Kevin Durant is headed to the Phoenix Suns according to multiple reports that broke late Wednesday night. The Brooklyn Nets are sending Kevin Durant and TJ Warren to Phoenix in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks, a 2028 pick swap.
This is a massive move, one of the largest in NBA trade deadline history. There had been suggestions Brooklyn would consider moving Durant after shipping out Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Still, the magnitude of the trade is hard to understate for the Nets and for the rest of the NBA.
For the Nets, this is an obvious reset as they look to rebuild around Bridges. The Big 3 experiment is over and now it’s time for a transition.
Folks on Twitter expressed their shock, dismay, joy and more as reports of the trade came out. Here’s the best tweets following the surprising news that Durant has been traded to the Suns.