The Nets have continued to entertain offers for 12-time All-NBA wing Kevin Durant after he formally requested a trade from the team in early July.
Multiple teams have inquired about the Nets star, but a few teams have been viewed as serious contenders. So far, that list includes the Raptors, Heat, Suns and most recently, the Celtics.
But could Durant withdraw his trade request and stick it out with the Nets? That’s a scenario that the Brooklyn front office is still hoping for, according to a report from ESPN’s Zach Lowe.
“Even before the Minnesota Timberwolves warped the trade market by flipping five draft assets for Rudy Gobert, several smart people around the league termed the very act of trading Durant ‘impossible’ in conversations with ESPN.