It may seem like the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant duo for the Brooklyn Nets might be coming to an end sooner than anyone would like. Irving is still serving his suspension due to his recent controversies but the team has been able to pick up the slack in his absence. It seems as if trade rumors surrounding Kevin Durant are coming in hot and heavy.?The Nets are 4-2 in their last six games so far.?
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By the looks of it, the Nets seem to be a better team without Irving on the floor. Lately, it has been a Kevin Durant show through and through. Durant has been consistently scoring for the team, also coming up big in late-game situations.?
The Nets might end up rebuilding without Kevin Durant
But the Nets would probably want to trade Kyrie Irving before his contract expires next summer. Notably, this would likely give the front office the ability to build a team solely around KD and what compliments his game.?
But it looks like teams are already interested in adding the ‘Slim Reaper’ to bolster their roster. Recently, the Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly had their sights set on Kevin Durant. And that sure is good news for James Harden and Joel Embiid. However, NBA fans just could not process this news.?
Here are some of the reactions to the latest reports from NBA Twitter:
The NBA is not real🤣 pic.twitter.com/wME1LfowCa
— Akiba (@AkibaXv3) November 13, 2022
Do they even have the assets to make it happen? I’d imagine Maxey, Tobias, and a multitude of 1RPs to get the ball rolling but that’s not gonna get the deal done so what else they throwing in that intrigues the Nets?
— Jerry Maguire (@Celtakes) November 13, 2022
Sixers could have God, Moses, Jesus and everybody, and still be losers due to having a inept Doc Rivers as coach.
— Zeke (@Ezekiel1023) November 13, 2022
#Sixers literally have no package that can even come close to landing KD-without trading Embiid. If Durant is packaged (and highly doubt at this point it happens,) it would be to #Lakers for AD. Perhaps Kyrie in a package for AD or Westbrook w/ picks. Anything else is for clicks!
— Blake Harris (@blakemharris) November 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/BolWrld/status/1591931693979807744?s=20&t=mOu_wbdmD9fYCRitw9zkVQ
Keep dreaming 😭
— KDsGOAT (@KDSGoat7) November 13, 2022
Looks like fans are struggling to understand what the Nets would be willing to accept in return for KD’s services.
Will history repeat itself in Philadelphia?
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While a Kevin Durant trade seems out of the picture right now, that doesn’t mean that teams won’t figure out a way after a few more players become eligible for a trade. But is it the best move for the 76ers? Harden was traded from Brooklyn because of the team’s failure to win games and the seeming lack of chemistry on the team.
Firstly, the Harden, Irving, and Durant trio put together in Brooklyn arguably turned out to be a disaster. Harden, Irving, and Durant all need the ball in their hands to produce offense on the floor.?
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It will possibly take nothing less than a miracle for such a setup to work again. But this is the NBA where amazing things happen. So it will be very interesting to see if the 76ers make an offer for Durant to the Brooklyn Nets.?
Do you think a Durant, Harden, and Embiid trio in Philly could become reality? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.