Kevin Durant Asked the Nets for a Trade & Everybody But Pat Riley Is Freaking Out | Rich Eisen Show

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Rich Eisen reacts to the breaking news that Kevin Durant has asked the Brooklyn Nets for a trade and discusses which teams are best situated to land the former NBA MVP
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John Hricik Year ago

The chance to watch Ben Simmons fade into complete obscurity is awesome

The Mills Lane Show with Wesley Mills - Podcast Year ago

Grow up. He’ll be good

Collin Reid Year ago

you're savage bro!! lmao

Erik Dayne Year ago

That’s already happened

Erik Dayne Year ago

@The Mills Lane Show with Wesley Mills - Podcast grown ups show up to work and they don’t pretend to have mental health issues and demand to get paid anyway.

a secret one Year ago

Can't believe the Nets thought signing the two biggest headcases in the league would end well 😆

Benedict Chan Year ago

Well, the thing is KD by himself isn't a headache. Just look at how well the warriors functioned with KD. Kyrie I think just makes the toxicity level in a franchise skyrocket through the roof. Look at his time in boston before, during and after he left. KD seems more like a person who gets caught up in the ebbs and flows of the people around him. KD is just a chill dude who taught he could be the leader of a team when he clearly can't off the floor.

Alex Siegfried Year ago

*Three. You forgot Harden

D S Year ago

Could have been a well thought out rebuild plan. Between Harden, Durant, and Kyrie they could get a lot of players.

Michael Spencer Year ago

3 head cases if you include Harden. And then traded him for the biggest head case in Simmons 😂

MGTOW-Balance Year ago

the brooklyn nopes

Isvvx Year ago

Dinwiddie, Allen, LaVert, great chemistry, tons of draft picks all gone... for nothing. Just when the Nets dug themselves out of the abysmal Deron Williams, KG, Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson debt that flatlined the franchise for years.. now this. Incredible.

Gunk MasterFlex Year ago

Why you copy and paste!???

THE_BEAR_JEW Year ago

Yeah that's the thing about going all in, if it doesn't work, you've screwed yourself for like 5 years.

K K Year ago

Nets are cursed.

Erik Dayne Year ago

The Nets cursed themselves. Live by the sword, die by the sword. If you try to put together a super team, you can’t complain if they change their minds and want to leave.

Brandon Thomas Year ago

@THE_BEAR_JEW Not really. KD can land them Ayton, Cam Johnson and maybe Bridges. Trading Kyrie can get them some good picks too.

Seetj Year ago

This is the third time kyrie has sabotaged a team.

Kat M Year ago

Second team for KD.🐍🐍🐍

Jared Thomas Year ago

Yeah, this is crazy. You rarely see players of Kd's caliber asking for trades. Typically, if you're as great as Kd, you stick around and use your greatness to make things right. I think part of this is because he feels as if the nets haven't been treating kyrie well

chris rocco Year ago

his 4th team,,,hes a joke

F F Year ago

KD is joke if that is his logic. Kyrie is poisonous to any team, and KD chose to back Kyrie up? How stupid.

Matt Holmes Year ago

I think it's the other way around. I think KD is tired of Kyrie's crap and doesn't want the distraction.

Stephen Patoine Year ago

If I was KD I’d be so over Kyrie lmfao he didn’t play almost the whole season and you’re saying the nets aren’t treating him right?

Brandon Saunders Year ago

KD to Miami would be insane!

Erik Dayne Year ago

I remember when people said the same thing about KD teaming up with Kyrie

Jeff Miguel Year ago

D’Angelo russel too. First time all star when he was with Brooklyn. What KD and Kyrie did is criminal lmao

Tim Trieu Year ago

What a betrayal! Nets gave up so many players for Durant.

Ooey Gooey Dewey Year ago

He’s the dumbest player ever for leaving the Warriors……. We could’ve stayed winning championships but he couldn’t handle the love the Bay has for Steph

Ty Hamell Year ago

no they gave it up for harden

Brandon Brown Year ago

@Ooey Gooey Dewey I don't think it's that. I think it's the criticism about him joining them and his 2 rings being somewhat diminished because of it. I don't believe that to be true but that was the noise for the 3 years he was there. We can't forget how the media attacked him relentlessly and I think it finally got to him and he left.

