NBA rumors: Warriors ‘have curiosity’ in Kevin Durant commerce with Nets

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Report: Warriors ‘have curiosity’ in KD commerce with Nets

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When Kevin Durant requested a commerce from the Brooklyn Nets final week, the widespread perception was that 28 different NBA groups needs to be curious about buying one of many best scorers within the historical past of the NBA. Some franchises may not have any shot, however they need to all have an interest.

The one crew that would robotically be dominated out was the Warriors, contemplating their historical past with Durant and the truth that they only received the NBA title with out him, proper?

Not so quick.

Andscape’s Marc J. Spears reported Sunday, citing sources, that the Warriors in actual fact have “curiosity” in Durant, along with “half the league.”

It’s no shock to me that Warriors have curiosity in Kevin Durant, in line with sources. So does extra greater than half the league. It’s KEVIN DURANT. You higher make the decision should you’re an NBA GM. It’s KEVIN DURANT.

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 3, 2022

Spears went on ESPN Radio to additional elaborate on why it is sensible.

“The one crew I’m telling you guys to control is the Golden State Warriors,” Spears stated. “Golden State may have the perfect bundle for each events. Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga, All-Star Andrew Wiggins, the previous No. 2 choose James Wiseman. What the Nets need is a younger All-Star and wish maybe a future All-Star. They’re all beneath 30. Additionally they need picks, possibly the power to swap picks. But when you will get these 4 gamers, if I’m the Nets, I’m very, very comfortable.

“For Kevin Durant, the Warriors — they’re very conversant in [Durant] and vice versa. He is aware of the place to stay in San Francisco. He is aware of how the offense works. He is aware of he can win a championship there. Yeah, Steve Kerr would most likely need to determine some issues out. However with every passing day that this carries on, I’ve heard the Warriors have curiosity by way of a younger haul, by way of folks being comfortable on either side. To me, the Golden State choice is the most suitable choice.”

Now, that looks like an enormous bundle of gamers for the Warriors to surrender for Durant. And it’s. But it surely’s in keeping with Brooklyn’s reported asking value.

The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski reported Friday, citing sources, that the Nets are asking for an “established All-Star and a mountain of picks.”

As unlikely as it might be for the Warriors to convey again Durant, the ironic half is that after all the pieces they’ve been by since he left in 2019, they now have arguably the perfect bundle of younger gamers accessible to accumulate him. And in contrast to different groups vying for Durant, they would not utterly intestine their roster to get it performed.

Different groups buying and selling one or two “established All-Stars” for Durant may not have a championship roster remaining. However the Warriors would nonetheless have Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Inexperienced and Kevon Looney.

As for the draft choose a part of the equation, the Warriors solely have one future first-round choose tied up in one other commerce. Once more, mockingly, when Durant left in 2019, it pressured Golden State to commerce Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies they usually connected their 2024 first-round choose with top-4 safety.

Barring a catastrophic collapse within the standings, the Warriors will convey that choose to the Grizzlies in 2024. That leaves the Warriors with their 2023, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 picks to deal from.

The Utah Jazz received 4 future first-round picks from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Rudy Gobert. However the gamers they received again weren’t as sturdy what the Warriors would possibly doubtlessly supply Brooklyn. May the higher participant bundle cut back the variety of draft picks within the deal? That is still to be seen.

Whether or not or not the Warriors are a reputable contender to land Durant shall be revealed over the subsequent few days or even weeks. They actually are one of many groups finest geared up to fulfill Brooklyn’s asking value.

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However would he even need to come again to a spot he left as a result of he by no means felt like he slot in? Would the Warriors even need to recreate the media circus that had descended on them from 2016 by 2019? Would Curry welcome Durant for a second time? Does it even make sense to commerce all these younger belongings, who match properly throughout the Warriors’ system and are the way forward for the franchise, for a man who will flip 34 in September?

A reunion that appeared like a “non-starter” now has some legs. Time will inform if it was all a smokescreen or if the Tremendous Villains will come again collectively.

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