Phoenix’s billionaire owner recruited Kevin Durant on his first day at work

Is there another NBA owner who has been this intense since the first day of work?

Billionaire Matt Issibia, who is known to have a fortune of over $5 billion as CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of American mortgage company United Whole Sale Mortgage (UWM), recently acquired the Phoenix Suns club. He is a graduate of the Michigan State University basketball team, which won the 2000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s basketball round of 64 championship. My love for basketball is extraordinary.

On the 9th (Korean time), the first day that Ishbia started official activities as the owner, Phoenix made a super-large trade that would change the NBA regular league game for the 2022-2023 season.

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant.

According to local media in the United States, Phoenix agreed to a trade to acquire Kevin Durant and forward TJ Warren in exchange for forward Mikal Bridges, forward Cam Johnson, four unprotected first-round picks, and the right to exchange the pick in 2028 to Brooklyn.

With this, Phoenix has emerged as a strong championship candidate at once by adding a special scorer named Kevin Durant to top players representing each position, such as Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and Deandre Ayton.

Phoenix has the experience of conquering the Western Conference in the 2020-2021 season and advancing to the NBA Finals. Although they lost the championship to the Milwaukee Bucks led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, expectations were raised that they would leap forward as a strong player representing the Western Conference, boasting solid power.

However, they suffered the pain of being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs last season, and this season, they are recording lower-than-expected results in 5th place in the Western Conference.

The new owner made a bold decision from the first day of work.

Phoenix was one of the clubs that sought out Kevin Durant during the offseason last year when he officially requested a trade to Brooklyn. At the time, the trade didn’t work out, but months later, he finally got Kevin Durant in his arms.

Kevin Durant, born in 1988, boasts a brilliant career, including the 2014 regular league MVP, 2 Finals MVP, 4 scoring champions, 13 All-Star selections, and the NBA 75th Anniversary Team selection.

This season, he is averaging 29.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists, showing off his unchanging skills. He is a 208cm tall forward who is evaluated as the best in the league for his ability to score based on explosive outside shots.

In the process of acquiring Kevin Durant, Phoenix had to give up forward Mikal Bridges, who is the team’s housekeeper and plays a pivotal role especially on defense. The fact that a number of draft nominations were given away could also be an uneasy factor considering the future.

However, it is an inevitable loss to recruit a player like Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant’s scoring ability, especially his individual ability to shine more brightly in the playoffs, is expected to significantly boost Phoenix’s ability to win the championship right away.

With the addition of Kevin Durant, who has an annual salary of about $44 million this season, the club’s taxes have increased significantly, but the new owner of Phoenix stepped on the pedal with the goal of winning. 슬롯사이트

Kevin Durant, who is currently out of court due to a knee injury, is expected to be able to return after mid-February.

On the other hand, Brooklyn’s dream of reaching the top of the NBA with the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving-James Harden triangle at the forefront has now collapsed.

Harden changed to a Philadelphia uniform last year, and Kyrie Irving was recently traded to the Dallas Mavericks, saying “Brooklyn often had a disrespect for me.” And even Kevin Durant said goodbye to Brooklyn.

Brooklyn started a rebuilding system by dismantling the ‘Big 3’. There are 11 first-round nomination rights that can be exercised in the rookie draft for the next seven years from this year to 2029.

In the meantime, Kyrie Irving, after hearing the news of Kevin Durant’s transfer, wrote on his SNS, “I’m glad he got out of there,” and expressed his dissatisfaction with Brooklyn one more time.