Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Jaylen Brown, G Marcus Smart, 2025 First-Round Pick (BOS), 2027 First-Round Pick (BOS), 2029 First-Round Pick (Swap – BOS)

Boston Celtics Receive: F Kevin Durant

We saved the biggest deal for last. Unlike the previous trade, everyone would be talking about this one.

On our end, it feels like it ought to happen. One could argue that the Nets aren’t getting proper value for Kevin Durant here. Fair enough. At the same time, one could argue that they never will.

Imagine if The Louvre put the Mona Lisa up for sale. Could anyone in the world afford the market price? If not, they’d have to settle for pennies on the dollar. With that said, the Nets are still receiving a lot of pennies here.

After all, Jaylen Brown looked the part of the best player on a Finals team for much of the 2021-22 playoffs. Furthermore, Marcus Smart was just named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

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Couple those two with a pair of first-round picks and a swap, and the Nets may be getting the best package they’ll get for Durant here.

Considering the corner they’re backed into, their situation could go worse than this.