Joe Tsai, responsible for managing the Brooklyn franchise, declares support for the coaching staff and front office after rumors that the star pressed for change
The mood between Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets seems to have turned sour. After rumors circulated saying that the winger gave an ultimatum to the direction of the franchise asking for the replacement of the coaching staff, led by Steve Nash, and the front office team, the team's administrator, Joe Tsai, published a message on the social network declaring support for the employees.
Our front office and coaching staff have my support. We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn Nets. - Joe Tsai
According to ESPN in the United States, Durant had a meeting with Tsai in London in which he expressed a desire to be traded and told the administrator to choose between him and Nash's coaching staff.
The 33-year-old asked to be traded on June 30, but the team has yet to find a deal they consider favorable. The contract between the parties has a duration of four years in the amount of 198 million dollars.
KD joined the Nets in 2019, when he left the Golden State Warriors after winning two titles and a runner-up in three seasons, and spent a year recovering from a serious Achilles tendon injury. He returned the following season, but saw the team starring him and Kyrie, who also received reinforcements from James Harden, fail on the court.
Steve Nash took over as coach only in September 2020, his first experience in the role. Despite good results in the regular season, the Canadian was unable to make the team compete for the title in either of the two years and had to manage off-court confusions, such as the dissatisfaction of James Harden, who was eventually traded, and the Kyrie Irving vaccine crisis. , who lost a considerable part of the games in 2021/22 for refusing to take the immunizer against Covid.