Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Brandon Ingram, G Devonte’ Graham, 2023 First-Round Pick (LAL via NOP), 2024 First-Round Pick (LAL via NOP), 2024 First-Round Pick (MIL via NOP)
New Orleans Pelicans Receive: F Kevin Durant
In fact, if anyone has the right to hold a grudge over the Durant saga of the summer, it might be NBA fans.
After all, Durant held the entire NBA-watching world hostage this summer. Fans around the world were refreshing their Twitter feeds, waiting for one of the league’s insiders to make a bombshell announcement. It never came.
Meanwhile, general managers around the league waited for Durant to move before making moves of his own. Now, they’re likely to either scramble to make trades ahead of 2022-23, or leave moves on the table.
Some would argue that Durant robbed us of an exciting offseason.
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Of course, we’re being a little ironic. Durant is entitled to do as he pleases. He can make and rescind trade requests at his leisure. All the same, we wouldn’t assume that the Nets are out of the woods yet.
if Durant does change his mind again, is this a good return for the Nets?