There likely isn’t a team in the NBA that Kevin Durant wouldn’t improve. Since requesting a trade from the Brooklyn Nets hours before free agency began, the basketball world has been fixated on where he could play next.
The asking price is astronomical for him, just ask the Minnesota Timberwolves. Reports surfaced that the proposal they received from the Nets was Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and picks, to give you an idea of what Brooklyn is looking for in return for Durant.
The Phoenix Suns were considered the favorites in the early going, but a trade is unlikely feasible with Deandre Ayton signing a four-year deal worth $133 million. The Miami Heat are reportedly the most determined team to acquire him and the Boston Celtics have recently emerged as a serious suitor.
However, there has been one team lurking the entire time in the Toronto Raptors. They have expressed confidence in having the best package to trade for him, but it is anyone’s guess if the Nets see it that way.
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While they don’t possess first-round picks outside of their own, Toronto has all of theirs through 2029 to build a trade package around. The hold-up on a trade getting done is Scottie Barnes Jr., as the Nets want him included but the Raptors haven’t made him available.
Knowing that, what could a package between the Raptors and Nets look like? Let’s take a look at what could be the best trade package Toronto would offer for Kevin Durant.
