Kevin Durant

Jaylen Brown's tweet came following the news that the Celtics offered him in a package for Kevin Durant.

It's far too early and speculative to say for certain, but if Boston is at all worried about Brown re-signing when his current deal expires, moving now for Durant could on the surface and in a vacuum make some sense. Brown is a big part of Boston's present and future. He has contract incentives based on games played, All-Star games, playoff performances and All-NBA honors that could be worth an additional three million dollars per season. He also averaged a career-best 6.4 assists to go along with 7.4 rebounds. Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a draft pick. According to Charania, no trade between Boston and Brooklyn is imminent and there is still work to be done, but there "is a deal to be had that would suffice the Nets' overwhelming ask" for Durant. The Celtics are said to be "keen on ensuring the franchise can remain a championship contender for years to come," which keeping Brown would allow them to do, but they have "tremendous interest" in bringing Durant in and view him as "a piece that could take them over that final hurdle."

With the trade market changing over the past few weeks, does Boston have the strongest trade package to acquire Kevin Durant?

Adding Smart, a star in his own right, ensures the Nets can continue to compete as a playoff contender, while the draft compensation should be enough of a sweetener for the distant future. The proposal was rejected, and Brooklyn has asked Boston — in any proposal — to include Brown, Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, draft picks and potentially one more rotation player, those sources added. As it stands, it appears that Boston would package Brown, White, and a role player plus significant draft capital or Brown and Smart plus limited draft capital. Brown will be 26 next season and, thanks to a breakout campaign in 2020-21, already has one All-Star selection to his name. With several suitors reportedly already making offers for Durant, the Celtics now give the Nets more to mull over in negotiations. Now that the landscape has changed over the past few weeks, could Boston assemble a stronger package than any other team?

The Boston Celtics "engaged in talks" with the Brooklyn Nets on a trade centered around 12x all-star, 2x NBA Finals MVP, and 1x NBA MVP Kevin Durant, ...

Brooklyn reportedly countered with an ask for reigning Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, more draft picks, and another player. The Celtics reportedly offered Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a draft pick for Durant, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Boston Celtics “engaged in talks” with the Brooklyn Nets on a trade centered around 12x all-star, 2x NBA Finals MVP, and 1x NBA MVP Kevin Durant, per a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Kevin Durant's trade saga has been going on for about a month and it doesn't look like the Brooklyn Nets are any closer to moving him away from the team.

If a player is in the position to extend their winning hopes as much as he can, he is well within his right to ask for trades. There are players like Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard that have shown loyalty to situations where they can't win an NBA title, with both men signing extensions this offseason. Kevin Durant's trade saga has been going on for about a month and it doesn't look like the Brooklyn Nets are any closer to moving him away from the team.

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The core of those two, Tatum, Horford and Williams has been through a lot in Boston to get to this point. But it's not worth breaking up Tatum and Brown and sacrificing the near future to make it happen. While Durant is still a solid defender at this point in his career, he's no Smart or Brown on that end of the floor, and the Celtics would be forced to play guys like Pritchard and Gallinari – who are both limited on defense – more minutes because of lack of depth. For that reason, it's hard to argue with the fans who want them to see it through with this group. Playing alongside Durant, it's inevitable that Tatum would have to take a back seat to one of the greatest scorers in league history, and it would be ill-advised for Boston to stunt his growth like that. That would no longer be the case if it made a trade for Durant.

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Sam Hauser is expected to play a more significant rotation role as a reserve marksman. But is Brown, 25, really a centerpiece capable of leading the Nets on a deep playoff run without Durant, a two-time Finals MVP? And when Boston inquired about Ben Simmons last fall, the Sixers held firm in their own demand for an All-Star-caliber centerpiece and additional assets, and their talks never grew substantive. The Nets have sought at least one bona fide All-Star-caliber player, other contributing players and significant draft capital to consider any Durant package, sources said. Several opposing executives contacted by B/R have suggested the Nets' terms are so significant because Brooklyn has no intention to truly move Durant. That will only change if and when a team makes a sudden full-force effort to acquire Durant or Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell.

