The Brooklyn Nets continue to posture that they're prepared to keep Kevin Durant this season if the trade offers they receive on the market don't improve.
"All three of these sides have wanted to get out of this marriage," said Brian Windhorst. "We have Kyrie who was looking around for sign-and-trades before he opted into his contract.
"We have the Nets who have been involved in trade discussions with these players for the last couple of weeks and offered Kyrie a short-term contract that they knew he probably wasn't going to take anyways.
"And we have Durant, who actually went ahead and asked for a trade.
"All three of them have said 'We're not crazy about this going forward.'
"To come through the smokescreen on the other side of that and having them all together, it's probably the smart decision with what is on the table for the Nets right now, so I see why they're going there. I just find it hard to believe it is going to lead to the outcome that they're all looking for.
"I will just say it that is the second week of July. We are months and months away from the training camp. We are months and months and months away from the start of the season. A lot of things can happen.
"I get why they would take this position right now. And I got to tell you, that's out there strong in the league. This is the position that they're taking. 'We don't like anything and if you're not going to improve your offer, we're going to take them off the table.'
"I've got to wait and see how Durant feels about that. With literally one tweet, he can push this in either direction."