Miami Heat: It’s time to move on from the Kevin Durant pipe dream
By Isiah Curry
An interesting road lies ahead for the Miami Heat. They’re still weeks away from training camp and unless the unimaginable happens, there’s a good chance that their summer of trade speculations will continue for a little longer.
You can call it a roller coaster, per se, but from the very moment the Heat were eliminated from this year’s Eastern Conference Finals, the demand for them to acquire another go-to scoring threat has been an ongoing theme.
Nonetheless, those among the Miami Heat Faithful still believe that there’s a chance.
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Those aspirations were ignited, once again, when Brooklyn Nets forward, Kevin Durant, reiterated his trade request earlier in the week.
In a meeting with Nets owner Joe Tsai, Kevin Durant reiterated his trade request and informed Tsai that Tsai needs to choose between Durant or the pairing of general manager Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash, sources say.
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In hopes of reconciliation, Durant met with Nets team-owner, Joe Tsai, in a scheduled meeting but with frustrations between both him and the organization, the 12-time All-Star’s desire to play for a new franchise now remains in an unrelenting state.
In wake of Durant’s trade request, which had initially come out on June 30th, the Heat have reportedly been a team to have garnered the star forward’s interest. As the Nets have certainly listened to offers, it hasn’t cost Miami a dime to keep their name in the hat—and entertain the idea, at least.