The ongoing drama surrounding the Brooklyn Nets just took another wild turn, and the team could be two star players short next season. After Kyrie Irving started eying potential trade, Kevin Durant is reportedly following in his footsteps and weighing his future options.
According to Shams Charania, the senior lead NBA insider for The Athletic and Stadium, Kevin Durant is monitoring the Brooklyn Nets’ situation and considering options for his future. This new development of events opens the path for Kyrie Irving to proceed with finding a new home via opt-in and trade.
Sources: Kevin Durant is monitoring the Brooklyn Nets’ situation and considering options with his future.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2022
This now opens the path for Kyrie Irving to proceed on finding a new home via opt-in and trade.
Irving has until June 29 to accept a $36.9-million player option for the 2022-23 season, and there’s a possibility he could become a free agent. Back in April, he said he doesn’t “plan on going elsewhere”, but he’s yet to seal the deal with the Nets.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Durant told the Nets that he’s going to ask for a trade if Irving leaves. He signed a four-year, $198-million extension with the team just last summer, keeping him under contract through the 2025-26 season.
Both players joined the Nets in 2019 and were expected to usher in a successful new era for the team, but Brooklyn failed to make it further than the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2021.
