NBA
NBA: Irving and Durant with LeBron James, a crazy trade mentioned
For the past few weeks, the Brooklyn Nets have been looking for a base for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The fate of the two players seems linked and while the second named has finally decided to stay, the New York franchise could indeed trade him against his will. A departure to the Lakers had been mentioned, Los Angeles could also afford Durant and Irving as part of a huge exchange.
It’s been going on for several weeks now. Disappointed with the season Brooklyn Netsbeaten in the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics, Kevin Durant has decided to leave. The 33-year-old winger was to train, with James Harden and Kyrie Irvinga trio capable of winning the NBA. But nothing went as planned. The first named was transferred during the season to Philadelphiathe second meanwhile also wanted to leave, before changing his mind.
“If Kevin Durant leaves, I don’t see how the Nets are going to keep Kyrie Irving”
But if Irving finally decided to continue the adventure with the netit is not certain that he wears the colors of brooklyn when the season resumes. ” If Kevin Durant leaves, I don’t see how the Nets are going to keep Kyrie Irving. If they can find a trade for KD, it will only increase their desire to send Kyrie elsewhere. “, Marc Stein, an insider of the NBA, recently told Clutch Points. The fate of the two players therefore seems linked: if one leaves, the other too.
“If [Kevin] Durant goes, I don’t see any way that the Nets just keep Kyrie [Irving]. I think if they can find a Durant trade, they will aggressively ramp up their desire to move Kyrie elsewhere.”@TheSteinLine to @KeithSmithNBA on Kyrie Irving trade rumors on @SpotifyLive pic.twitter.com/BtFduEhjfH
—ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 26, 2022
Boston tried for Durant
Re Irvinga trade with the Los Angeles Lakerswho would see Russell Westbrook going the opposite way, seems the most credible track. During for his part favored a departure for phoenix Where Miami, but the two franchises have since let go. In recent days, the Boston Celtics entered the dance, proposing Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a draft pick in exchange for number 7 of the net. An offer refused brooklyn asking that Marcus Smart face part of the trade, a request that the Massachusetts franchise does not intend to accept.
Durant and Irving at the Lakers?
So there are very few options left, either for one or the other, but a new possibility could emerge. In effect, Gilbert Arenasa former NBA player, speculated a huge trade between the net and the Lakers. ” You can go directly for Kyrie against Russ, then Kevin Durant against Anthony Davis. This is a relatively fair trade for both sides. You can give the Nets something else, somebody young, but otherwise we’re talking about trading two stars for two stars “, he had declared.
“Why wouldn’t the Lakers offer Anthony Davis in exchange for Durant? »
A possibility on which bounced Ricky O’Donnelljournalist for SB Nationreported by Let’s talk basketball : “ All the buzz between the Nets and the Lakers so far has centered around Kyrie Irving, who could land if Durant looks elsewhere. Here’s my question: Why wouldn’t the Lakers offer Anthony Davis in exchange for Durant? The Lakers don’t have enough draft picks in their possession for the two Brooklyn superstars, but the Nets could listen to them if Davis is put on the table. The idea would therefore be to exchange Irving with Westbrook and During with Davis. In addition to this, the Lakers would also send Talen Horton-Tucker and Austin Reaves. A daring idea, it remains to be seen whether it will materialize.