With the trade market changing over the past few weeks, does Boston have the strongest trade package to acquire Kevin Durant?

Adding Smart, a star in his own right, ensures the Nets can continue to compete as a playoff contender, while the draft compensation should be enough of a sweetener for the distant future. The proposal was rejected, and Brooklyn has asked Boston — in any proposal — to include Brown, Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, draft picks and potentially one more rotation player, those sources added. As it stands, it appears that Boston would package Brown, White, and a role player plus significant draft capital or Brown and Smart plus limited draft capital. Brown will be 26 next season and, thanks to a breakout campaign in 2020-21, already has one All-Star selection to his name. With several suitors reportedly already making offers for Durant, the Celtics now give the Nets more to mull over in negotiations. Now that the landscape has changed over the past few weeks, could Boston assemble a stronger package than any other team?

Check out the latest trade chatter surrounding Kevin Durant, the Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics and other NBA teams.

The decision not to sign Kevin Durant is controversial. The Durant derby is starting to get serious once again. The Boston Celtics are a big favorite to acquire Kevin Durant in a trade, according to the latest odds from OddsChecker. The site has Boston at -200 to be the Brooklyn Nets star's next team. John Voita wrote: "When discussing the Durant scenario, allow me to provide a few counter-arguments. Peter O'Keefe wrote: "This latest news won’t deter the Suns, nor most other teams in the league. The Nets' posture on a potential trade has been largely unchanged: They want a massive return that potentially includes multiple unprotected first-round picks, pick swaps and impactful players for Durant, sources said."

Jaylen Brown is 25, an All-Star with two years left on his contract. Boston could include one or more role players (Derrick White, Grant Williams) and have a ...

Miami can offer Tyler Herro and a bunch of picks/swaps. Phoenix can offer Mikal Bridges and a bunch of picks/swaps. The Raptors could offer OG Anunoby and a bunch of picks/swaps. Are the Knicks that desperate to get Mitchell? Is Miami? Is Phoenix? Could another team come out of the woodwork? Talking to people in and around the Rockets organization at Summer League, Porter is a well-liked guy amongst teammates and support staff. There is no urgency in Utah to trade Mitchell before the start of the season. If they are, the Celtics may have to beef up their offer if they want to pry Durant loose. He’s got a young star on a long-term contract and the potential for a bidding war to break out. If the Nets and Celtics have exchanged offers, as The Athletic reported, both are likely to sit on them for a while. If the Nets are not—and it may be late August or early September before we know the answer to that—their asking price may drop. It should come as no surprise the Celtics have emerged as a landing spot for Durant, as ESPN and The Athletic reported Monday. As Sports Illustrated wrote several weeks ago, Boston was always a natural landing spot for Durant. Not only are the Celtics, finalists for the first time in more than a decade last season, the kind of contending team that would make a run at Durant, they are also armed with the assets to get him. Miami can’t trade Bam Adebayo to Brooklyn, per NBA salary rules, as long as Ben Simmons is on the Nets’ roster—there are some in the NBA that don’t believe the Heat would trade Bam for Durant, anyway—and a Tyler Herro–headlined package isn’t enough. If it does, Boston suddenly has a four-year—the duration of Durant’s contract—title-winning window. And if Jimmy Butler had a little left in his legs, Miami would have won Game 7 of the conference finals against Boston. Meanwhile, Philadelphia has reloaded, and Atlanta and Cleveland will be better.

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If the Nets can’t, perhaps then the two sides can return to that original offer. If the Celtics were coming off another disappointing season where they faltered in the first or second round of the playoffs, they would be justified in going in such a radical new direction. If it weren’t for the reality that he came into the league just four years after LeBron James he would have far more than just one MVP award and more than two championship rings. That alone doesn’t mean the Celtics should be obligated to hand one over. Maybe the Nets want to look like they are in the position of strength here, which is simply not the case. Given that this news dropped right during the quietest stretch of the NBA offseason, it wasn’t surprising that the reaction around the league was swift.

