"That's why if you listened to what I said before I said ‘Just keep an eye on the Warriors.’ I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but they got the best assets. "I think the most realistic places is where a combination where he wants to be and where the Nets would get the best value," Spears said. He was acquired via a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this year and had previously signed a designated rookie max extension. But they also have Ben Simmons on their roster. Brooklyn wants young star players involved in the deal and they also want a bounty of draft picks. "If this were to magically happen, which I don't think anything is imminent with Kevin Durant, but I think ultimately with each passing day, this is probably something that he would be more and more excited about."Īny trade the Nets pull off for Durant is going to be extremely complicated. Steph Curry, who again is the most important person in the group, kept a positive relationship with him, and they’re cool. He said, 'Hey, we're going to retire his jersey one day.' Bob Myers kept a positive relationship with him. "The Warriors did the right thing by not burning the bridge like the bridge was burnt in Oklahoma City," Spears said on KNBR. Now, things got a little more interesting Sunday night when The Athletic's Marcus Thompson reported that while a deal was "highly unlikely, Durant has been in contact with some of the Warriors stars and the idea of a reunion did come up.Īnd while Durant's last moments with the Warriors during the 2018-19 season were icy and his departure was swift, the relationship between him and certain members of Golden State still is in good shape, leaving room for them to work out any differences and come back together. So, I think people shouldn’t put the cart in front of the horse, but there was a phone call.”
“A call is a call, and that’s what Bob Myers makes all the time. Whether in excitement or like 'Nah, nah, nah.' Just the fact that there would be some interest in there, certainly I'm sure raised some eyebrows here. And that doesn’t mean anything is imminent, that doesn’t mean there’s any trade that they’ve talked about. Which is a smart thing to do, I mean, you should do. "But you know, essentially, basically I was saying more than half the league has reached out to the Nets about Kevin Durant. It's going to create a firestorm anytime you bring those two names together," Spears said during an interview in KNBR with Greg Papa and John Lund. Spears elaborated on his reporting on Tuesday, explaining in more detail why a reunion between KD and the Warriors might not be completely out of the question. Spears took it up a notch over the weekend when he reported, citing sources, that the Warriors have interest in bringing back the two-time NBA Finals MVP. Kevin Durant turned the NBA world upside down last week when he requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets.ĮSPN Andscape's Marc J.
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