Suns acquire Kevin Durant from Nets in blockbuster dealAfter three-plus tumultuous years and a second trade request in eight months, All-NBA forward Kevin Durantwas traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Phoenix Suns for a package that includes dynamic forward Mikal Bridges,Cam Johnson, Jae Crowderandfour unprotected future first-round picks, the team announced on Thursday. ET -- and it wouldn't be long until Ishbia and Nets owner Joe Tsai had cobbled together the final elements of the blockbuster trade, sources said. Durant and his business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Tsai and Marks that their preference was a deal to Phoenix, sources said. The Nets had hoped they could get Durant to stay the course, but he wanted to go West -- and wanted the Suns. The Suns got Durant, and the NBA trade deadline was alive in the wee hours.
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