NEW YORK, United States —
Kevin Durant looks
set to remain with the Brooklyn Nets after holding talks with the club’s
management team, the Nets said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Durant, who requested a trade from the club on June
30, met Nets chiefs in Los Angeles on Monday to discuss his future.
A statement from Nets manager Sean Marks on Tuesday
indicated that the 33-year-old 12-time NBA All-Star would remain a Brooklyn
player.
“(Head coach) Steve Nash and I, together with
(owners) Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, met with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman in
Los Angeles yesterday,” Marks said.
“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.”
The statement appears to draw a line under the
frenzy of speculation surrounding Durant’s future.
A slew of teams had reportedly been interested in
restructuring their rosters in an effort to accommodate the superstar.
Earlier this month, multiple
US reports said Durant
had issued an ultimatum to Nets owner Tsai — telling him to either fire Marks
and Nash or grant his request for a trade.
Durant’s trade demand in June came less than a year
after he signed a four-year $198 million contract extension with
Brooklyn.
However, the 33-year-old has grown increasingly
frustrated with the direction of the franchise, according to reports, and was
eager for a change of scenery.
The Nets had hoped to build a super-team around
Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving.
However, the trio of stars was unable to turn Brooklyn into
championship contenders and were swept in the first round of this year’s
playoffs by the Boston Celtics.
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