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Suns Land Kevin Durant From Nets in Blockbuster Trade, per Reports

The 34-year-old superstar is on the move two days after Brooklyn traded away Kyrie Irving.
Suns Land Kevin Durant From Nets in Blockbuster Trade, per Reports
Suns Land Kevin Durant From Nets in Blockbuster Trade, per Reports

Two days after dealing away Kyrie Irving, the Nets have now traded their other superstar: Kevin Durant.

Durant is heading to Phoenix as part of a blockbuster deal, with Brooklyn receiving a huge return with multiple young players and first-round picks, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The Suns are sending Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation, according to Charania. The Nets will also receive forward Jae Crowder. The four first-round picks are unprotected selections in 2023, ‘25, ‘27 and ‘29, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The move is the latest in a whirlwind week for the Nets, who—despite a 116–112 loss to the Suns on Wednesday—remain 32–22 on the season and in possession of the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference. Phoenix is tied with Dallas for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.

Durant, 34, is averaging 29.7 points per game over 39 contests this season. He is due to make nearly $200 million over the next four seasons, with his contract running through the 2025-26 campaign.


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Nick Selbe
NICK SELBE

Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.

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