Kevin Durant recently confirmed to Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai his desire to leave, asking for the removal of GM Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash for a possible stay. The 12-time NBA All-Star is now more than a foot outside of Brooklyn, and the property would even specify its preferred destination in the event of a trade.
According to SNY’s Ian Begley, Durant would have indicated Boston as a preference, specifying that “he would also like to play with Marcus Smart at the Celtics”.
If the news were to be confirmed, it makes sense that Marcus Smart would play an even more important role in an eventual trade. After the first proposal presented by the Celtics, rejected by the Nets, The Athletic reported that the Brooklyn management had requested that Smart himself be included in the package of the trade. The lack of involvement of him in the negotiation slowed down the dialogues between the two parties.
Last season Durant averaged 29.9 points per game with 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 55 regular season games, with the Nets being eliminated by the Celtics in the first round of the Eastern playoffs. Conference.
