the trade.


The Celtics in trade talks with the Nets proposed sending the Eastern Conference champion lineup's young offensive mainstay Brown, guard Derrick White and draft picks to the Nets in exchange for Durant, but the Nets traded for Durant. He declined on the grounds of unequal value, and asked the Celtics to add Defensive of the Year Marcus Smart, multiple bench players and more than three draft picks to complete the deal.


According to reports, the Nets first asked the Celtics for another offensive player in the lineup, Jason Tatum, after rejecting it. Tatum is the core of the team, so this proposal immediately let Kyle The Special Team refused. Sources also confirmed the recent news, before the Nets changed to asking the Celtics for Brown, Smart and several future first-round picks as a major trade, but the Celtics still Insisting on sending only Brown and one draft pick, the two sides have not yet reached a consensus, and it is expected that this negotiated transaction is likely to end in failure.


In fact, it was mentioned earlier that this blockbuster trade is extremely high-risk for the Celtics, because Durant is 34 years old and injuries are the main problems affecting the core veteran. And the Celtics finally entered the finals with a young lineup last season, with the main offensive player Jayson Tatum and his partner Brown, the main defensive player Smart and center Robert Williams as the core of the lineup. Step into the top.


Now sending out the two important core players and dismantling this solid Eastern Championship lineup will undoubtedly destroy the entire Celtics roster. Retaining the original lineup will also make the team competitive for the championship in the next three to five years, and it will also strengthen the strength of the rotation and the future assets of the draft pick. It is expected that if the Nets insist on the Lions in exchange for Smart, several rotation players and several draft picks, the deal may be difficult to achieve, and Durant may not be expected to join the Celtics.