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DARK SECRETS: 3 - The Real Truth

Kevin Durant’s Motivations Are As Puzzling As Ever

From a trade request to an ultimatum now to an apparent reunion, it’s difficult to decipher what the Brooklyn superstar is trying to achieve.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Durant to stay with Nets; what it means for the Lakers

Kevin Durant has apparently backed off his trade request, and it will have big consequences for the Lakers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kevin Durant staying with Nets after trade drama comes to an end as sides ‘agree to move forward with our partnership’

NEW YORK — Suddenly, the dust settled and the drama came to an end, and the Nets returned to their post as championship contenders — if not favorites.

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Kevin Durant and the Nets Say They’re Moving Forward. So What?

Durant will remain in Brooklyn, but don’t expect it to be smooth sailing.

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Kevin Durant ends Nets trade demand and agrees to ‘move forward’

Kevin Durant will remain a Brooklyn Net and will no longer be available for trade, according to the team’s general manager

The Guardian - US

Nets won’t trade Kevin Durant

“We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn,” general manager Sean Marks said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brooklyn Nets confirm Kevin Durant stance after tense meeting following Steve Nash demand

Kevin Durant's trade request saga is finally over after months of uncertainty, with the Brooklyn Nets announcing on Tuesday they would not be trading the superstar forward despite his demands

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Durant Ends Trade Request After Meeting With Nets Management

Brooklyn’s general manager Sean Marks announced the news in a statement on Tuesday.

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Kristian Winfield: Why Kevin Durant and the Nets need each other

NEW YORK — As Kevin Durant and the Nets enter the next stage of their stalemate, there’s one important detail to keep in mind.

Tribune News Service

The contradictory nature of Kyrie Irving’s situation with the Nets

Kyrie Irving is reportedly upset with the Brooklyn Nets, but one prominent reporter doesn't think he's forcing his way to the Lakers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Has Kevin Durant situation become clearer for Heat . . . or even cloudier? Odds are, it remains confusing,

Tuesday stood as a day of juxtaposition for the Miami Heat. On a day Kevin Durant appeared more available than ever on the NBA trade market, the Heat disappeared from a pair of lists of potential suitors for the disgruntled Brooklyn Nets forward.

Tribune News Service

Have Durant and the Nets Reached the Point of No Return?

Brooklyn’s falling out with its star has only worsened, and a reported ultimatum has displayed the extent of Durant’s displeasure with the organization.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Durant reiterates trade request, delivers ultimatum to Joe Tsai in meeting: report

Kevin Durant has given Nets owner Joe Tsai an ultimatum: Tsai must decide between Durant, a 12-time All-Star universally regarded as one of the best basketball players in NBA history, and the pair of Brooklyn’s general manager Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash.

Tribune News Service

Nets Owner: ‘Our Front Office and Coaching Staff Have My Support’

The firm public stance comes amid a report that Kevin Durant issued an ultimatum.

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The intriguing part of the Kevin Durant, Nets unhappiness report is all about Celtics coach Ime Udoka

Maybe the Nets should have hired the more experienced coaching candidate in 2020.

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Shams: Kevin Durant reiterates trade request if Sean Marks, Steve Nash remain with Nets

The Celtics are listed along with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat as top candidates to deal for KD, but with no mention of explicit Boston interest to do so.

Tribune News Service

Ira Winderman: Now it gets real for Heat regarding Bam Adebayo in a Kevin Durant trade

This is how the NBA trade game is played, by sending signals without having to own up.

Tribune News Service

Nets, general manager Sean Marks agree to contract extension: sources

NEW YORK — Nets general manager Sean Marks has signed a contract extension that keeps him in Brooklyn spearheading roster decisions for the foreseeable future, the New York Daily News has learned. Marks’ extension, which was signed near the beginning of July per sources, comes as the Nets maneuver the…

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How Deandre Ayton’s New Deal Impacts the Kevin Durant Sweepstakes

On the Friday edition of The Crossover, former Suns GM Ryan McDonough discusses Deandre Ayton, the Suns and superstar trade demands.

Tribune News Service

Deandre Ayton’s offer sheet with Pacers foils possible Kevin Durant trade to Suns

A Kevin Durant trade to the Phoenix Suns just became much more difficult, if not impossible.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Heat luring Donovan Mitchell involves old friend Dwyane Wade, archenemy Danny Ainge

MIAMI — The success of the Miami Heat’s offseason now sees beloved former player Dwyane Wade involved.

Tribune News Service

Kristian Winfield: Kyrie Irving wants to stay in Brooklyn, even if Kevin Durant leaves

NEW YORK — And the plot thickens.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kevin Durant in contact with Nets organization after trade request

Kevin Durant went dark after the season, as the Daily News' Kristian Winfield reported, but a source said the future Hall of Famer and his agent Rich Kleiman have been in contact with the organization more recently. Source: Stefan Bondy @ New York ...

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Lakers, Nets GMs talked at Summer League with Kyrie Irving present

Rob Pelinka and Sean Marks were chatting at the NBA Summer League on Saturday, and Kyrie Irving just happened to be in the house as well.

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Report: Nets Unlikely to Trade Ben Simmons

The 25-year-old’s future in Brooklyn has been a subject of debate amid ongoing trade rumors involving Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

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