Kevin Durant’s recent trade request sent shockwaves around the NBA, but not everyone is buying its veracity. ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins, for one, believes that Durant’s demand is merely a ploy. “I’m looking at it and I’m saying, ‘Why would KD want out?’” Perkins said on “NBA Today” on Tuesday. “… And then all …
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The best of the best in the Eastern Conference was decided by one shot. If Jimmy Butler had held the ball two centimeters back in his right hand for just a little more elevation, if he’d taken just a little more time to gather himself, if the slightest breeze hadn’t blown through the lower bowl …
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It was on July 4, 2016 that Kevin Durant upended the NBA and nearly broke the internet by announcing he was leaving Oklahoma City for Golden State. Six years later, Independence Day came and went on Monday with Durant — this time with a demand to be traded from the Nets — again holding the …
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First, Kevin Durant’s trade demand turned the entire NBA world upside down. Now, it has put the league on hold. With more than half of NBA teams contacting the Nets with trade packages, the normal free-agency frenzy has been slowed to a crawl. As Nets general manager Sean Marks and owner Joe Tsai sift through …
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Kevin Durant has spoken for the first time since requesting a trade from the Nets. What he was trying to say, though, only raises more questions. “The ones who were locked in that gym with me know what it is, they know what I’m about,” Durant tweeted on Saturday morning. “If u haven’t been in …
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The Spurs received three first-round picks for Dejounte Murray and the Jazz topped that by essentially bringing back five for Rudy Gobert — setting the bar for Kevin Durant. The Nets are holding out for an Elon Musk-level fortune in return for their star, who has demanded a trade, and they could get it. No, …
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Kyrie Irving’s decision this week to opt into the final year of his deal in Brooklyn did not soothe Kevin Durant’s wandering mind. Durant asked to be traded on the opening day of NBA free agency, even though Irving took the $37 million sitting in front of him without any trade stipulations attached. The Nets …
Franchise star Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Durant made the trade request directly to Nets owner Joe Tsai on Thursday, sources told ESPN. Nets general manager Sean Marks is working with Durant and his business manager Rich Kleiman on finding a trade, Kleiman …
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