Nets Not Planning to Trade Kevin Durant Ahead of Trade Deadline, per Report

Brooklyn is currently fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Two days after trading guard Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks, the Nets are dealing with both negative and positive repercussions. 

Irving’s exit threw a wrench into a team built around him and forward Kevin Durant’s skillsets. His departure, however, opened the door for previously unheralded guard Cam Thomas to drop 47 points in Brooklyn’s 124–116 loss to the Clippers Monday night.

With this in mind, the Nets will not look to move Durant ahead of Thursday afternoon's trade deadline, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

In aftermath of Kyrie Irving trade, the Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant are having ongoing conversations on the direction of the franchise, but organization has thus far told inquiring teams that they’re not planning to trade him before Thursday’s deadline, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2023

Wojnarowski noted that although "a number of teams" had engaged with the Nets about Durant's availability, Brooklyn remained unwilling to trade him.

Durant had interest in a deal to the Suns over the summer, but so far the Nets haven't shown a willingness to move him to Phoenix or anywhere else, sources tell ESPN. There have been a number of teams reaching out to Brooklyn on Durant. https://t.co/xYvo5rGZCY

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2023

Previously, TNT and Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes had reported that the Suns had an interest in trading for Durant, re-heating conversations that took place over the summer after Durant’s June trade request.

The Nets are currently 32–21, fifth in the Eastern Conference behind the Celtics, Bucks, 76ers and Cavaliers.