Kevin Durant has been ghosting The Brooklyn Nets for weeks, have a look
Brooklyn’s situation has gotten progressively worse. Most certainly, Kyrie Irving will be leaving Brooklyn, and it now seems like Kevin Durant might not be far behind. On this week’s episode of “The Mismatch” podcast, Logan Murdoch of The Ringer reported hearing that Kevin Durant hadn’t spoken to Brooklyn Nets management in a while.
Kevin Durant Has Been Ghosting The Brooklyn Nets Since Weeks
Now, you have reports that Kyrie is looking elsewhere. I made some calls. Kevin Durant has not talked to the team in weeks,” Murdoch said, as transcribed by Nets Daily. “I don’t think Kevin is confident in the front office right now. I don’t know if he’s at the stage of leaving but there’s a big uneasiness from not only from the Kyrie side but the KD side as well.”
“Now, you have reports that Kyrie is looking elsewhere. I made some calls. Kevin Durant has not talked to the team in weeks. I don’t think Kevin is confident in the front office right now."@NetsDailyhttps://t.co/pJIOTR7kAE
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The future of Kevin Durant is undoubtedly uncertain in the absence of Kyrie. On social media, a recent photoshop of Damian Lillard and Portland Trail Blazers star Kevin Durant suggested that he was leaving for the Western Conference. Lillard is currently actively courting him to join Portland.
It seems that Durant is not looking to stay with the Nets after Irving leaves. The Nets were the topic of conversation on Thursday at their home arena, the Barclays Center, despite not having a pick in this year’s NBA Draft. The issue that will dominate this week leading up to the opening of free agency on Friday was being considered by agents, executives, players, and media alike: Is Kyrie Irving really on the verge of bouncing from Brooklyn, and could Kevin Durant be close behind?
With Irving’s player option deadline of June 29 rapidly approaching, contract negotiations between him and the Nets look to be at a standstill but reports claiming he’s been allowed to scour for a trade for himself. Before NBA Commissioner Adam Silver began announcing the league’s future stars during the draught, Rich Kleiman, Durant’s agent and longtime business partner, even made an appearance.
The Nets writer for The Athletic, Alex Schiffer, enlisted the help of national writers Sam Amick and Joe Vardon to sort through what is legitimate and what is just leverage as the organisation enters a crucial week of option decisions and free agency. With so much on the line.