The Miami Heat are second in their quest for talent, so they would be at the top of a list of Durant landing spots, even if KD had not placed them in their preferred destinations, like B / R’s Jake Fischer. reported that he did. As with any group we cover, it does not make sense to burn a lot of calories explaining how or why Durant suits the Heat. KD has won titles and won an MVP while working alongside a different superstar cast throughout his career. He is arguably the purest scorer he has ever played and the damage he can do to a defense inside or outside the ball will follow him wherever he goes. It is a transcendental talent with maximum scalability. You can not find a team in which his game would prevent someone else’s game or where his contributions would be double. The guy fits everywhere, and raises everyone. All we really need to know is whether the acquiring team, usually a candidate who wants to overcome the hump, has what it takes to make a competitive bid. Well, back to the heat side. If Durand has a reason, he would probably prefer Jimmy Butler not to get involved in the package. The point of going to Miami would be to work with another superstar to pursue a title, something that seems to take Butler off the board. Bam Adebayo cannot be acquired by the Nets unless Ben Simmons leaves the roster first due to a rule that prevents teams from having more than one player on a defined max rookie contract obtained through trade. Everything should be on the table in Brooklyn, so we should not rule out a Simmons deal that paves the way for Adebayo to be the focus of a Durant deal, but that construction is impossible at the moment. The best Miami can do without expanding into three teams is something like this: Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, rookie Nikola Jovic, three first-round pick (2023, 2027 and 2029) and three exchanges. Few teams would be better equipped to fill the gaps in the backcourt created by the exit of Lowry and Herro from the Heat, who could do so through a free Agency. Players will flock to Miami, already one of the league’s most coveted destinations, to join a core that included Durant, Butler and Adebayo. Miami’s need for an improved half-court attack would disappear with Durant in the fold, making last year’s No. 1 in the East an even more serious threat to win a ring. Commercial idea: The Brooklyn Nets received Kyle Lowry, Tyler Hero, rookie Nikola Jovic, three first-round picks (2023, 2027 and 2029) and three first-round picks for Kevin Durand.
