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Nets may now be front-runners to sign Kevin Durant

The latest turn in the Kevin Durant free-agent sweepstakes has the Warriors star headed directly toward the Brooklyn Nets.

According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Nets are now more hopeful than ever they’ll be able to convince both Durant and Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to sign with Brooklyn after free agency starts on June 30.

On ESPN’s The Jump, @WindhorstESPN says the Nets are “gaining confidence” that they’ll sign Kevin Durant.

Kendrick Perkins says the Nets are the front-runners to land KD.

Windy adds that Perkins is “not the only person involved in the NBA that has told me that.