While Kevin Durant requested a trade last week and the Brooklyn Nets have been amenable to dealing him away, talks have been slow to materialize. The Nets are having a difficult time finding a trade to their liking in a one-on-one scenario, which leads them exploring more complicated multi-team proposals.
There is an expectation that Brooklyn’s trade talks on Durant could be helped by Sean Marks having the opportunity to meet face-to-face with his rival decision makers at Summer League in Las Vegas.
Even still, there is still a possibility of Durant not being traded by the Nets before the start of the season.
“Absolutely,” said Adrian Wojnarowski when asked if there is a path that eventually leads to Durant remaining with the Nets. “Especially if this drags out and there’s not a deal found in the next month and goes into August and you get closer to training camp. Brooklyn, they don’t have to take a deal they don’t want to do. They don’t have to talk themselves into a deal.
“At the same time, as Kevin Durant looks at the situation, can he look at it differently over time? That’s certainly a possibility.”
Wojnarowski goes on to suggest the possibility of Durant and the Nets having a better line of communication and also that his trade option is less desirable to him than remaining with the franchise.
“I don’t think anybody’s counting on it. I think all sides are proceeding as though Kevin Durant will be traded at some point.”
