“Why hasn’t Kyrie gone public with his trade demand?” - NBA analyst questions if Kyrie Irving really wants to reunite with LeBron James and join the Lakers
“Teams are not wanting to blow up their young nucleus because of Kevin Durant’s mercurialism or wishy washiness” - Shannon Sharpe on teams refusing to enter the KD sweepstakes
“Take it from somebody who’s been traded 150 times, you get poked, you get prodded” - Jalen Rose questions how Ben Simmons was cleared by the Nets in his physical
“Name me a team that has two top 10 players other than the Nets” - Jalen Rose says the Brooklyn Nets have something special, believes they have no reason to panic
“That's not gonna get the haters off your back, that’s not going to erase the mental asterisks” - NBA analyst believes Kevin Durant going to Boston would be similar to if he joined the Warriors
“Even as one-dimensional as I am, I’m still petty” - Steph Curry gives a hilariously response to possibly facing players in his basketball camp one-on-one, says it’s “all bad for them”
“You don’t seem to love to play basketball, so can we protect ourselves?” - NBA analyst says Kyrie Irving was offered a deal by the Nets with some clauses
“I’m calling baloney… These teams are in the business of winning” - NBA analyst dismisses latest reports of teams being unwilling to help Brooklyn Nets trade Kevin Durant
NBA Rumors Roundup: No team wants to help the Nets facilitate a Kevin Durant trade, Kyrie Irving feeling comfortable in Brooklyn heading into next season and more | August 5th, 2022
"A lot of pessimism about the idea of a deal getting done" - NBA analyst highlights key reason on why a Kevin Durant trade seems unlikely, shares update on Kyrie Irving
“They want him out of the franchise… They think he’s too toxic” - Colin Cowherd believes the LA Lakers are trying to humiliate and marginalize Russell Westbrook
“Everybody needs to realize the grass is not greener anywhere” - Skip Bayless says Kevin Durant and the Nets need to mend fences, says the Brooklyn roster is loaded
“Ben just left the chat, he didn’t even answer the question” - NBA analyst says Ben Simmons was asked by the Nets if he was ready to play vs the Celtics, believes it led to KD’s trade request
“What is truly happening with our queen?”, “God be with her please”, “Bring our sister and friend home” - Kyrie Irving and other NBA players react as Brittney Griner is sentenced to 9 years in prison
“Who’s gonna give up their franchise, their dog, their cat?” - Analyst believes Kevin Durant should stay with the Nets, believes KD and Kyrie will run it back
“For whatever reason, LeBron was able to keep him on the track” - Shannon Sharpe believes the LA Lakers can be title contenders if they get Kyrie Irving
“How do we make it right? How do we make it work?” - Shannon Sharpe believes Joe Tsai wants to convince Kevin Durant to stay as the trade market turns cold
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