Let's say OKC silently puts Durant on the trading block this off season... (1 Viewer)

[chris_in_pdx]

What would you, as Blazer GM, offer them? Or does his recent history with injuries scare you completely off of him?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

A resigned Wes Matthews and Nic Batum, plus any one bench player but Tim Frazier.

 

[KingSpeed]

Injury scares me off him. We don't need that in Portland.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Think of the irony of signing Durant and having him turn into Oden here. The end of honking altogether.

 

[magnifier661]

Think of the irony of signing Durant and having him turn into Oden here. The end of honking altogether.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I am not worried about his injury. So if we want to be somewhat realistic, OKC would only trade Durant for a star in return. So if you are asking would I trade either LMA or Dame for him...............I would have to consider LA only if Durant signed an extension.

I said consider since I like LA much more than Durant. But we are talking about a league MVP so I can't let my heart get in the way of my brain.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Mmmmm... Fois Gras...

 

[rasheedfan2005]

dont want to stay in okc with that egomaniac westbrook? tough shit.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

We may have a player or two OKC woukd take. Obviously it would have to be set of players that work with Russell.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

No more than Batum+CJ+Leonard

 

[H.C.]

So the homer in me says I don't want Durant.
That one of the two players OKC would want is either Aldridge or Lillard..
The Homer in me says thanks, but no thanks...
It also brings up the record the Blazers have VS OKC in the past two years.. 6 wins 1 loss.

The non-homer in me says I'd give up Lillard to get a healthy/resigning Durant.
Not offering Aldridge though, no thanks. I'd hope Durant would learn to play with a player like Aldridge....

The basketball person in me says Aldridge+KD wouldn't play as well together as Lillard/Aldridge though...

 

[BlazerCaravan]

No more than Batum+CJ+Leonard

That seems about right: Nic, CJ, and Meyers combined for 25 against Phoenix. We'd want 25 a night from Kevin.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We may have a player or two OKC woukd take. Obviously it would have to be set of players that work with Russell.

Nic is great at standing around waiting for a pass that never comes.

 

[MAS RipCity]

Anyone but Aldridge and Lillard.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Anyone but Aldridge and Lillard.

I wouldn't want to play 82 games without a legit center. Anyone but Robin, LA, or Lillard.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Here's the deal: KD hasn't signed another extension with OKC, and his contract ends at the end of the 2016 season. If you are OKC, do you roll the dice and hope he signs? If he doesn't and walks, the Thunder are left with nothing. So a team trading for KD would have a certain amount of leverage.

I personally think Batum + CJ/Leonard and filler would be acceptable. I would trade none of Lillard, Aldridge, Lopez, and would only consider Wes if Durant proved he was fully healthy. OKC is building around Westbrook now. I would give them Batum, but they'd probably ask for both Batum and Wes, and I'd say no to that.

 

[Rhal]

If he agrees to an extension anything that doesnt include both Lillard/LA.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I don't really like Durant, doesn't he dislike Portland anyways?

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I don't really like Durant, doesn't he dislike Portland anyways?

This is odd. Yeah, I would take him. And if his physical and his foot checked out ok, I wouldn't think twice. He's a top three player when healthy. Do we have that on the team now?

I don't think they will move him to a team in their own division.

 

[Strenuus]

This is odd. Yeah, I would take him. And if his physical and his foot checked out ok, I wouldn't think twice. He's a top three player when healthy. Do we have that on the team now?

I don't think they will move him to a team in their own division.

We'd have three of the top 25 (IMO) on our team... unfortunately, it'd probably take one of those two to get that one, so really, we'd have 2 of them.

I like our team. I like Durant. But I don't know how well it'd work together.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

A resigned Wes Matthews and Nic Batum, plus any one bench player but Tim Frazier.

We'd have three of the top 25 (IMO) on our team... unfortunately, it'd probably take one of those two to get that one, so really, we'd have 2 of them.

I like our team. I like Durant. But I don't know how well it'd work together.

If we could resign Afflalo, I would have no probs with Caravan's offer if everything checked out ok on him.

 

[BBert]

I think Stotts would cream in his jeans if he could get Kevin Durant.

 

[Draco]

Here's the deal: KD hasn't signed another extension with OKC, and his contract ends at the end of the 2016 season. If you are OKC, do you roll the dice and hope he signs? If he doesn't and walks, the Thunder are left with nothing. So a team trading for KD would have a certain amount of leverage.

I personally think Batum + CJ/Leonard and filler would be acceptable. I would trade none of Lillard, Aldridge, Lopez, and would only consider Wes if Durant proved he was fully healthy. OKC is building around Westbrook now. I would give them Batum, but they'd probably ask for both Batum and Wes, and I'd say no to that.

Other teams fans say the same thing about Aldridge but we didn't trade him.

Zero chance OKC trades Durant this summer.

Might as well propose we get Anthony Davis back in the trade as well.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I loved this so much.

OKC has their own shitty newspaper columnists. haha.

 

[Draco]

No max players sign extensions so not sure why anybody brings that up. Players have to go to free agency to get a new max deal so not having an extension is meaningless.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Mathews and Batum for Durant sounds realistic.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Injury scares me off him. We don't need that in Portland.

Maybe Mathews injury would scare you off if he wasn't already on the team.

 

[KingSpeed]

I loved this so much.

OKC has their own shitty newspaper columnists. haha.

That was amazing.

 

[Strenuus]

Mathews and Batum for Durant sounds realistic.

Maybe Mathews injury would scare you off if he wasn't already on the team.

It's MATTHEWS.

 

[stampedehero]

What would you, as Blazer GM, offer them? Or does his recent history with injuries scare you completely off of him?

Think Bowie and Oden and say no.