As multiple sources have reported since the start of the week, it looks like the Sixers are emerging as a franchise interested in acquiring Kevin Durant. And if the state of progress of potential discussions between the two franchises is still unknown, several elements push us to watch the Philadelphia track very seriously. As if we didn’t already have enough rumors to deal with seriously.
You know the saying: the more the merrier. That Luckily, since the Kevin Durant file is driving us all crazy. While our eyes have wandered for more than a month from the Heat to the Celtics via Toronto or Phoenix, now several sources indicate that the Sixers would also like to join the party to try to recover KD. In any case, this is what Ian Begley of CUT, since according to him, several high-ranking members of the franchise have expressed a strong interest in entering into negotiations with Brooklyn on a potential Durant trade. Well, no rush, the reporter also reveals that the content and even the level of progress of such discussions between the two franchises remains unknown to this day. Not enough to hope for an official announcement tomorrow therefore, especially when we see the level of requirement of Sean Marks – general manager of the Nets – , which sometimes seems borderline dementia-level demands. But what regarding Kevin himself? Because unless we’re completely stupid, the guy obviously didn’t take the start of James Harden from the Nets very well, and who therefore ended up landing in Philadelphia. Well according to Frank Isola ofESPN or even John Clark of NBC SportsKD would still want to play with Ramesse – and Joel Embiid of course – who is actually still his buddy.
I’m told Kevin Durant is still close with James Harden & would like to play with him & Joel Embiid, as well as a few other teams, confirming @IanBegley
But I’m told the Sixers may not have enough for what Brooklyn is looking for in a trade
This will be intriguing to watch pic.twitter.com/VaRqmubhNd
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) August 10, 2022
Good, well either we are definitely stupid, or Slim Reaper has just operated a very nice reversal of jacket. Still, the two ex-teammates – or future – were spotted on the side of London this week, especially at the concert of their sure guy Travis Scott. It goes without saying that it was also on the occasion of his meeting with the owner of the Nets Joe Tsai that Durant had gone to the capital. We are therefore entitled to ask ourselves if Harden flooded him with advice on how to force his transfer before this meeting, he who has some experience in the matter. Look at the utimatum posed by KD, it’s all Barbu! Finally… it is still necessary that such a trade be feasible, and it is precisely there that things get complicated. Because if it is obviously difficult to see Embiid or Harden being part of the package offered by Philly – although Brooklyn is able to claim it – Daryl Morey will therefore have the difficult task of convincing Sean Marks to accept an offer centered around… Tyrese Maxey? Add to that Tobias Harris, Matysse Thibulle, draft rounds or a guy like George Niang and more, and you have the best offer the Sixers can make, which is probably still too far from what the Nets would like to receive in exchange of KDs. In short, you understood, we will still hear regarding this story for a long time.
Sixers showing off the perfect trade package ???????? pic.twitter.com/FNQ33nBcGa
— alextokounmpo ➐ (@GiannisLamar_) August 10, 2022
Kevin Durant in Philadelphia to form a Dantesque Big 3 with James Harden and Joel Embiid? We have the impression of writing this kind of sentence on a loop for several years because of the Snake, but the hype is still very present. Well, for once, we are not going to rush because there is for the moment no real sign of progress of the file, but one thing is certain: we will still follow it very closely.
Source texte : ESPN / SNY / NBC Sports
