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划重点：KD要求交易的立场并未改变。

如果是这样的话，今天突然woj和shams一起爆料，肯定是有人专门透露，很有可能是篮网放出的抬价策略，但估计KD走是早晚的事

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随着赛程临近八月，NBA选秀和自由球员的大部分花名册操作已经过去，休赛期的艰难日子已经到来。但是超级巨星凯文·杜兰特和多诺万·米切尔未来的不确定性仍然笼罩着联盟。NBA从不休息。

因此，在2020年和2021年因冠状病毒疫情而缩短的休赛期之后，NBA高管和球员们正在全球各地寻找他们急需的休假和私人时间，整个夏天为每个人提供了清醒头脑的时间，尽管下赛季及以后的权力平衡仍有待确定。目前没有交易最后期限，但最后期限总是催生行动，让各方要么变得真正严肃，要么决定放弃谈判。

现在，9月26日前后开始的训练营是非官方的交易截止日期。打算转会球员的球队必须在9月底之前找到转会地点，否则他们将面临赛季初阴云密布的风险。据消息人士透露，杜兰特在6月30日向布鲁克林提出了交易要求，在网队和感兴趣的球队在7月初进行了积极的讨论之后，谈判已经放缓。网队已经为杜兰特的交易设定了一个难以置信的高门槛——KD是两次NBA总冠军，两次总决赛MVP，一次联盟MVP和12次全明星，而球队还没有接近达到他们的价格。

有消息称，杜兰特的立场没有任何改变，本月拉斯维加斯夏季联赛(LasVegasSummerLeague)的联盟高管们怀疑，如果交易没有发展，杜兰特在训练营的地位是否会受到质疑。在菲尼克斯太阳队以1.33亿美元的价格完成了印第安纳对迪安德雷·艾顿的最高报价后，杜兰特的追求者名单变得更加清晰了。由于艾顿目前无法交易，太阳似乎几乎被杜兰特淘汰出局。多伦多猛龙队和迈阿密热火队仍然是追逐杜兰特的两支球队之一ーー联盟消息人士告诉《田径》，波士顿凯尔特人队最近提供了一份与曾经的全明星球员杰伦·布朗(JaylenBrown)有关的报价，并已成为收购杜兰特的真正威胁。

据消息人士透露，凯尔特人为杜兰特提供了布朗、后卫德里克·怀特和一个选秀权。这些消息人士补充说，这项提议遭到了否决，布鲁克林已经要求波士顿在任何提议中都包括布朗、年度最佳防守球员马库斯·斯马特(MarcusSmart)、选秀权，以及可能增加一名轮换球员。目前，凯尔特人不太倾向于包括斯马特以及其他球员或选择资产，但凯尔特人正在考虑下一步如何处理讨论。

到目前为止，凯尔特人已经成为杜兰特的一个很有可能的落脚点。他们非常有兴趣把他带进来，并把他看作一个可以帮助他们克服最后障碍的球员。尽管还有很多工作要做，但网队的压倒性要求已经足够。对于刚刚进入NBA总决赛的波士顿来说，能够签下联盟历史上最伟大的球员之一的机会是总经理布拉德·史蒂文斯必须分析和探索的。

然而，凯尔特人肯定会做出明智的决定，他们希望确保球队在未来几年仍然是总冠军的有力竞争者，这也是目前这支球队的核心所要做的。但这是凯文·杜兰特，他的伟大可以瞬间重塑一支球队的命运，在合适的环境下从冠军争夺者变成冠军得主。

杜兰特的交易不会很快达成，随着8月和9月的临近，篮网对感兴趣球队的真正渴望将变得清晰。在总经理肖恩·马克斯的带领下，布鲁克林的管理层在杜兰特的转会市场上开出了高价，同时组建了一支球队，让球队相信自己有能力去竞争，如果球队把阵容带进训练营的话。对于NBA历史上最伟大的球员之一，有兴趣的各方有责任来谈判，以达成交易价格。

犹他爵士将鲁迪·戈贝尔转会到明尼苏达森林狼，换来的一揽子合同包括多名球员，他们的2022年首轮签沃克·基斯勒，未来的四个首轮签和一个选秀权交换——这在一定程度上增加了杜兰特的市场价值，也增加了篮网对全明星球员和选秀权的渴望。

网队球星凯里·欧文选择了下个赛季3700万美元的球员选择，承诺在2022-23赛季加盟球队。在布鲁克林，还有很多问题需要解决ーー随着夏季的到来，一个更清晰的画面有望显现出来ーー人们仍然相信，争夺总冠军的最佳途径当然是将现有的球员名单纳入新赛季。

ESPN首先报道了凯尔特人对杜兰特感兴趣。与此同时，联盟的眼睛和耳朵也仍然关注犹他爵士和纽约尼克斯在米切尔周围的贸易谈判。尼克斯的资产池ーー多达8个首轮选秀权，以及昆汀•格莱姆斯(QuentinGrimes)、伊曼努尔•快克利(ImmanuelQuickley)和奥比•托平(ObiToppin)等年轻球员ーー给了他们收购米切尔的明确机会，但消息人士表示，谈判迄今进展缓慢，双方远未达成协议。由于米切尔的合同还有三年有效期，爵士队没有紧迫感，他们没有时间去评估这位25岁球员的最佳报价。

这个夏天，米切尔一如既往地进行着休赛期的例行训练:高强度的训练以及与家人和朋友在一起的时间。有消息称，这位三次入选NBA全明星的球员并没有提出交易要求，也没有试图强行离开犹他，但是如果球队重建的话，像米切尔这样的竞争对手会更愿意在现在而不是以后的环境中取得胜利。据消息人士透露，除了纽约之外，其他几支球队也对爵士表示了兴趣，比如华盛顿、迈阿密、多伦多、夏洛特、萨克拉门托和亚特兰大。和布鲁克林一样，爵士也坚持对米切尔的交易设置很高的标准，他们希望在整个过程中保持耐心。现在，爵士将继续评估来电，并寻求平衡他们的花名册的方法。NBA非官方的休赛期交易截止日期还有两个月，杜兰特和米切尔已经成为整个联盟的主要多米诺骨牌。

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原文：

As the calendar nears August and much of the roster maneuvering that happens via the NBA draft and free agency is behind us, the dog days of the offseason are here. But the unsettled futures of superstars Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell continue to loom over the league. The NBA never sleeps.

