Kevin Durant’s ultimatum that he issue to the Nets owner Joe Tsai has not yet given the results that the two-time NBA champion desired.
Instead, Tsai publicly expressed support to the head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks. But more importantly for Durant, Brooklyn has not lowered their asking price for the superstar.
The steep asking price is what prevents any potential trades from materializing as the teams that are interested in making a move for KD are not willing to give up what the Nets want to take.
Via Marc Stein:
Hope, they say, is not a strategy, but it appears to be the foundation of Brooklyn’s approach with Durant. League sources maintain that the Nets have not yet lowered their asking price in response to Durant’s trade demand and thus appear to be banking on the idea that there is still time for Durant to soften his trade-me stance and reengage with the franchise he is signed with for the next four seasons at $194 million.