AB Year ago

@Ooey Gooey Dewey he thought he be able to win a championship without a super team lol but nope 😂

Ty Hamell Year ago

@Brandon Brown you sound like espn… he’s a two time finals mvp thats thats… espn push the narrative to make him leave golden state because they (gsw/kd) ruined lebron’s goat convo. KD lead a young okc team to the finals and was an inch away from beating milwaukee so he’s a proven superstar. Just like they tried to diminish stephen curry last year they’retrying to diminish kd.

streetsense01 Year ago

I think it makes sense for KD to go to Miami. I think Pat Riley can pull it off! I believe he wants to stay in the East! He really needs a championship win against the Warriors right now. The Warriors have proven that they can win with or without Durant! (TWO) with….(TWO) without!!!!

Backup Goalie Year ago

Who would Miami trade? Herro is a given but beyond that who does Brooklyn want? Taking Duncan Robinson would be helping the Heat free up cap space and not help the Nets. There would need to be a third team involved that has assets.

Bull Fc Year ago

@Backup Goalie Duncan is still a young 40% 3pt shooter, Herro is a 6 man of the year, probably draft picks for a while, I do wonder who the 3rd piece to give up would be but someone like Max Strus is a starting level player for dirt cheap so he has good value only thing is nets don’t really need guards and that’s what the heat’s main trading pieces are, so honestly not sure how it will work out

streetsense01 Year ago

@Backup Goalie I agree, there probably would have to be a third team in the mix. I think PJ Tucker is headed to the Sixers right now but they just signed Oladipo to 1 YR, 11M and Dedmon to 2YR, 9M. With Herro and some tweaking and a third team in the mix, I think Pat Riley could pull it off. He’s done this type of thing before. This is what he does!!!

Jared Thomas Year ago

@Backup Goalie it would have to be bam

Veganpotter Thevegan Year ago

The Nets will want a superstar and they aren't getting Butler. They'd maybe take Bam, Hero and a pick but the Heat may not be willing to give them up

Orlando Skipper Year ago

Jimmy Butler and Kevin Durant have similar work focus...both are serious practice guys...they would mesh so well. The rest of the team would be elevated tremendously by their work ethic. I'd become a fan for sure.

James Year ago

Nets with two of the worst superteam moves of all time.. this and the time they traded for those old celtics players.. LOL

Get Money & Chill Year ago

Nah lakers when they had Malone,Payton & slew of other stars.

Zach Year ago

@Get Money & Chill At least that team made the Finals. Did either nets teams win any playoff series?

Kaizen Konversations Year ago

@Get Money & Chill Lmaoo what?! That lakers team went to the finals championship series lol Brooklyn had the most stacked team in the entire NBA for 3 years and only was ONE playoff series… couldn’t even make playoff pushed and couldn’t advance once they got in.. huge difference, but stay mad!

Sam Year ago

And they still managed to get a fun, young team to the playoffs inbetween that they completely blew up.

Oilcan Boyd Year ago

Lol, Durant conceding he can't lead a team. You can't build around him. He needs to go to a ready-made situation in order to win.

Chris Schrock Year ago

And when Bron did it years ago?

Bronxjar Year ago

No matter where KD and Kyrie go, I wish them optimal health and total, abject professional failure.

Insert Colorful Metaphor Year ago

Times when I miss that Seattle is still sans Supersonics after almost 15 years... WTF, yo?

Hard Cold Year ago

Durant saw GS win and wants out. He might as well go to the Knicks, as we know he is NOT going to Philly with Harden.

JC Cic Year ago

Why would he go to that fire dump?

THE_BEAR_JEW Year ago

Why wouldn't KD wanna play with a prime big man plus one of the best playmakers in the league? Imo Philly is a great destination.

Reptsta Year ago

My 1st thought was send him to the Knicks.

