Durant officially applied for a trade to Nets owner Tsai Chongxin early this morning. Durant expressed the hope that the team can trade him to a team with the ability to compete for the championship. example: heat and sun .
But the strange thing is, why does Durant still want to leave when Irving has announced that he will stay on the team? You must know that the Nets have paid too much for Durant. Whether it is the coach or the players, it is basically Durant's decision. There is also a high salary and injury for a season. It can be said that the Nets are trying to please Durant. It's really well-intentioned.
Let’s first talk about Durant’s motivation for leaving the team.
First of all, there must be a certain factor in Durant's departure from the team because Kyrie Irving had too much trouble with the team during this offseason. You must know that Kevin Durant was recruited by Kyrie Irving. , but you lost face and almost refused to renew your contract with the team. Durant must not understand it, because Irving has not discussed it with Durant. Especially in the face of outside public opinion, Durant obviously believed what the outside world said, that is, although Irving returned to the Nets, he would still leave the team. Durant also doesn't believe Irving will stay with the Nets. So one of the factors is Kyrie Irving.
The second point may be Stephen Curry. The Warriors won the championship this year. Major American media are boasting that Curry has surpassed Durant in this historical position. Durant obviously doesn’t think so. With Durant’s competitiveness, he must not accept this. Yes, this is why he must go to a championship team. You must know that the Suns and Heat are first in the Western Conference and the first in the Eastern Conference. To put it bluntly, it is to regain its historical status. You can see how devastating this year's Warriors championship will be to Durant.
This third point may be Draymond Green 's remarks. Green mentioned Durant many times on the show after winning the championship, saying that even if there is no Durant, even if he cannot win the championship, he will still be in the Western Conference. Champion, Green doesn't think much of Durant. He thinks Durant is selfish. But Durant believed that when he joined the Warriors , he regarded Ku Zhuitang as his brother, and Green's words were driving him away. Durant is eager to prove himself and beat the Warriors. So it is the best choice for him to go to a team that can compete for the championship.
The most likely team to join
Just as the US media revealed that Durant is inclined to join the Suns or the Heat, why are they said to be these two teams?
The Suns have actually been waiting for an opportunity to pursue a superstar, and DeAndre Ayton is a bargaining chip for them. At this time, signing first and then trading will be useful, but according to NBA reporter Brian Windhorst According to reports, the Nets are asking for two star players. Obviously, if the Suns want to match Durant, Ayton and Bridges must be on the negotiation table, otherwise the Nets will obviously not accept any plan. . According to the latest report from Odegard, the Suns' current team reporter, the two parties have already held negotiations, but the Suns are reluctant to offer Bridges, and the two parties are currently stuck here. Moreover, Durant had been teammates with Booker in the US national team before, and said that he was a fan of Booker, and the two had a particularly good relationship.
The second team is the Heat. As for the Heat, in addition to Butler , all of them can be given out as chips. People like Adebayor or Shiro may be given away. The Heat are No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, which is very tempting to Durant. However, the Heat do not have any specific offer for Durant. This will have to wait for subsequent reports.
In my opinion, there is another team that has potential, that is Celtics . The current atmosphere of the Celtics team is not particularly good, especially Jaylen Brown and Jason The relationship between Tatum and Tatum is very awkward. Jaylen is not willing to keep helping Tatum, and trading Jaylen Brown and starting discussions with the Nets may be a more reliable option. Moreover, Durant has staged the drama of joining after he can't beat him, which makes people have to add the Celtics to this ranks.
Some media believe that the Lakers may trade Irving Durant together, but I think it is unlikely. Although there is a relatively high-quality offer from Anthony Davis , it is obvious that Durant's choice is not too eager to continue playing with Irving. And even if the Lakers make an offer, the chips are still not attractive enough.
I think the Nets are unlikely to follow Durant's choice, because the Nets have paid too much for him in recent years. At this time, the Nets definitely hope to get more value. Durant is unkind, and the Nets Management may be unjust. After all, this is a business alliance and there is no excessive emotion at all.
In general, no matter what the Nets choose, this basically announces the complete disbandment of the Nets. Not only Durant Irving, Mills also announced that he will withdraw from the player option and enter the free market. Maybe the moment James Harden left, it was already predicted that this would be the ending. Boss Cai was really played to understand.
