Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has asked to leave the team he joined in 2019.

And ESPN, citing unnamed sources, indicated that Duran, a two-time champion with the Golden State Warriors and the 2014 NHL Player of the Year in the colors of the Oklahoma City Thunder, wants to move to the Phoenix Suns or Miami. Hit.

She added that the Nets are keen to get the best possible deal from the star, who has extended his contract in 2021 by four years for $198 million.

Durant, 33, along with Kyrie Irving and James Harden, who moved to the Philadelphia 76 earlier this year, failed to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a championship race in 2021.

The Nets had some difficulty between Irving’s refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine, which kept him out of action for most of the season, the hurt that followed Harden’s departure, and finally the humiliating exit from the first round of play. -off on the hands of the Boston Celtics zero – 4.

Durant’s request to leave came just three days after Irving announced the activation of an extra-season renewal clause with the Nets, even though he could have left as well.

Durant’s request comes as a shock to the league just hours before the transfer window opens for players with an expired contract, when teams can officially begin negotiations with them.