Washington Wizards Receive: C Nic Claxton, G Cam Thomas
Brooklyn Nets Receive: F Kyle Kuzma
In hindsight, the Durant situation was a unique one. Let’s dig a little deeper.
Typically, a trade request from a superstar like Durant is honored. That holds especially true in the era of player empowerment. What happened here?
Well, Durant’s trade value was high. Perhaps it was prohibitively high.
It was hard to identify a suitor who could afford to acquire Durant without depleting their roster so badly that it would have been pointless to land him.
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So, Durant remained in Brooklyn. That may not have been his first choice, but it looks like the right one by now.
Would acquiring Kuzma be the right decision for the Nets?