Shaquille O’Neal Breaks His Silence on Kevin Durant’s Trade Request and Reveals 1 Word First Reaction He Had to the Drama

Kevin Durant is looking for a way out of the Brooklyn Nets. He handed in a transfer request as soon as Kyrie Irving said he would be willing to stay. KD?s trade request created a storm in the NBA world. Obviously, NBA teams looked at the possibility to bring in KD. However, one question that looms large is why does KD actually want to leave the Nets??

Moreover, ?why? is the exact reaction Shaquille O?Neal had when he first got to know about KD?s trade request. In a recent episode of his podcast, Shaq revealed how he reacted and what he felt regarding the whole trade drama.

?That was my first reaction, ?why?? ? And Kevin is in his prime. At the end of his career, if he has two, three rings and he wants one last chance to get another and he does this, that?s the loophole that?s accepted. When they say, LeBron started it, making a super team and all that. But what Kevin needs to understand is that where people, and he probably doesn?t care, I understand that. But where people get upset is you had that team on the roster for three years.?

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Shaq talked about Kevin Durant?s decision and how he left the Golden State Warriors despite their ?super team?. He decided to join the Nets to make his own super team. But it did not work out. So Shaq feels that he might get into the same situation as he did when he joined the Nets. Moreover, that will be because KD wants to leave, and nobody other than himself knows the exact answer why.

The chaos that entailed in the NBA after Kevin Durant requested a trade

Now when a player of Kevin Durant?s caliber, talent, legacy, stature, and net worth announces that he wants to leave his current franchise, the whole NBA pays utmost attention. There is no doubt every team has looked at possible options to somehow facilitate the inclusion of KD into their roster.

But while every team will be interested, it is the exact reason why it will be unlikely for anyone to sign him. Not many teams have the resources to even approach the Nets with a potential trade deal. And even the teams that do have the resources, have to be reluctant because going all in for KD would mean uprooting most of their big names to give the Brooklyn Nets a fair trade package. This dynamic actually makes you wonder why Kevin Durant has decided to leave.

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Teams like the Phoenix Suns, the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Clippers, and probably even the Los Angeles Lakers are the only ones with the possible resources for a trade deal for KD. Even then, not all teams would be willing to shuffle their pack and let their starters go for him. Doing that would automatically mean disrupting the team?s structure.

That is why the next destination for Kevin Durant is still very much questionable. Will the Nets keep the Slim Reaper as an unhappy player, or will KD get his trade request granted?