The Nets asked for not one, but both members of the Celtics star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown when the two sides discussed a possible trade involving Kevin Durant, according to a latest report from Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe.
Unsurprisingly, Boston was not interested in any deal involving its two best players and rejected the offer. Brooklyn countered by asking for Brown as the centerpiece of the deal, but also asking for Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart and a bevy of draft picks, as first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania in late July and now confirmed by Himmelsbach.