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Brooklyn Nets Have Received A Trade Request From Kevin Durant.

On Thursday, sources told that Kevin Durant, a franchise star, had requested the Brooklyn Nets for a trade.

On Thursday, sources told that Durant requested the trade personally from Nets owner Joe Tsai.

Rich Kleiman, Rich Durant’s business manager, informed that Sean Marks, the general manager of the Nets, is attempting to broker a trade with Durant.

The entire roster will be available to negotiate in trades as the Nets get ready to move one of the most valuable trade assets ever put up for sale, according to sources. Teams have been contacting Durant, and the Nets will undoubtedly seek a historically high return on their players and draft picks.

Kevin Durant has a few teams on his wish list, according to sources , including the Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns, but the Nets intend to transfer Durant wherever they can get the best possible deal. There are many teams ready to trade assets for Durant because his deal is for four years, so that option is plentiful.

The 2022–2023 season has a $44.1 million salary set aside for Durant, 33, who won’t be an unrestricted free agent until 2026.

It was expected that Durant would eventually want a trade, according to sources. He and Kyrie Irving had no communication with the Nets after Irving chose to sign his contract on Monday.

The Nets, who were widely predicted before the season to win the NBA title, concluded with a 44-38 record, good for seventh place in the Eastern Conference, and a playoff berth was assured by a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 12.

First-round action ended with a sweep by the Celtics.

The Nets played 247 games during the previous three seasons (including playoffs and play-in games). In just 58 of those games, Durant and Irving shared the court together (23 percent ).

Durant averaged 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game this season, however he only played in 55 games overall throughout the regular season due to an MCL injury.

According to Stats & Information, if he is traded, it would be the greatest scoring average by any player who began the next season on a different team since Moses Malone was dealt from Houston to Philadelphia following the 1981–82 season.

Additionally, sources told that the Nets had acquired Royce O’Neale from the Utah Jazz in return for a first-round pick in 2023. According to insiders, Utah will get the least desirable pick out of their own, Houston’s, or Philadelphia’s.

In his fifth season playing for the Jazz, O’Neale, 29, averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds.

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