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Several opposing executives contacted by B/R have suggested the Nets’ terms are so significant because Brooklyn has no intention to truly move Durant. Some speculate that it could be a way for Brooklyn to try and keep Durant for the next season after no deal for his trade is reached. The market price for an established All-Star has grown to unprecedented levels, thanks to Utah’s massive haul for Rudy Gobert and San Antonio’s significant return for Dejounte Murray. But with Durant turning 34 in September and a notable injury history that’s limited him to only 90 games over the past three seasons, no rival teams’ trade offers have come close to meeting Brooklyn’s lofty expectations.

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All the buzz between the Nets and Lakers has been centered around Kyrie Irving if Durant gets moved elsewhere. The Pelicans can put together an extremely competitive offer for Durant. Ingram would fit what Brooklyn is looking for as a young All-Star, and the team is also loaded with future draft capital. Atlanta’s future draft compensation is limited after pulling off a huge deal for Dejounte Murray, but they do have some appealing young players on the roster to potentially get at the table. A deal built around Bane and a ton of picks is still a pretty good offer. We think the Suns should absolutely pull the trigger on this — and that they will regret it if they don’t. The question is if this offer is even good enough to beat out everyone else. Here are some weirder and less likely KD deals. The Heat will have to get creative to land Durant, but Pat Riley usually finds a way. This trade would give the Nets’ two potential starters, but unless Anunoby has another big leap coming, it probably won’t satisfy Brooklyn’s desire to land a young All-Star in any KD trade. It’s a tough call to part with Brown, but it’s worth risking it all for the Celtics. It’s possible Brown is the best young veteran available to the Nets in any deal. The Celtics have to be careful because they’re already one of the championship favorites as presently constructed, and they don’t want to risk alienating Brown should he return to the team. Boston’s offer headlined by Jaylen Brown is one of the juiciest rumors of the Durant sweepstakes yet, but the Nets are still holding out for more. Durant has reportedly held firm on his desire to go to a new team even as Brooklyn has dragged out the process.

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Throwing a little bit of money on a longer-odds teams like the Raptors, Heat, or even the Blazers is fine, but most teams don't have a real shot. Even as a -150 favorite (60-percent implied probability), it seems unlikely this trade actually comes to fruition. The NBA offseason has been fairly quiet over the past couple of weeks, but leave it to Kevin Durant to shake things up again.

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They need teams essentially, unless they're going to lower their asking price, Brooklyn needs teams to step up and start offering more than they have." On June 30, Woj reported that Durant requested a trade from the Nets. They want to do it for the kind of package they want back.

However, the Nets front office isn't in any rush to get a deal done. “Brooklyn does want to trade Kevin Durant,” Wojnarowski said. “They're serious about it but ...

“Brooklyn does want to trade Kevin Durant,” Wojnarowski said. - Why did reports about the Celtics’ interest in Durant surface this week? - Echoing Wojnarowski’s report, executives toldHeavy.com’s Steve Bulpettthat any team acquiring Durant has to be sure it can win the championship immediately.

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Blowing up the roster to get Durant, even though he's still an elite player, would be a genuine risk and could shorten the team's championship window. "And that, right now, is why there's not a deal, because teams -- they're not bidding against themselves right now. "Brooklyn wants a lot.

Kevin Durant is absolutely a top-tier superstar, and he has shown that he can be the No. 1 offensive player on a championship team in the past. He averaged.

There are a few teams where he could do so, and we'll see where Kevin Durant gets traded to in the future. However, they clearly want to get the deal done soon, to try to avoid a bad situation with Kevin Durant when training camp rolls around. In the aftermath of Charania’s report, several league sources who spoke with The Athletic believe the Nets are looking to drive the market and avoid the kerfuffle of Durant no-showing for training camp.