Nets being patient, nothing reportedly close on Durant, Irving trade front

The Brooklyn Nets are in no rush.

Kevin Durant will get his wish, and the Nets will trade him — and Kyrie Irving will follow him out the door — but they want an All-Star caliber player and a mountain of picks in return, and they can be patient in making a deal.

No trade is close right now, according to a couple of reports. First, there is Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

League personnel who spoke to The Post said Nets general manager Sean Marks — and by default team owner Joe Tsai as well — are adamant about getting back All-Star caliber talent in return for Durant. And with their disgruntled star having four years left on his contract, the Nets are in no rush to deal… So far, league sources have said nothing is imminent, or even at the advanced stage.

Then there was what Adrain Wojnarowski of ESPN said on SportsCenter Sunday.

“The Lakers have yet to be aggressive in trying to put a deal together to get Kyrie from Brooklyn."

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“So far right now, there’s no traction really on deals with either Irving or Kevin Durant.”

With Irving, league sources told NBC Sports that the Lakers are the only serious suitor and laughed at the report the 76ers would get involved in Irving discussions. In his latest newsletter, Marc Stein said, “LeBron James is rooting hard for Irving’s addition to the roster.”

However, working out a trade that sends Russell Westbrook and his $47 million to Brooklyn — or a third team — and could involve other players from the Nets, such as Joe Harris, is complex and will take time.

As for Durant, the Nets asking price is steep — a young All-Star (or potential All-Star), other quality players, plus multiple unprotected