We would learn that Boston even included Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a first-round pick for KD, and when KD delivered an ultimatum (to keep me or both Sean Marks and Steve Nash) there was a stretch not long ago it really felt like the dreaded Celtics might get their guy here.īut then something changed. The KD dynamic changed at least in part when Indiana made a play for DeAndre Ayton making it difficult for the Suns to build an offer. Had a team like the New Orleans Pelicans put Zion Williamson or Brandon Ingram on the table, or had the Toronto Raptors offered Scottie Barnes? Well now, then things might be pretty different today. If I’m right, Tyrese has dodged a few trade bullets now, at least Toronto and Brooklyn, if not Houston as well. Somewhere in there, I suspect the Sixers quietly offered what amounted to two first-round picks (amending protections on previously traded picks in order to offer the 2029 first) Tobias Harris, and Tyrese Maxey for Durant but were quickly shot down. We’d hear KD preferred the Suns and Heat. Rumors of Kyrie to the Lakers for Russel Westbrook and draft compensation started picking up steam too. Quickly teams like the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, and Toronto Raptors emerged as favorites to land Slim Reaper’s services. Nets fans had only about a few hours to dream of running it back with Irving set to return before KD made his trade request, setting the NBA ablaze. Kevin Durant has requested a trade out of Brooklyn, sources tell Shams Charania June 30, 2022 But just how much, that’s hard to decipher too. Kevin Durant may have tried to exercise a bit of influence behind the scenes. Ultimately, the Nets did make what sounded like a significant offer to the Duke product who hit basically the most clutch shot in NBA history, perhaps with some missed-games insurance baked in, that Irving (obviously, coveting a max) didn’t go for. By not making Irving happy, what did the Nets brass risk in terms of pissing off both of the mega stars that chose them, a floundering franchise barely recovered from the Billy King-Celtics debacle, over everyone back in 2019? We’d hear Irving might consider taking a near-max pay cut and playing on a $6M MLE with the Lakers, before hitting FA next summer. We’d later hear the Lakers and even the Sixers and Mavs were “suitors” and then that they weren’t suitors. It’s hard to figure out all the details, but around this time we’d heard that Irving was open to being traded to the Lakers, Knicks, Clippers, Heat and Sixers. IMPASSE! Kyrie Irving, Nets at a negotiations impasse, clearing way for him to depart /mc8vdwCMH8- NetsDaily June 20, 2022 Kristian Winfield and Jake Fischer both pointed to a possible looming issue last spring. Is this real, or was this just Irving’s camp trying to get the most money and years possible out of Nets owners Joe and Clara Wu Tsai after a tumultuous, controversial 15 months? Still, the entire NBA Draft had this big shakeup vibe because there’d been rumblings of Kyrie Irving perhaps changing teams heading into it. Then Marks also selected Trevor Keels, 42nd overall. Now Rudy Gobert is a T-Wolf and Donovan Mitchell is a Cavalier. The Nets used the pick to target Utah’s Royce O’Neal, all of which would later precipitate Windy’s legendary goating: Then Memphis used the pick to select Colorado State’s David Roddy at No. That decision left Daryl Morey holding his own draft day pick, which along with Danny Green (rehabbing from knee surgery), he used to trade for former Grizzlie De’Anthony Melton. Time hop back around draft day, as Brooklyn GM Sean Marks decided to defer the pick he obtained in the James Harden trade last February from Philadelphia until 2023. On the other hand, you know they have Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons so the summer they had was also arguably pretty low key. The Nets have had about as wacky a summer as you can imagine. There hasn’t been a ton of activity, little news, and really no national reporters have spent much time talking or thinking about them at all. The Brooklyn Nets have had a very, very quiet offseason. Previously on our offseason review series: Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. Amid the most dormant part of an NBA cycle, we at Liberty Ballers will be sizing up the Philadelphia 76ers ’ 14 Eastern Conference foes.
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