Woj: Kevin Durant Trade Market 'Still Taking Shape,' Nets Trying to 'Outline' Package

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly taking their time while waiting on the trade market for superstar forward Kevin Durant to fully develop.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday on SportsCenter the Nets are seeking an All-Star player and several first-round draft picks in the blockbuster deal.

"The market is still taking shape," Woj said. "I think it's incumbent on some of the other teams to be creative and start bringing to Brooklyn ideas, going out and seeing if they can get players, picks that would put the kind of package together it would take to get Kevin Durant."

He added: "I think the Nets are trying to create an outline for the rest of the league about the kind of package they would want back in a Kevin Durant trade. I think the Rudy Gobert trade to Minnesota started to frame that."

Movement has been slow on the KD front since his business manager, Rich Kleiman, confirmed to Wojnarowski last week the four-time NBA scoring champion wanted a trade.

The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are among Durant's preferred destinations, but the Nets aren't planning to cater to his desires and plan to accept the most fruitful offer, per Woj.

One alternative that's emerged in recent days is a potential reunion with the Golden State Warriors, the reigning NBA champions who he won back-to-back titles with in 2017 and 2018.

Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic reported the Warriors' core isn't pushing the front office to acquire Durant and would be fine trying to defend the title without a major roster move, but if something develops the team's stars are "open" to the idea.

A source told Thompson that it was Kevin Durant.

Durant is coming off a 2021-22 season where he averaged 29.9 points, which was tied for third in the NBA, along with 7.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.1 threes while shooting 51.8 percent from the field.

The Nets couldn't overcome an endless cycle of drama, which included James Harden being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons being unable to play following his arrival from the Sixers and Kyrie Irving being limited to 29 games because of issues related to his COVID-19 unvaccinated status.

KD is signed through 2025-26 season as part of a four-year, $194.2 million contract, which creates potential salary-cap hurdles for interested teams but also represents the opportunity to acquire a long-term franchise cornerstone.

So far, it appears the market is a little sluggish to develop as teams re-evaluate their rosters after the draft and the early stages of free agency.

The action should pick up as training camp moves closer, though.