76ers Land Kevin Durant In Blockbuster Trade Scenario

Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets, NBA Trade Rumors, Philadelphia 76ers
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Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets, NBA Trade Rumors
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Brooklyn Nets Receive: F Tobias Harris, G/F Matisse Thybulle, G Tyrese Maxey, 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – PHI)
Philadelphia 76ers Receive: F Kevin Durant

Most modern NBA blockbuster deals are dictated by draft capital. Typically, a star gets exchanged for a boatload of it – even if the team dealing the star receives little else.

If Durant is going to land on the 76ers, that’s going to be a problem for both sides.

Ironically, this comes down to James Harden for both sides. The Nets traded either their first-round pick or a pick swap to the Houston Rockets to land him ahead of 2020-21.

We all know how that went – Harden quickly forced hs way out of town.

In fact, he ended up on the 76ers. They sent the Nets Ben Simmons in addition to a (wait for it) a couple of first-round picks.

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Now, both sides’ cupboards are too bare to effectively structure a deal around either first-round picks or pick swaps.

Are the Nets getting enough back anyway?

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