Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Mikal Bridges, F Jae Crowder, F Cam Johnson, 2023 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2024 First-Round Pick (Swap – PHO), 2025 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2026 First-Round Pick (Swap – PHO), 2027 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – PHO), 2029 First-Round Pick (PHO)
Phoenix Suns Receive: F Kevin Durant
One would think that finding a viable trade for Kevin Durant would be easy. After all, this is one of the best players in the history of basketball.
One would be wrong.
Here’s the thing: any difficulties surrounding trading Durant have nothing to do with Durant as a player. They have to do with the substantial price tag attached to an aging superstar.
Mortaging your future for the last two years of his prime won’t appeal to every team in the NBA.
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With that said, it should appeal to any team who can afford to make a significant offer and still have a contending roster left over. In other words, it should at least appeal to the Suns.
The question is whether this offer ought to be appealing enough to the Nets.