The Kevin Durant-Brooklyn Nets soap opera is rolling on, with no clear resolution in sight - and ownership cannot blink. WWOS
But instead, they were left with Durant, who has four years and $284 million left on his contract, suddenly wanting out.
It's difficult to pinpoint how and why this started - from the outside, the Nets have done everything asked of them by Durant when it comes to personnel, both on and off the court, including head coach Steve Nash -Nets owner Joseph Tsai's backing of his coach and general manager Sean Marks isn't necessarily a tacit endorsement of their abilities - Nash in particular has been widely criticised for game management and rotations, among other things - but it's a message to Durant...
The length of Durant's contract gives him very little leverage in this situation. Even in an era where players have more power than ever before to dictate their surroundings, if the Nets refuse to blink, there's not a lot he can do.
If you want to look at a like-minded situation, you don't have to go far - Australia's own Ben Simmons was in a very similar scenario last year, where he burned salary with every day of the 76ers' season that passed and he continued to hold out. He was eventually sent to Brooklyn, as part of that Harden trade, although didn't play a game due to injury. With that in mind, the Nets have plenty of time to wait for an ideal trade, or for Durant to blink.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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