Kevin Durant is out and the Nets are 0-2 without him. How long will he be out? According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets expect him to be on the bench for a month, starting with the diagnosis of his sprained MCL on January 9. The NBA trade deadline is February 9. That coincidence will permit the Nets to re-evaluate, per Woj and a league source.
Brooklyn’s front office wants to be systematic and purposeful in seeing what the Nets can do as a team and as individuals during KD’s absence, then depending on what they decide make the necessary moves at the deadline.