Kevin Durant trade talks at nearly the same spot they were in a month ago

Saturday will be exactly a month since Kevin Durant reportedly made his trade request to Joe Tsai and virtually every day there has been a rumor or two or three, but at this point it appears that nothing much has changed. Moreover, the NBA is on its first real vacation since the pandemic struck in March 2020. So what’s the bottom line? In an ESPN+ conversation posted Thursday, Bobby Marks and Tim Bontemps talked about possibilities, but at the end of the long back-and-forth, Marks summed things up: “For now, we are nearly at the same spot we were a month ago — waiting to see if a trade materializes or if Durant is in a Brooklyn uniform at the start of the season.”
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Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
This just in: Kevin Durant requested to be traded to the Seattle Sonics… – 4:01 PM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
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📺 https://t.co/4DBESaga40 pic.twitter.com/UUNxPZFIRs – 3:30 PM Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard
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From earlier: At premier of Kevin Durant’s ‘NYC Point Gods’, Stephen Jackson was asked about BKN’s lack of success. It’s not entirely on Durant & Kyrie Irving, he says.
“I don’t like the coaching situation,” he says of Steve Nash. Details on that & film: sny.tv/articles/forme… – 1:24 PM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
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📺 https://t.co/4DBES9YyFq pic.twitter.com/sTZFVmgNxy – 12:59 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Report: Pelicans have not put Brandon Ingram into Durant trade talks nba.nbcsports.com/2022/07/28/rep… – 12:43 PM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
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📺 https://t.co/4DBESaga40 pic.twitter.com/JTAhg2kprl – 11:30 AM Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: How Danny Ainge, Donovan Mitchell loom as wildcards for Kevin Durant’s trade market masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 10:38 AM Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Paul Pierce is out on it.
Jayson Tatum tried to sidestep it.
Whether the Celtics should trade for Kevin Durant is either obvious or nerve wracking, depending on who you ask. Either way, it’s the biggest decision Boston’s had to make since Pierce left. theathletic.com/3455702/2022/0… – 10:36 AM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
4 weeks ago Kevin Durant asked to be traded.
4 weeks later the former MVP and top-5 player in the NBA is still in Brooklyn.
Why have the trade talks stalled?
With @Tim Bontemps
espn.com/nba/insider/st… – 10:29 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
With or without a Kevin Durant trade, the Suns still have at least one roster spot to fill. For @PHNX_Suns, I took a look at some remaining free agents who might fit, though the pickings are slim: https://t.co/nmkPHzrfXM pic.twitter.com/RJAjFCXjZU – 10:03 AM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
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📺 https://t.co/4DBES9YyFq pic.twitter.com/fmxru8OIsj – 9:50 AM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
On today’s episode of the #HoopCollective podcast, I made the case for why, if I was the Celtics, I wouldn’t be pursuing a Kevin Durant trade. pic.twitter.com/YZ27L4RK8D – 9:33 AM Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
A guy I spoke to yesterday who is the quintessential #NBA insider believes the #Nets will never get what they are asking for Kevin Durant, and he is more likely to be back in Brooklyn than to be traded. As @Michael Scotto points out, Kobe Bryant once wanted to be traded, too. – 9:20 AM Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Inside the Nets and Celtics trade talks surrounding Kevin Durant and Jaylen Brown. Plus, a look at Kyrie Irving’s future and updates on Marcus Smart and Grant Williams with @Jared Weiss on the @Jorge Sierra podcast. hoopshype.com/lists/nets-cel… – 10:01 PM Evan Sidery @esidery
While this was never an imaginable fit a month ago, the Celtics and Kevin Durant have the makings of a potent partnership.
For @basketbllnews, I explain why Boston chasing Durant is well worth the risk for dynasty-like potential in the immediate future: basketballnews.com/stories/nba-tr… – 7:30 PM NBA Math @NBA_Math
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Michael Jordan’s longtime agent, David Falk, looks at the potential deal with @Rick Kamla & @adaniels33. pic.twitter.com/x8IJOhnFnA – 5:29 PM Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
From earlier — ASK IRA: Could there be a Jimmy Butler component to a Heat trade for Kevin Durant? sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 4:59 PM

More on this storyline

Stephen Jackson was among a group of NBA players in Manhattan on Tuesday for the premiere of NYC Point Gods, a documentary from Kevin Durant about the history and cultural impact of top lead guards from New York City in the 1980s and 1990s. Jackson, a 14-year pro and co-host of the All The Smoke Podcast, took some questions from reporters at the premiere (more on the film below). One question posed to Jackson: Is it surprising that the Nets haven’t won more often with Durant and Kyrie Irving on the roster? -via SportsNet New York / July 28, 2022 “It’s been a lot going on so I can’t just say that it’s entirely on them,” Jackson said at the premiere of the film, which begins airing on Showtime this Friday. “For me, knowing the game and watching the game, I don’t like the coaching situation. I love Steve Nash, but I think there’s a lot of things they could have done differently. Lineups in the playoffs, not playing Blake Griffin until the last minute – there’s a lot of things that went wrong. “When teams (are) not winning you automatically look at the star players – and you have to; to whom much is given, much is required. So you respect that. But me knowing the game – to win a championship, and to be (on) top at the end of the season, everything has to come together, everything has to work. You can’t have guys all over the place. And you see that there.” -via SportsNet New York / July 28, 2022 An NBA insider had a different (and broader) take on Kyrie Irving and the Nets. “Kyrie is the move. They should offer Anthony Davis with Russell Westbrook. Try and get Kevin Durant. KD for AD and a pick is as close as will get to what they want.” -via Bleacher Report / July 28, 2022