Report: Brooklyn Nets Not Planning to Trade Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant will likely remain with the Brooklyn Nets through the trade deadline

Joey Linn | Feb 7, 2023

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After Kyrie Irving requested a trade and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks, many felt that Kevin Durant could also be on his way out of Brooklyn. That pairing of Durant and Irving did not amount to much, but there was still some optimism that Brooklyn could contend for a championship this season with those two leading the way.

Any team that has Kevin Durant on their roster must be competing for championships, and if Brooklyn seemed no longer equipped to do that after dealing away Kyrie Irving, it was reasonable to expect teams to begin inquiring about Durant's availability. That has indeed happened, but according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets do not plan to trade Durant ahead of this Thursday's deadline.

Wojnarowski confirmed that several teams have inquired about KD's availability, but the Nets are not intending to trade their franchise star in the next two days. Should a trade become necessary, it will be revisited in the summer when both the Nets and other teams have a better gauge on where their franchises stand.

In between now and the trade deadline, the Nets are expected to pursue more deals that will improve their roster around Kevin Durant. The team still has championship aspirations, as they should with a player of Durant's caliber, and are not yet ready to enter a rebuild after dealing Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks.

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Published Feb 7, 2023

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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