Kevin Durant and his future in the NBA

So as the 2022/23 NBA season has come to an end, Kevin Durant has request a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, WHAT A SURPRISE IT WAS TO THE SPORTING FANBASE OF BASKETBALLL!!!. Since Kevin is 33, his time in the NBA is running out quickly and same with Brooklyns chance to win a NBA finals since James Harden had left at the beginning of the season too. Kevin is more than capable of being around role players in a team to help win a chip this next season, some role players for example: Kemba Walker on the Knicks or miles bridges on the hornets, just some semi reliable players to count on when being a second or third option.

some trade options for Kevin Durant:

the nets receive: Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton and two future first round picks while phoenix recieves: Kevin Durant.personally in my opinion Kevin going to the the Suns wouldn't be bad at all!, seeing KD on the same team as Chris Paul and Devin booker would be an absolute nightmare to come up against. Chris Paul and Devin Booker practically have the same shot creating abilities as Kevin himself making the suns a deadly to come up against. If Kevin joins the suns next season i would recommend them signing him for a 2 year max deal otherwise KD will be a no go after the age of 35.

the nets receive: Eric Bledsoe, Anfernee Simons, Nassir little, Shaedon Sharpe, and 4 future first round picks, while the Portland Trail Blazers receive Kevin Durant. Another one of them deadly teams to come up against have Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic, and Kevin Durant. See with this trade the blazers give up way too much of their young core in this trade, relying on the four superstars to carry the team to a championship is a possibility but the chances are much lower in the future because of KDs age and his semi huge contract just fitting into the blazers cap salary. personally as a blazers fan, i'm against and for this trade. reason against: giving away too much future talent especially Anfernee Simons, Shaedon Sharpe and them four future first round draft picks. Reason for: seeing dame win a championship will absolutely show his commitment and loyalty towards Portland and their fans, hopefully Portland can win another championship in the near future.

the Miami Heat would give up: Kyle Lowry, Victor Oladipo, Max Strus, and Tyler Herro for in return receiving Kevin Durant and Seth Curry. If i was the Heat 100% i'm taking this trade and here why: firstly, Kyle Lowry has past his prime during his Toronto Raptor days, being a 6'2 point guard, Kyle Lowry brings that defensive edge like no other point guard in the league. now i would consider Kyle as more of a role player/ third option than rather a star piece on a team. Secondly Victor Oladipo has also passed his prime while being on the Indiana Pacers, also being a 6'5 guard/forward, Oladipo has a lot of wizardy up his sleeve with 360 dunks and abilities to shoot lights out, but again not really the go to guy that victor was at Indiana. And lastly giving up Tyler Herro would be as bad as you think, receiving Seth curry aswell the heat can utilise the veteran that Seth is and have his starting along side kd. During their previous season Tyler Herro was coming off the bench and averaging 20 ppg, but Seth is able to develop and help young guys like Nikola Jovic who had recently got drafted by the Miami heat late in the first round. But having a team that consists of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kevin Durant, and a previous division 3 player Duncan Robinson. The defence on this team is would be impeccable.

Overall these trades would be the rough trade if Kevin Durant was to be traded to those teams, despite his age, Kevin still has alot to offer this next up coming season with his future team whether he will be sent to the east or the west. But in general asking for a trade from the Brooklyn Nets was the right thing to do with their role player lacking team.