After Kevin Durant reiterated his trade request with Nets owner Joseph Tsai this week, it was widely considered that the Celtics were KD’s most likely destination and that the ball was in President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens’ court to make the next move. Boston had Jaylen Brown, regarded as the best available player in the most recent round of rumors, and a cache of role players and draft picks to put together a trade package that would satisfy Brooklyn’s demands.
But it takes two to tango.
According to The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, the two teams might be farther apart — if not very unlikely — in making a blockbuster swap:
According to the source, Brooklyn initially tried to pry both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown from Boston.