Even though Kevin Durant wants to leave the Brooklyn Nets, Stephen A. Smith believes there’s no way they’re going to let him go.
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August 17, 2022 10:01AM EDT
August 17, 2022 10:01AM EDT
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Kevin Durant gave the Brooklyn Nets an ultimatum. He wants to be traded ASAP and even put together a list of preferred destinations, even despite the fact that he still has four years left on his contract.
Simply put, the Nets are
That’s why ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes Durant isn’t going anywhere. If anything, he’ll just have to suck it up and deal with it, as they’re not going to fire coach Steve Nash or GM Sean Marks either.
(Transcript via Fadeaway World)
“I’m Joe Tsai. With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. I got all these cats in tow and I got news for you: Milwaukee should be the favorite in the East, but is anybody prepared to definitively say that if Kyrie, KD, and Ben Simmons play together healthy all-in from the beginning of the season, are we definitively ready to say that they can’t beat anybody? We know that they can win it all. If you’re Joe Tsai, this is your position. To hell with all that, you ain’t going nowhere. Next summer, I will take care of you. I will take care of you and move you wherever you want to go. But you gonna give me this year. I got you four years! Everything
The Nets still have a team that’s good enough to be a contender. Durant could choose to hold out, so they may withhold his payment, and that’s it. Eventually, a team owner will take a stand and force the players to honor their contracts.
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