It has been some time since Durant applied for a trade from the team. During this period, the transaction about Durant has been in a fog, and Durant himself has gradually begun to "have friendly discussions" with the fans. .
Recently, NBA legendary star Jerry West, known as the logo man, talked about Durant in an interview.
West said: "I got to know Durant very deeply when I was with the Warriors. He is one of the kindest people. He is a very serious basketball player who attaches great importance to polishing his skills." I think sometimes when people keep poking at you, you have something to say - and I'm glad he said it. He's one of the greatest players we've ever seen and he wants to leave the Nets. , I understand the reason. "
Fans who are familiar with Kobe should be very familiar with this old man. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers as a player and became the general manager of the Lakers in 1982 until 2002. He had just left Los Angeles, and in 2011, West became a team consultant for the Golden State Warriors . During this period, West also formed a friendship with Durant.
In the interview, when asked about Durant applying for a trade, West said: "My personal guess is that he will not be traded. You can't gather enough chips to trade him. I saw Timberwolves trade Gobert chips, I thought to myself, 'Oh my god, you're paying this for an elite defender, and what about Durant? ' He's one of the greatest basketball players of this era."
Previously, in the transaction between the Timberwolves and the Jazz, Beasley, Beverley, Kessler (the 22nd pick in the first round this year), Vanderbilt and Leandro Borma Luo, as well as first-round picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029 (unprotected in 23, 25 and 27 years, unprotected in 29 years) and the 2026 first-round pick swap rights.
It can be seen that West still admires Durant very much, but one thing is worth pondering, that is, since 2017, West has become the team consultant of Los Angeles Clippers , and He was ridiculed by fans for not being able to get Durant's trading chips together. Some fans said: Did the Nets just reject your trade offer?
Of course, the Clippers also wanted to get Durant. There is no doubt about this, because after the Clippers acquired Leonard, Durant was the first choice. In the end, Durant chose the Warriors, and the Clippers chose the Warriors. The ship finally chose Paul George .
Previously, some media were predicting that the Clippers might use Paul George as the main bargaining chip in exchange for Durant.
