The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send Kevin Durant and forward T.J. Warren to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forwards Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Jae Crowder, plus four first-round picks and a 2028 first-round pick swap.
over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. “We had a lot of conversations through the year about what our futures were going to look like. There was still a level of uncertainty. We just cared about seeing each other be places that we could thrive. ... This business changes so quickly. He’s getting a little bit older. I’m getting a little bit older. I just love the competition now that we can be in the same conference, and I welcome all of that. … I’m just glad he got out of there.
If Durant had remained in Brooklyn following Irving’s departure, he would have lacked a legitimate co-star for the first time since his rookie season with the Seattle SuperSonics. Instead, he will head to the Suns, who retain all-star guards Devin Booker and Chris Paul, as well as standout center Deandre Ayton, after the deal. Durant has teamed with Paul and Booker to win gold medals with Team USA, and he shares ties to Maryland’s Prince George’s County with Suns Coach Monty Williams.
Phoenix, which advanced to the 2021 NBA Finals and entered the season as one of the favorites in the West, dropped in the standings during Booker’s recent absence with a groin injury. Booker’s return and Durant’s arrival should lift the Suns back into the West’s top tier of contenders. Warren’s inclusion in the deal should give Phoenix a scoring-minded wing to help fill out its new-look perimeter corps.
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