As the training camp starts approaches, the trades about Durant and Irving will accelerate. Famous reporter Stein reported that during the summer league, one of the most widely-connected team executives in the league told him many times that Durant prefers to retire than playing for Nets . Although Durant immediately denied it, it also shows that the current relationship between the Nets and Durant is very tense, after all, flies do not bite eggs without seams.
is unlikely to retire, but it is very likely that Durant will refuse to report to the Nets training camp. If the Nets don't want this to happen, they need to send Durant away before the training camp starts.
US media reported that the Nets and 76ers are discussing a 1-for-5 transaction plan. The specific content is that Durant joins the 76ers, and the Nets get Harris , Maxi, Seble, and 2 first-round picks. According to previous reports, the 76ers currently have no first-round picks that can be traded, but they can cancel the top 8 picks of the 2027 first-round picks given to the Nets in the Harden transaction, so that they can release the 2029 first-round picks. In addition, the 76ers can also trade with other teams to exchange for a first-round pick and give it to the Nets.
Durant hopes to join 76 people when he reiterated the transaction. Although Harden left the Nets to join the 76ers last season, Harden and Durant have a good relationship. The two watched the concert together during the offseason and also trained in Barcelona together.
Once Durant leaves the Nets, Irving's days at the Nets will enter the countdown. In the offseason last year, the Nets were still the luxurious Big Three Harden + Irving + Durant. They were full of fighting spirit and believed that losing to Bucks was just because Irving and Harden were injured. They won the championship with a complete lineup. Then because of Irving's maverick, Harden left in dismay last season, and Durant also applied for a trade this offseason. Even if Irving is talented, the Nets will not keep him.
Nets have already found a next home for Irving, that is the Lakers. In order to get Irving, the Lakers , are willing to pay 2 first-round picks, but the Lakers also want to get Seth Curry. According to US media reports, the Lakers plan to exchange for Irving and Seth Curry with Westbrook , Horton Tucker and the next two first-round picks.
The Nets' 2 trading plans will change the league structure. The current lineup of the 76ers is ranked behind Celtics , Bucks and Heat in the East, and there is little hope of winning the championship next season. But it's different after getting Durant. The 76ers will form the super three giants of Harden + Durant + Embiid , surpassing the Celtics, the Bucks and the Heat to become the strongest in the East.
Whether the Lakers' current lineup can enter the playoffs in the West is suspense, but after getting Irving and Seth Curry, the Lakers' lineup will not be inferior to the Warriors and become a strong contender for the Western Conference championship. After the two deals are completed, the Lakers and the 76ers may meet in the Finals next season, and Irving and Durant become opponents in the Finals.
Durant has been controversial for applying for a transaction, but his personal abilities are still among the top five in the league. Irving once again teamed up with James . If he could play well, his performance would be among the best among the defenders. After Durant applied for a deal, the Nets' window for winning was closed, but they had the ability to change the league structure and watched the tiger fight across the mountains.
