Super blockbuster Kevin Durant explodes: Brooklyn Nets rebuild, Phoenix Suns into "superteam"

After three and a half years of ups and downs and two requests to leave, All-Star and All-NBA striker Kevin Durant has been granted. The super blockbuster deal between the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns exploded just before the transfer market closed.

The details of the trade between the two teams are as follows:

Negotiations between the two sides began quite early, but a deadlock appeared when the Nets prioritized handling the Kyrie Irving story, while the Suns were distracted by an offer involving young striker John Collins from Atlanta Hawks.

However, attention has returned to Kevin Durant at the request of new Phoenix Suns owner - billionaire Mat Ishbia, who was originally close friends with Brooklyn Nets boss Joe Tsai. In the end, the blockbuster deal exploded, bringing KD to team up with Devin Booker, Chris Paul and back to the NBA West.

"After examining all possibilities, we believe this acquisition will be in the best interest of the team in the long-term," said Brooklyn Nets technical director Sean Marks.

“Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson are incredibly quality wings, plus the picks will help us continue to bring in new talent from the NBA Draft… On behalf of the team, I would like to thank Kevin Durant for everything.” .

While the Brooklyn Nets enter a major overhaul and rebuild, the Phoenix Suns will turn on "win-now" mode and immediately aim for championship competitiveness.

Their squad currently has 3 very high-class players, Durant, Booker and Chris Paul. Initially, the Suns also wanted to keep Mikal Bridges because they knew this player would bring great value in the Playoffs, able to support well in defense and long throw.

But due to the requirement of the Brooklyn Nets to have Bridges in the exchange, and the opportunity to bring back a scorer like Kevin Durant was very rare, the Phoenix leadership decided to go all out.

Considering Durant still has 3 years left on his contract, plus Devin Booker and Chris Paul are both tied until 2024 (Booker until 2026), the Phoenix Suns will have the opportunity to compete for the championship with this trio of superstars in at least 2 seasons.

It should be noted that Durant is currently recovering from a knee ligament injury. It is expected that he will play again at the end of this February.