After dealing Kyrie Irving on Sunday, the Nets traded Kevin Durant to the Suns for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation. The Crossover staff breaks down the deal for Phoenix and the end of KD-Kyrie era in Brooklyn.
What’s your immediate reaction to the Kevin Durant trade?
Howard Beck: That it was inevitable, logical and clearly the smartest way forward for the Nets. Their title hopes effectively ended the moment they traded Kyrie Irving. And as I wrote in November, when I made the case for a Nets teardown: There’s no point in having a 34-year-old Durant if you can’t plausibly contend for titles.