Hard Cold Year ago

@THE_BEAR_JEW Harden has proven to be an over hyped bust.

Brandon Thomas Year ago

He's going to Phoenix.

David Romero Year ago

Durant is permanently unhappy. Great basketball player. But he must be miserable to root for.

Erik Dayne Year ago

@Coach yvantE KD didn’t lead anyone to anything. Steph led them to those championships, KD just made shots.

Matthew Corsaro Year ago

^^ KD was lucky to be a part of that GSW team those years.

White Whale Year ago

@Coach yvantE Its always someone else's fault. I've never seen an NBA player get more credit and less blame than this malcontent. Nets built this team around his whims. Now hes bailing. Its who he is. Cant finish what he starts. Never does. Always looking for the easy escape, takes no blame, but always wants 100% credit.

White Whale Year ago

@Coach yvantE proving my point.

don't want this Year ago

He is miserable to root for....Kinda glad he's gone. He Kyrie and Harden and now Simmons are the worst of what the NBA has personality wise...And it matters because look at the wins. There are none of significance

Clumsy Smurf Year ago

I would love to be able to sit down with Durant and have him honestly answer why he 100% unsalvageable wants out. Is it really that they didn't sign Kyrie long-term? If so, why? Kyrie isn't all in like Durant is and he was holding him back.

Erik Dayne Year ago

If that’s what he wanted he should have told them that. He made it a point that he was staying out of their offseason plans, now he wants out because he doesn’t like what they did in the offseason. It’s hilarious if you think about it.

Catherine Williams Year ago

I think the reason why KD didn't say anything was that he was always going to ask for a trade.

Shannon Moore Year ago

As a nets fan I'm feeling like a knicks fan not winning anything no time soon.

Change My Mind Year ago

As a Knicks fan I’ll just say my misery loves company.

goatxx Year ago

@Change My Mind if the knicks and nets combined their rosters, they still wouldn't make it out of the 2nd round.

845835ab Year ago

And what exactly could Miami give up to get him?

Arkangel Arkangel Year ago

WOJ BOMB!!!!!! I prefer Miami... but its probably Suns.... Clippers would be a great move too. The Portland move is intriguing because that's as close to him ending his career near where it would have started Seattle Supersonics.

SincereD Year ago

I would love for him to come to Boston

Nastradumbass Year ago

This is why players shouldn't have so much control over everything it sucks for the fans for years to come

TJ 803 Year ago

No it doesn't lol this is exciting

Pickles_McGickle Year ago

Portland appreciates your support Chris, even if it’s wishful thinking that someone would come to Portland and play with dame

DeepH2Ov1 Year ago

P. Riley coached an iconic team. He know's what this is, that's why he's not saying a word

Charlie Martinez Year ago

🏆 As a Heat / Golden State Fan If he joins Miami, MY NBA Finals could happen this time around next season Y so serious 😈🃏🥃

John W Year ago

You have to hand it to the NBA, there is no drama like NBA drama.

Binh Tran Year ago

NFL is up there.

Lady Marvin Year ago

@brian: nah.. NFL players have no power

FuckYourFeelings33 Year ago

I wish my Mavs had better talent to trade for him 😭 KD and Luka would light up anyone

Erik Dayne Year ago

And defend no one

The watchmen Year ago

DM Don't need another score person they need a D Rodman type of person. Someone who doesn't mind getting nasty

White Whale Year ago

KD would want out within 2 years. Luca would get too much credit. KD wants a situation where he gets all the credit for success, but none of the blame for failure.

Kat M Year ago

We would be snake bit. 🐍🐍🐍

TheU2001 MIA Year ago

@The watchmen Well said.

Eli Woods Year ago

If KD goes to the Heat, the Heat are gonna have to trade many significant pieces. I think the Nets will want a lot of their picks back after the Harden trade.

Adrian Kendrick Year ago

Yes they want a haul for him.

Jonathan Cohoon Year ago

It would be Lowry, Herro, Robinson, and 3 firsts for KD and Curry to make the money work.

