By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Golden State Warriors have pulled off a sign-and-trade to send Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets. Before the trade, Durant signed a four-year, $164.3 million deal with the Warriors.
He was then traded to the Nets with a protected first-round draft pick. The Warriors received D’Angelo Russell, Shabazz Napier, Treveon Graham, and a player trade exception that must be used in the next several months.
“We’re excited to add a player of D’Angelo’s ability to our roster,” Warriors President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Bob Myers said in the statement. “He’s coming off an All-Star season with the Nets and we feel, at the age of 23, his best basketball is certainly ahead of him in regards to his career trajectory. And, as Joe said earlier this week, we’re thankful to Kevin for the incredible things he did for our team and franchise during his three years with the Warriors. We wish him the best moving forward.”
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There is a player option in Durant’s deal for the 2022-23 season. In addition, the protected first-round draft pick is top 20 protected.
This past season, Durant averaged 26 points per game in 78 games. He made 78 starts during the regular season.
Durant also averaged 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game.
The 30-year-old was injured during the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. His season is in jeopardy as typically a ruptured Achilles tendon injury is usually a one-year injury.
It is most likely that he did not play during the 2019-20 season. However, the Nets will be monitoring his injury and will confirm that at a later date.
“Kevin is a champion, perennial All-Star, and one of the great players of this, or any, generation,” Nets General Manager Sean Marks said. “Adding a player of Kevin’s caliber to our organization elevates our ability to compete with the elite teams in this league. His tremendous abilities and dedication to his craft have made him as talented an offensive player as our game has ever seen and we, as well as all of Brooklyn, are thrilled to welcome Kevin and his family to the Nets.
“We would also like to thank D’Angelo for all he has done for the Nets over the past two seasons. He was an integral part of the team’s growth and served as a tremendous representative of the Nets and Brooklyn. We wish him, Shabazz, and Treveon nothing but the best in the years ahead.”
Russell appeared in 81 games this past season. He made 81 starts with the Nets.
He averaged a career-high 21.1 points per game. He also was an All-Star for the first time in his career.
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Russell also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks per contest.
Napier appeared in 56 games this past season. He made two starts for the Nets.
He averaged 9.4 points per game. Napier also averaged 1.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.3 blocks per contest.
Graham appeared in 35 games. He also made 21 starts on the season with the Nets in his first season with the team.
He also averaged 5.3 points per game. Graham also averaged 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game.
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