Kevin Durant reportedly gave Nets’ owner Joe Tsai an ultimatum: Me or coach Steve Nash and GM Sean Marks. Tsai’s response: Our front office and coaching staff have my support.
We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn Nets. — Joe Tsai (@joetsai1999) August 8, 2022 Durant requested a trade from the Nets a month ago, confirmed it over the weekend, and apparently will get his wish.
Eventually. Durant is reportedly unhappy with the direction of the Nets. However, Marks and Tsai made sure Durant had a voice and stake in the moves that were made, from signing DeAndre Jordan to a $40 million contract (and playing him over Jarrett Allen, then eventually trading Allen), to letting go of coach Kenny Atkinson and eventually replacing him with Nash, to trading a lot of picks and promising young players to land James Harden.
Durant and his backers can try to claim plausible deniability, but Durant was in on the decision making with this team along with everyone else.