Long_Slick45 Year ago

I think KD would fit great in Oregon 😂

Bosko Shabazz Year ago

Watch him get traded to OKC 😂😂😂

Boomer Butler Year ago

As an Oklahoman, we would just use Durant as a trade piece for the 2039 future first round picks from Utah 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Astronaut Kid Year ago

Okc or Portland

Carado1984 Year ago

Join the Slim towers

cory Johnson Year ago

@Carado1984 l

John Drummond Year ago

A lot of black jerseys are gonna feed a lot of July 4th bonfires this weekend. KD went from "Kyrie's my boy" to "Kyrie is dead to me".

ysl_443 ysl Year ago

Trust me if you look deep into this…. Kyrie probally told him he’s leaving after this season coming up…. He’s letting Durant get under this ASAP

John Drummond Year ago

@ysl_443 ysl anybody who thinks one minute knows Kyrie is gone in 2023. He only opted back in because no team would give him the guarantee he wanted.

JRT StrategiCapital Year ago

What the NETS owners created with their superstar acquisitions and making them entitled to big money power….was an absolute bust and a huge cancer for the rest of the league…. When did players get the right to break their contracts?

Chris Schrock Year ago

They have been doing it for years....NBA is ran by the players.

lance smith Year ago

I’m losing a lot of respect 4 KD. They signed kyrie and that washed up center 4 him. Gave him the coach he wanted (Nash). Traded away harden 4 him. With the worst playoff performance he’s ever had against Boston, I would think he will be motivated to get busy. He just wants easy rings.He’s not a leader. Just a follower.

Jo042 Year ago

A bus rider.😂😂

Go Beyond Year ago

Where's the best BUS to ride now?

calla211 Year ago

KD is the weakest superstar ever. Held the franchise hostage during the entire Kyrie fiasco by refusing to hold him accountable and drove Harden away. Out of sheer spite they should trade him to Sacramento lol

garylp3 Year ago

KD never had MJ, Lebron, Kobe leadership.

D D Year ago

Suns are perfect for this with a package based around a sign-and-trade Ayton.

D Filipino Year ago

He's going back to the bay

Femmedenise35 Year ago

Why would they do that? If I am the front office, I am sending KD out of space.. idc where he wants to go 🥴

James Year ago

rumor is he wants to go to suns... he got so much criticism for joining a 73 win team right after losing the finals that he figures he'll get less criticism by joining a 64 win team two years removed from losing the finals..

Meatus Shaft Year ago

He and Book would be dope af but, as long as CP0 resides in the desert, ain’t no chips going there! 😂 🏜 🌵

Astronaut Kid Year ago

And guess what he still one the best players to touch the ball nobody criticized bron for wade for building a super team so just Sheddup about Durant it happened and it past no point to keep talking bout it

Erik Dayne Year ago

KD will never shake the criticism. The only way he possibly could would be if he led a team to a championship, and he’s already said he doesn’t care about that, he just wants to play, he doesn’t care if they win.

Jump Street24 Year ago

Yep. Big difference Jimbo. He didn't lose to them before the finals

Wil Cee Year ago

@Astronaut Kid Cool story lady

JSUTrumpet Year ago

Durant to the Pelicans. Trade Zion, our first round pick this year. And two first rounders.

Alex H Year ago

Actually not crazy idea lol but only 2 first rounders. Not 3

Julian Searcie Year ago

yeah two is enough .that would work out for both teams KD and KD Jr

kyle slone Year ago

And that gets you a first round exit .. would have to keep Zion somehow for it to make any since

itsmeitstrue Year ago

Thats actually a good trade for both teams, in my opinion

JSUTrumpet Year ago

@kyle slone we pushed a 60 win team to 6 games without Zion. With KD it would be a fantastic squad. You have no idea what you are talking about.

Kevi Year ago

Miami would have to include Bam and I’m not sure if they want to do that

Daniel M. Year ago

Nets had a great future leading the with DLO, then blew themselves up.