So while NBA executives and players are scattering all over the globe for much-needed time off and personal time after shortened offseasons in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a full summer provides everyone time to clear their minds even while the very balance of power for next season and beyond remains to be determined.

There’s no trade deadline right now, but deadlines always breed action, allowing parties to either become truly serious or decide to walk away from discussions. Now, the start of training camp around Sept. 26 is the unofficial trade deadline. Teams aiming to move players face the late September date for finding a move ahead of camp — or they risk having a cloud hanging over the beginning of the season.

Durant requested a trade from Brooklyn on June 30, according to sources, and after active discussions between the Nets and interested teams in early July, conversations have slowed down. The Nets have set an incredibly high threshold for the return the franchise wants in a Durant trade — a two-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP, a former league MVP and 12-time All-Star — and teams have not come close to meeting their price yet.

Durant has shown no change in his stance, sources say, and executives from across the league at the Las Vegas Summer League this month wondered whether his status for training camp could be in question via holdout should no trade develop.

After the Phoenix Suns matched Indiana’s $133 million maximum offer sheet to Deandre Ayton, the list of suitors for Durant became clearer. With Ayton currently unable to be traded, the Suns appear to be all but eliminated from the Durant sweepstakes. The Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat remain among the teams in pursuit — and the Boston Celtics recently offered a package around one-time All-Star Jaylen Brown for Durant and have emerged as a real threat to acquire Durant, league sources tell The Athletic.

The Celtics offered Brown, guard Derrick White and a draft pick to the Nets for Durant, sources said. The proposal was rejected, and Brooklyn has asked Boston — in any proposal — to include Brown, Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, draft picks and potentially one more rotation player, those sources added. Currently, the Celtics are less inclined to include Smart along with multiple other player or pick assets, but the franchise is mulling over next steps on how to approach discussions.

As of right now, the Celtics have emerged as a serious possibility as a landing spot for Durant. They have tremendous interest in bringing him in and view him as a piece that could take them over that final hurdle. Although there is work to be done, there is a deal to be had that would suffice the Nets’ overwhelming ask.

For Boston, fresh off a trip to the NBA Finals, the opportunity to potentially land one of the greatest players in league history is one that president Brad Stevens must analyze and explore. However, the Celtics are assuredly set to be judicious and are keen on ensuring the franchise can remain a championship contender for years to come, which this current core appears to be set to do. But this is Kevin Durant, and his greatness could instantly reshape a team’s fortunes from a title contender to a title winner under the right circumstances.

No deal for Durant is imminent, and as August and then September loom, the real desire of interested teams will become clear to the Nets. Brooklyn’s front office, led by general manager Sean Marks, has set a high price on the Durant market while constructing a team that gives the organization confidence in its ability to contend should the team bring the roster, as is, into training camp. The onus is on the interested parties to come to the table on meeting the price for one of the NBA’s greatest ever players. The Utah Jazz moved Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a package including multiple players, their 2022 first-round pick in Walker Kessler, four future first-rounders and a draft pick swap — which has somewhat increased the market value for Durant and the Nets’ desire for All-Star caliber players and picks.

Nets star Kyrie Irving opted into his $37 million player option for next season, committing to the 2022-23 season with the franchise. In Brooklyn, there remains plenty to sort out — and a clearer picture promises to reveal itself as the summer rolls along — and a belief still that the best path to compete for a championship could certainly be to bring the current roster into the new season.

ESPN first reported on the Celtics’ entry as an interested suitor for Durant.

Meanwhile, eyes and ears around the league also remain fixated on the Utah Jazz and New York Knicksengaging in trade talks surrounding Mitchell. The Knicks’ asset pool — up to eight first-round draft picks and young players such as Quentin Grimes, Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin — gives them a clear opportunity to acquire Mitchell, but sources say talks so far have moved slowly and the sides are far from an agreement. With three years guaranteed remaining on Mitchell’s contract, the Jazz are not operating with a sense of urgency and have the time to evaluate the best offers for the 25-year-old.

Mitchell has spent the summer in his usual offseason routine: high-intensity workouts and time with his family and friends. Sources said the three-time NBA All-Star has not requested a trade or attempted to force his way out of Utah, but should the franchise move toward a full rebuild a competitor like Mitchell would prefer to be in an environment geared toward winning now, not later.

Along with New York, several other teams have expressed interest to the Jazz when it comes to Mitchell, such as Washington, Miami, Toronto, Charlotte, Sacramento and Atlanta, according to sources.

Like Brooklyn, the Jazz have held firm on setting a high bar on any potential Mitchell deal, and they expect to be patient throughout the process. For now, the Jazz will continue to evaluate incoming calls and seek ways to balance their roster.

The NBA’s unofficial trade deadline for the offseason is two months away, and Durant and Mitchell loom as major dominos for the entire league.