“It’s hard enough to get a divorce, it’s really hard when they crush and you don’t” - Colin Cowherd says the timing of Kevin Durant’s trade request was not surprising, says it’s been a hard off-season for him
“Got with their lawyers and their accountant, and be like ‘you’ll both be bankrupt’” - NBA analyst believes Kevin Durant and the Nets are like a couple that filed for divorce
"I believe there were bombshell offers made for Kevin bleeping Durant who is still the best player on the planet" - Skip Bayless claims Joe Tsai didn't trade KD to make him look foolish
"That’s what the doctor ordered for the Brooklyn Nets, he’s not a good fit, he is the fit” - Skip Bayless believes the Nets wouldn’t pick 3x All-Star over Ben Simmons, says a move for the former is impossible
NBA News Roundup: Analyst believes Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal have been unfair to Kevin Durant, Celtics forward suffers meniscus tear in left knee, and more | August 28, 2022
“What it would appear Joe Tsai's motivations were 'I am 1 of the richest people in history... Kevin Durant is not dictating terms to me” - Nick Wright says he and KD underestimated mettle of Nets owner Joe Tsai
NBA News Roundup: Shaquille O'Neal opens up about his near-death experience, Ex-NBA player pleads guilty to defrauding the league's health plan and more | August 27, 2022
“People can trash talk on Rich Paul for how he got started, the results are undeniable” - Nick Wright says picking the right guys helped LeBron James immensely, believes KD might have gotten some bad advice
“Until his name is on the contract, it doesn’t matter… Remember how they thought they were gonna get Kawhi?” - Shannon Sharpe believes Kyrie Irving should not even be on the Lakers’ minds right now
“He feels that understandably, ‘I’m an A+++ student… One of the greatest students ever, so why do I catch so much grief?’” - NBA analyst believes Kevin Durant hates being psychoanalysed
"I'll listen just to placate him, just to pat him on the head" - Skip Bayless' brutal reaction speculates Joe Tsai's mindset about Kevin Durant, analyst lauds the Nets owner for "saving the NBA"
"As the best player and being the leader that all goes with that, he's been an abject failure" - Charles Barkley explains what the legendary players think about Kevin Durant
NBA Rumors Roundup: Reason why the Brooklyn Nets had a hard time trading Kevin Durant revealed, 3x All-Star's preferred destinations if he gets traded and more | August 26, 2022
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