Chip Wilhelm Year ago

Patti Mills was the first sign of the dismantling… Deandre Ayton trading to without input from kd… 2 high level players with either a warped selfish character and or drama baggage… Not a full blown kd fan but I agree with this… He’s an elite player that has a solid character foundation and all he wants to do is play and win… He’s a great scorer… Prolly better than k mid and would put Milwaukee in in the finals for sure… Even if they have to give up a couple of elites… Hopefully not jrue or Brook

Original J Year ago

KD probably realized how big team culture is . If he really wants to just hoop with hoop junkies Miami is the fit

Elder King Year ago

As a Tyler hero fan please tell me I'm not about to have to be a nets fan😭😭

The Baddest Year ago

Miami doesn’t have the players without adding Jimmy to a trade

Will Year ago

KD , jimmy bucket's, and Bam 🤯

E J Year ago

As a heat fan, what can they offer besides bam, herro, Duncan Robinson and draft picks 7-10 years away?

Kazzy Official Year ago

Shams bomb, not Woj. He broke it first

kenny lynch Year ago

I told everybody KD was fed up with Irving's BS and everybody said i was wrong now look I saw it in his face during the Bucks series

av mail Year ago

This is like when you have that friend who has a great girl who is smart and treats him well and is beautiful but only this is KD and he's blowing up a team he built.

gnvTWhp Year ago

Love this OLD media. Rich is da man. One of the OG of old media.

Hey Francis! Year ago

They’re gonna have to give up probably Bam Adebayo three first rounders in an expiring contract to get Durant

Brandon Thomas Year ago

LOL. It's going to take more than that to get KD. They can get a better package from Phoenix.

Salmane Bennani Year ago

they'll give lowry herro robinson and 1st round pick

Erik Dayne Year ago

I’m sure they’ll get a huge package, but I don’t know why. Do these teams not see what KD just did to the Nets? He ruined their franchise for the next 6 years at least.

Kolja Wendlandt Year ago

bam adebayo cant go to the nets because of some rookie contract rule bullshit...idk u gotta look it... i dont fully remember. The Nets already have a player with a contract that activates that rule and that is ben simmons

Jump Street24 Year ago

@Brandon Thomas 🤡 keep kd if your a fan of the nets. Plus its a rule and they got Simmons. They coudnt get bam anyway

Yujiro Hanma Year ago

KD finally got tired of Kyrie's BS . I feel REALLY bad for Nets fans. They took the Nets out of New Jersey but didn't take the New Jersey out of the Nets. Same ol' Nets.

Wayne Man Year ago

KD to Miami 🔥

Dennis Robbins Year ago

Pro sports is part of America's huge entertainment industry and the NBA's greatest players are like rock stars. There are maybe 4 or 5 players who can basically dictate where they will play, who they want as teammates, how long they'll commit to playing, and of course, how much they will need to be paid. Fans of "super teams" should develop a one season at a time mentality. It's also a good idea to only buy team jersey's that use velcro letters for the players names.

XKHAN Year ago

It be nice to see NYK can talk to KD

Graydon Tron Year ago

The Bulls . He actually like that time . Don't be surprised

Backup Goalie Year ago

I really don't understand why the Nets are doing this. They don't want to give Kyrie money so they would rather blow up this team despite Kyrie, Simmons, and KD never playing together.

ROBERT GRIFFIN Year ago

Sometimes, when building, or rebuilding. You need to fix the foundation! FACT. You might to take everything out!

teng029 Year ago

The NBA off-season just got really interesting..

Robert Kellar Year ago

If the Nets want to win now, which what they've said, the Heat have absolutely nothing they want.

omar hasan Year ago

If anything, this request should prove to everyone, more than anything else could, that he should have stayed in Oakland with the Warriors. Golden State winning a chip without him, Brooklyn underachieving while he was there, the trash talk, the pettiness... ...nothing told me he should regret leaving Golden State until this very request. This is the way of saying, "I made a bad call" without saying it bluntly. He should have stayed where he was and won 2 or 3 more rings.

Bob's pizza Year ago

The moment KD left the warriors I instantly knew he would never gain in historical view as if he would have stayed. History just counts rings. Curry will win more. Durant will not win another

J E Year ago

NETS always trade away there youth ex Dinwiddie,levert,Allen etc.and this always happens.

