Nets end Kevin Durant trade talks: Brooklyn, star forward ‘agree to move forward’ together after trade request

Kevin Durant will be continuing his career as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. On Tuesday, the Nets announced that Durant and the organization have agreed to move forward together. Durant requested a trade away from Brooklyn on June 30, right before the start of NBA free agency, but the Nets didn’t have success finding a deal that they found suitable. Durant maintained his desire to be traded throughout the offseason, but now he’s apparently comfortable remaining with the Nets. The star forward has four years left on his current contract. 

From Nets general manager Sean Marks: 

Steve Nash and I, together with Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, met with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles yesterday. We have agreed to move forward with our partnership. We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn. 

With Durant staying put, the Nets are immediately back in the contender conversation in the Eastern Conference. They will open up their regular season against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 19. 

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