Three trade packages that could help the Miami Heat land Kevin Durant.
It caught nearly every fan by surprise when it was reported that Kevin Durant had requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets hours before the start of NBA Free Agency, but there were some franchises that believed this was coming.
One of them was the Miami Heat, according to reports. The team had been preparing for this possibility for days and it finally came to fruition on Thursday afternoon.
It’s now go-time and all hands need to be on board. In the midst of free agency, it’s clear that the Heat’s focus is on Durant and how to acquire him in a manner that the Nets would agree. It’s not going to be easy for any team to pry Durant away from Brooklyn, but there will be one team that is successful in its endeavors.
Question is, how could the Heat pull it off? Let’s explore three potential different, yet similar, trade packages.