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Kevin Durant Explains Why He Decided To Stay With Nets After Requesting A Trade: “I Felt Like We Had A Good Team. I Felt Like This Is The Place I Said I Wanted To Be.”

Kevin Durant opens up on what led him to stay with the Nets.

Orlando Silva
Sep 30, 2022
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Kevin Durant is set to start another season with the Brooklyn Nets, his third being an active player for the Brooklynites. After a disappointing exit last season, KD decided it was time to look for a new challenge in the league. He requested a trade out of Brooklyn, which turn the league upside down. 

After being offered to several teams, and seeing the Nets’ high asking price for him, the player and the team decided to move forward and leave this in the past. Durant is still a Net and is set to compete with this new-look team next season. 

Everybody on the roster is ready to run it back, and KD is ready for whatever challenge this season brings. The Big 3 is already making moves and going out together, trying to build some chemistry ahead of the start of the season. 


Kevin Durant Explains Why He Withdrew His Trade Request

Many people want to know why he backpedaled and decided to stay with the Nets, with the 2x NBA champion explaining that he felt the Nets still had something good in their hands and he thought about honoring his contract before trying his luck somewhere else. 

KD on why he decided to come back after asking for a trade: "I felt like we had a good team. I felt like this is the place I said I wanted to be. We started to set something up in the future to be a solid team. So to be honest I thought this was still a great option, too."

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) September 30, 2022

“I felt like we had a good team. I felt like this is the place I said I wanted to be. We started to set something up in the future to be a solid team. So to be honest I thought this was still a great option, too.”

Durant gave an explanation for that whole situation, revealing that the Nets’ moves during the offseason played a role in his decision. This team made some smart decisions to put themselves in a privileged position ahead of the 2022-23 season. Now, they have a lot to prove, and KD will carry big pressure on his shoulders. 

He wants to hoop and compete and win, and if he can do that, he’ll shut everybody’s mouths after an offseason full of rumors and criticism. 

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Orlando Silva has been a part of Fadeaway World for over three years now, starting in March 2019. Trade rumors, hottest news, controversies, and basketball gossip have become his specialties. After several years of seeing the Spurs dominate the playoffs, they've become his favorite team as players for the franchise either rise to the occasion or fall completely from grace. When he's not talking about the NBA, Orlando can be seen watching other sports, making music, or enjoying television series.
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