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Oh man I just had a weird moment where I thought what if the Suns' front office decided to send both CP3 and Ayton to the Nets for KD and Kyrie. The Suns would open their window to contend well past CP3's inevitable fall off and totally screw him in the process.
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they said they want team first guys and there are issues with them being hard cappedLJ2 wrote: View PostComment
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From HoopsRumors
July 14th, 2022 at 1:54pm CST by Rory Maher
Appearing on NBA Today on Wednesday (video link), ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said the Nets have been been “really turned off” by the offers they’ve received for Kevin Durant thus far.
“If some of the trade packages that have been floated to me are true, I agree with them, I think that they should expect more for Kevin Durant with four years left on his contract. But the other teams in the league just don’t believe that the Nets have a lot of leverage here… and the offers they are making are reflective of that belief,” he said.
As Windhorst details, the Nets are acting as though they’re fine with holding onto Durant into the season if acceptable offers aren’t presented. As of yesterday, Windhorst said that he wasn’t “sensing any traction” on a potential trade.
A source tells Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca that Brooklyn has an “unreasonably high” asking price for the star forward, and the Raptors have been unwilling to include Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes or the maximum amount of first-round picks in any Durant offer to this point. The two sides have had preliminary discussions regarding Durant, but nothing serious.
Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports that there has been talk during Summer League indicating that the Suns have been reluctant to include Mikal Bridges in a package for Durant, which is part of the reason why there has been no headway on a deal. Those around the league refer to Bridges as the “key piece” in any offer.
Frankly, if those rumors are true, it sounds like Windhorst might be right about the lack of suitable offers for Durant.
If Bridges hasn’t been included, then the Suns aren’t serious about acquiring Durant at this stage. Bridges is a high-quality role player and a very good defender, but Durant is an all-time great.
The Raptors have other possible pieces to dangle, like Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr. and Precious Achiuwa — so their reluctance to include Barnes or the full complement of future first-rounders is more understandable. I don’t include Fred VanVleet in that group because I don’t think Toronto would consider moving him — he’s too important to the team’s culture, plus his on-court production improves nearly every season.
Even if he’s entering his age-34 season, Durant performed at an MVP-caliber level when he was healthy last season, averaging 29.9 PPG, 7.4 RPG and 6.4 APG on .518/.383/.910 shooting in 55 games (37.2 MPG). He’s a 12-time All-Star, a four-time scoring champion, has been named to 10 All-NBA teams, is a former MVP and a two-time Finals MVP — a résumé doesn’t get much more stacked than that.
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KD and Kyrie play out the whole season in Brooklyn. Kyrie plays an acceptable amount of games, Nets have a great playoff run and he and re-signs for 3 years, in the off-season.The Great One wrote: View PostComment
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That would be an awful lot of humble pie for KD and Kyrie to eat all season. I don't see it happening. It would be really embarrassing for them and they both have huge egos.golden wrote: View PostComment
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They’re already eating massive humble pie, both being shopped around the league and teams not exactly tripping over themselves to trade for them. Kyrie especially…. only 1 team interested. Lol.Primer wrote: View Post
If there’s no market, then they have to play for Brooklyn or mutually agree with the Nets to sit out until they can find a trade partner at a price acceptable to the team. They will continue to eat humble pie, either way…. and I’m loving it.Comment
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I can’t see how they are going to play in Brooklyn. Can you imagine trying to coach that team with Irving and Durant just doing whatever they want with one foot out the door? Every day each and every player and coach asked about it for 8 months? All the while their trade value plummeting. It would be a 24/7 nightmare.golden wrote: View PostComment
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When your top 2 players wanted out and your top 3 players (KD, Kyrie and Simmons) aren't exactly leaders, its going to be a huge mess.slaw wrote: View PostComment
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They’ll kiss and make up for media consumption to start the season and winning will cure all.slaw wrote: View PostComment
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Look what happened with Harden in Houston, he forced his way out. It’s not going to be pretty if they haven’t been moved before the season starts.Comment
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