Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported Tuesday — following news that Kevin Durant issued an ultimatum to the Brooklyn Nets about his lost faith in team management — that, “Barring a change of heart, the expectation is Miami will not budge on its stance of keeping Adebayo and Butler off limits.”
Kevin Durant's reported ultimatum and the Nets' response: What it means for Durant's trade request, the Heat and other teams around the league https://t.co/65OyUK53W0
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) August 9, 2022
Now, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel said July 22 that while there had been internal consideration to use Bam Adebayo in a trade for Durant, “at least one influential member of the organization” shot down the notion.