After hearing about his "it's me or them" demand to Joe Tsai, demanding Tsai fire Nash and Marks in exchange for him staying, I wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole.
It's interesting how these stories are presented to the public by the media, which in turn shapes the entire narrative.
It's unlikely that Durant and Tsai had a two-sentence interaction in their meeting. I have no idea about what was discussed, but we got a very short summary of that meeting.
It can definitely be framed as a "demand" that was essentially "it's me or them".
But, an equally plausible scenario, couched a little more softly: After some pleasantries, Tsai asked Durant what was bothering him, and if there would be a scenario under which he'd like to stay in Brooklyn. Durant said, "I like my teammates. I like the facilities, I like the city, I love the ownership group. Everything here is first class. But, I'm getting old, man. I just don't have a lot of patience, and I don't like the direction of the franchise. I've given it a shot, but I just don't trust Steve Nash's decision making. He got thoroughly outcoached by Ime Udoka in a series that I think should have been more competitive. And Marks, he's a good man, but I don't think he's building the right type of team. Things just seem unsettled here. So, I'm being candid with you, I just don't think I'll feel completely comfortable with Nash and Marks still here.
Tsai: "Are you saying you'd stay if those two were fired?"
Durant: "Yeah, I'd at least give it a shot. I just want to be in a position to win championships, and to feel like we're all moving in the same direction".
If that was the conservation, it could have still been distilled down to the "me or them" narrative, but it lacks all kinds of context.
That's more a comment on the media than on Durant trade rumors, but it's something that I try to think about when seeing these reports. Unless they involve Kyrie. Then I just automatically assume the absolute worst.