While the Celtics would have entered the race to acquire Kevin Durant, tongues are loosened on the side of Boston. Jayson Tatum notably gave his opinion on a potential arrival of the Nets star.
The soap opera Kevin Durant had calmed down for some time but it was quick to start once more with a vengeance at the start of the week. Phoenix probably out of the race, due to Deandre Ayton’s extension, we wondered who was going to be able to come back to recover KD. And then the Boston rumor came out in the media on Monday, with an offer around Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a first round Draft. Proposal refused by the Nets, which would require the addition of Marcus Smart and a much larger capital pick. The positions of the two parties are therefore far apart, but the main thing to remember is that Brooklyn and Boston are indeed discussing a trade that would send Durant to Massachusetts. To acquire the 2014 MVP, the club buddies would probably have to sacrifice one of their executives, Jaylen Brown in this case. Transfer rumors are clearly nothing new for the full-back, who has had to live with it for several seasons already. Every time Boston failed to meet expectations, the rumor of the Jay Brothers split came back to the table like an old sea serpent. NBA finalists this season, the Celtics are not under fire this time around but the adding a player like KD would require sacrifices and, since Tatum is untouchable in Boston, Jaylen comes first in the line of counterparties.
Will we see Brown don a black Nets jersey in the coming months? The symbol would be fun when you know he was drafted by the Celtics with a pick sent by… Brooklyn. Today, the mystery remains around the future of Jaylen but the player seems in any case to have the head in Boston. In an article published yesterday, Jared Weiss The Athletic indicated that despite trade rumors, Jaylen Brown wanted to stay at the Celtics. In any case, this is what the player’s entourage would have told the insider. And Jayson Tatum then? What does he think of a potential arrival of the Nets star? Present at the premiere of “Point Gods” this Tuesday, produced by… Kevin Durant, the Celtics winger answered questions from the few reporters present on site. Comments relayed by Nick Friedell of ESPN.
“I played with Kevin Durant at the Olympics and he’s obviously a great player. But it’s not my decision, I like our team and the guys we have. We picked up two new players [Malcolm Brogdon et Danilo Gallinari]. I like our team. I just go out there and play with my teammates. I don’t wear this cap [de General Manager] and I don’t make the decisions. »
Tatum therefore does not openly take sides and he leaves it to Brad Stevens, director of basketball operations, to manage this boiling file.. We can still see two interpretations in his message. On the one hand, we can say that he appreciates the supporting cast already present as well as the summer recruitment and on the other hand he does not completely close the door to Kevin Durant. If he loves the current group, suffice it to say that he would like to leave with the same guys as last season as well as Brogdon and Gallinari on top of that. Problem, if he publicly opposes the trade and KD still arrives in Beantown, it promises a somewhat special atmosphere in the locker room. Tatum therefore makes a rather wise decision by not getting too wet and leaving his boss to handle the matter. We’ll see how it ends.
Kevin Durant in Boston? Jayson Tatum doesn’t say yes, but he doesn’t say no either. The Celtics star, satisfied with the current group, prefers to concentrate on the field and let his GM take care of the summer moves.
Source texte : ESPN / Nick Friedell