Timnor Year ago

Best idea in this conversation is merge the nets and nicks... bring back the supersonics

Michael Gonzalez Year ago

I don’t blame him at all lol

KingBasil Year ago

I feel like kd became a super team hopper because its the fastest way to catch up in championships

TJ Da Stunna Year ago

Miami has no assets to trade only players and Nobody wants Duncan Robinson bad contact or Kyle Lowry. So they would lose 2 or 3 out of these 5 (Bam, Herro, Jimmy, Morris or Jovic). Do to the salary cap Morris, Jovic and Herro salaries at enough to trade for KD even with them trading the mid level exception of 10.5 mil to so Bam or Jimmy got to get traded.

ROBERT GRIFFIN Year ago

Aren't players assets?

Audience 72 Year ago

Everybody thinks they can just get KD for role players. They're gonna have to give their superstars or multiple Allstars to get KD. All this teaming up scenarios are stupid

Andrew Todd Year ago

KD in Miami would be nice and so would him in Dallas

Fin AI Year ago

Eisen’s face was bewildered for a sec then he had a light bulb moment….South Beach🌴

Do Du Year ago

kd said he would love the suns or the heat. kd got a house in miami. Pat Riley can make it happen. they got enough assets. the heat are the front runner already.

Kevin LeRoy Year ago

AD and Westbrook plus a pick for Durant

Hermenio Hebron Year ago

I honor your decision ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ Kevin. Hope to see you in PORTLAND...MARHABAH

Investor Bettor Year ago

Let’s go heat

JoeDaWg713 Year ago

He isn't going anywhere. They'd have to trade the whole team just to get him.

Gunk MasterFlex Year ago

And the nets are gonna get 3, 4 picks just for KD.... 4 picks for kyrie

BlueWave Year ago

Agree whatever team he’s going to would have to give up the farm to get him.

Fashion Life Year ago

Miami will give up Herro Duncan and 5 picks for KD

AFI SECURITY Year ago

@Fashion Life Hero Duncan ..issa no..foh

Fashion Life Year ago

@AFI SECURITY idc im from Miami let them go we can Win with Durant Jimmy and Bam and even Kyrie thats an unstoppable Team

Fuzzy Wuzzy Year ago

What I get from this is he wants to get away from Kyrie Irving

Broncos Stampede Year ago

Factz

Michael Gonzalez Year ago

And Ben

Meatus Shaft Year ago

As Charlie Sheen would say, “boy can I pick ‘em!” 😆

LakersBacktoBack17-18 Year ago

Great show

glasses Year ago

Starting to understand what GSW was dealing with?

Chris Schrock Year ago

RIP nets hopes and dreams.

David Orellana Year ago

Funny how Durant always says he’s committed and than leaves a team lol

Jeff Boyardee Year ago

Lakers fans happy af the Nets taking all the heat this yr

James Year ago

i know warriors aren't in the mix, but they actually have a great trade package.. kuminga, wiseman, moody, poole, etc.. a lot of young talent.

kimton coleman Year ago

I wouldnt give that up for Durant

James Year ago

@kimton coleman i wouldn't either.. just saying that warriors actually have some good assets the nets would want.. oh that would be so hilarious if he goes back to GS LOL

Meatus Shaft Year ago

As great as KD still is, I’d still roll with the Big 3 and all those young guys who are developing really really well!

Michael Donovan Year ago

trade wiseman for him straight up..seriously...don't give up poole, moody or kuminga for this primadonna toxic wreck of a human...

franchica Year ago

Kahwi, Paul George, Durant. Make it happen

Charlotte Agnes Year ago

Some of these destinations everyone keeps bringing up is so funny. Like everyone is forgetting this is a trade not free agency. The nets are NOT giving KD up for nothing. He’s not going to Portland bc they have nothing. He’s not going to Philly. Who do they have to trade? Harden? Lol Miami is the best bet in my eyes. Nets already said they are not trading him to the suns without getting D book. Issa mess lol