While Kevin Durant has been expressing his desires elsewhere for almost a month now, negotiations with one of his favorite destinations now seem to be at a standstill. In any case, this was revealed by Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang from Miami Heraldthe latter claiming that the Heat are not keen on the idea of including Bam Adebayo in any trade.
To every day its new rumor about the Kevin Durant file. Today ? We leave on the Florida side where Miami has a rather special way of showing its interest in the superstar. Indeed, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of Miami Heraldthe Heat would remain “ reluctant to let go of Bam Adebayo in a potential trade for the Snake. We imagine from here a conversation between Pat Riley and Sean Marks on this subject: Recover KD? Oh yes of course we would like! Here, in exchange, we offer you Joseph who manages the refreshment bar, the last slice of pizza and all the red coins lying around in the bottom of our wallets. So ? It cannot be refused, is it? “Well if Patoche, it even refuses outright. We can completely understand that the Florida boss does not really want to separate the group that reached the Conference Finals last season, but let’s be clear: it is not with an offer centered around Tyler Herro that the franchise manage to land Durant at Venice Beach. And this is all the more true when we see that the Nets refuse even a package consisting of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a draft round.
Heat not budging on Bam, despite Nets interest in Bam in Durant trade. Where things stand. FYI: Though Heat is comfortable with roster, I would expect them to continue to explore everything until Feb. trade deadline, including quality 4s that shake free: https://t.co/RyvOAov3jp
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) July 27, 2022
Two days ago, our friend Bam announced that he wanted to become Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) this year. What is certain is that this is not the kind of declas that pushes your boss to send you to Brooklyn the next day. Moreover, a more than important element is to be taken into account in this story: Bam Adebayo cannot be transferred to the Nets if Ben Simmons is there. The reason ? The Australian and the American have both signed a Designated Rookie Extension. However, as we explained to you earlier this month, it is impossible to have two players acquired via a trade and benefiting from this status in the same roster. As you will have understood, in order to be able to obtain Adebayo, Simmons must also be sent elsewhere.
For its part, still according to the two journalists, Miami can currently only include two first rounds of the unprotected Draft. Yeah… it’s still hard to see Sean Marks accepting an offer with so few assets given the guy’s demands for several weeks. Moreover, the Heat has understood this very well, and is on its side no more in a hurry than anything else. It’s very simple: the franchise has so far played the stability card during this Free Agency, contenting itself with bringing back several elements like Victor Oladipo, Dewayne Dedmon or Caleb Martin to try to compensate for the loss of PJ Tucker. To also note the arrival of Nikola Jovic, drafted in 27th position by the Florida front office. Miami would therefore be ready to wait until February, the trade deadline, in order to explore all the possibilities but also to see how its season is going and if it is necessary to do everything to round up Kevin Durant. In the meantime, we’re staying cool at the Heat.
Bon bon bon bon bon… it seems that the discussions are not really moving forward between Miami and Brooklyn, who have been camped on the same positions for several weeks. If the Heat would very much like to acquire KD, we can not help but think that it will be very complicated to organize a trade that would not involve Bam Adebayo. What is certain is that neither franchise will rush. We will therefore have to continue to arm ourselves with patience.
Source texte : RealGM / Miami Herald