Kevin Durant trade grades: Who won the Nets and Suns blockbuster deal?

Who won the Kevin Durant mega trade? Let’s hand out some grades.

If you’re waking up on Thursday morning with your jaw on the floor, you’re not the only one.

The Brooklyn Nets are tearing their team to the ground. After trading Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks, they’re sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal.

And for the Suns? They didn’t have to send some of their robust core to Brooklyn in exchange.

It’s a HUGE move for the contending Suns in a winable West, and the Nets are now in the midst of a complete restart.

So who won and lost in this deal? Let’s break it all down with some grades:

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