Kevin Durant reverses course and will stay with Nets

Kevin Durant is sticking around in Brooklyn after all, according to the latest announcement by Nets general manager Sean Marks.

In a statement released Tuesday morning, Marks said Durant and Nets team brass “agreed to move forward with our partnership” following a meeting in Los Angeles.

Durant initially requested a trade at the end of June, following an unceremonious playoff sweep at the hands of the Celtics.

The 33-year-old has spent three seasons in Brooklyn but only played in the last two, missing the entire 2019-20 season while recovering from a torn Achilles. The 12-time All-Star averaged 26.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists during the 2020-21 season, and followed that up with a stat line of 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists this past season.

This is a developing story.