The Brooklyn Nets are certainly in a predicament. The NBA world is abuzz about Kevin Durant’s trade request, but most have more questions than answers.

On the one hand, getting a massive return for one of the best scorers in the history of the league should be easy, right? If anything, it comes as a surprise that a deal wasn’t done yesterday, doesn’t it?

Not exactly. It’s hard to identify a team that can afford to trade for Durant without gutting their roster to the point where it wouldn’t be worth their time. As great as Kevin Durant is, he can’t win alone.

Any team acquiring him will need a co-star in place. For example, the Denver Nuggets could pair him with Nikola Jokic.

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Frankly, it would hardly matter what type of supporting cast was around those two. Team them up with NBA players, and you’ll be contending for the NBA championship.

Here’s a trade that would allow the organization to test that theory.