The Durant Thread

[illmatic99]

This is blowing up everywhere and Dame keeps re-posting it. Trolling game on 100.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Sharpe had hid press conference so I fully expect hum to be around. Hart seems more involved than ever. Nurk ad well.

A resigned Ant + EBEC + Little + every possible pick/swaps in the future is not enough. What do we add?

If I were Brooklyn I would take Ant, Sharpe, EBE, and a 1st.
Those two and Simmons is a good young nucleus.

 

[B-Roy]

This is blowing up everywhere and Dame keeps re-posting it. Trolling game on 100.

Will say this, much better leverage for the Blazers versus last year with all the cryptic leaving shit.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Hahaha what???

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/duranke01.html

The Nets didn't underperform? They got 3 Hall of Famers and got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. That's why the team has been dismantled and that's why everyone is moving on.

As I said, Ant + picks + MAYBE Little. They definitely wouldn't be getting Ant AND Shaedon.

 

[Pinwheel1]

The Nets didn't underperform? They got 3 Hall of Famers and got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. That's why the team has been dismantled and that's why everyone is moving on.

As I said, Ant + picks + MAYBE Little. They definitely wouldn't be getting Ant AND Shaedon.

Yeah I am not saying I would give it to them, just that if I were them I would accept it.

 

[Freshtown]

 

[MadeFromDust]

This guy has over 100k followers on twitter. Any credibility here?

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Yeah I am not saying I would give it to them, just that if were them I would accept it.

Of course. If I was them, I would do it yesterday. That's top line return in a time where no team gets equal return for their superstars except for maybe Anthony Davis.

 

[B-Roy]

This guy has over 100k followers on twitter. Any credibility here?

If that were actually true, there's absolutely no chance Dame would jeopardize that by posting that pic, LOL.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

When does Kyrie have to make his decision by? The 1st?

 

[blazerkor]

am I crazy for thinking that’s too much lol

Is anything too much for a chance at a few rings? I would be willing to throw in swaps too. Yeah, it would mean a barren few years after Dame and KD drop off but I'd suffer that if we can have two, three or even more rings with that core.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

If that were actually true, there's absolutely no chance Dame would jeopardize that by posting that pic, LOL.

Why would it jeopardize anything? If anything it's getting a social media to talk about it which we know Durant is heavily watching. Social media can definitely will things into existence. Dame putting a pic on social media doesn't jeopardize anything. Let's hope there's some truth to it.

 

[OneSport3]

Is anything too much for a chance at a few rings? I would be willing to throw in swaps too. Yeah, it would mean a barren few years after Dame and KD drop off but I'd suffer that if we can have two, three or even more rings with that core.

A few rings? I would do it for a legitimate chance at ONE ring.

 

[B-Roy]

If Durant wants to cement his legacy, coming back west AND beating the Warriors would definitely do that. Teaming with Dame gives him a shot for sure.

Right now the narrative is still Durant needed the Warriors and not the other way around.

 

[MickZagger]

The Nets didn't underperform? They got 3 Hall of Famers and got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. That's why the team has been dismantled and that's why everyone is moving on.

As I said, Ant + picks + MAYBE Little. They definitely wouldn't be getting Ant AND Shaedon.

The year before they were a Durant toe on the line away from going to the finals and most likely winning it

 

[B-Roy]

On the June 24 episode of The Lowe Post podcast Zach Lowe commented on the possibility that both Nets stars may force themselves out this offseason.

“I can tell you this,” Zach Lowe said during The Lowe Post podcast. “This is what teams are doing. Teams are already operating under the… not the assumption, but we need to prepare for the contingency Kevin Durant is available via trade in six days, or seven days.”

The Durant trade discussions wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for the Kyrie news that has been breaking. Of the news, Durant insisted that they are “just reports.”

“It’s just reports. You know that go around this time, the Draft, the Finals just ended. You just got to keep that dialogue going, keep that engagement going. So, obviously, it’s an interesting topic. There’s a lot going on with our team,” Durant said.

Durant pointing out the timing is important. The Finals just ended, there are no games to compete with, only transaction news. Now the news starts as Kyrie is about to enter contract negotiations; perhaps the news is nothing but the media helping a star get leverage in negotiations, and everything being talked about is, as KD says, “just reports.”

https://heavy.com/sports/brooklyn-nets/kevin-durant-nets-trade-rumors/

Root hard for Kyrie to leave. Root HARD.

If KD does actually become available, expect Joe to call. If we had Neil he'd still be twiddling his thumbs at offering CJ for KD.

 

[MickZagger]

I mean I think Durant is a douche. But fuck it. Why not

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[blazerkor]

Durant has under performed the last two post seasons. He's no longer in his prime. I think Ant + picks + MAYBE Little. We have the assets to get it done.

It's on Durant to give the green light now.

If we can get him for that, cool, if we need to add Nas cool, if we need to add Shaedon instead of Nas... still fucking cool. If you can put a starting lineup together of Dame, Hart, KD, Grant and Nurk with guys like Nas, Justice and someone good with the TPMLE then the ring chasers would flock.

I think it's a guaranteed two championships... unless we get hit with injuries in the playoffs.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If we did that, we'd be like the Nets trading for Kevin Garnett. Or the Nets trading for James Harden.

I'd rather trade Dame to the Nets than trade for Durant. YES I MEAN IT

 

[B-Roy]

Dame keeps reposting it LOL. I think he's literally trying to manifest/speak it into existence.

 

[B-Roy]

If we did that, we'd be like the Nets trading for Kevin Garnett. Or the Nets trading for James Harden.

I'd rather trade Dame to the Nets than trade for Durant. YES I MEAN IT

You cannot be serious. KG was 37 when he was traded. KD will be 38 by the time his current contract is over in 4 years.

LeBron is still a top 5 player at age 37. Are we anticipating KD to lose his ability to shoot over literally everyone?

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Since Durant wants traded wouldn’t that give them less leverage for trading him

 

[illmatic99]

If we did that, we'd be like the Nets trading for Kevin Garnett. Or the Nets trading for James Harden.

I'd rather trade Dame to the Nets than trade for Durant. YES I MEAN IT

kg was a top 5 player when he was traded to boston?

 

[BigGameDamian]

This guy has over 100k followers on twitter. Any credibility here?

Holy shit make it happen!

 

[illmatic99]

Since Durant wants traded wouldn’t that give them less leverage for trading him

him wanting a trade is irrelevant. he's under contract for three years without any options.

 

[B-Roy]

I can't believe I'm arguing against people that are against acquiring Kevin freaking Durant.

 

[Freshtown]

Haha

 

[Strenuus]

If we did that, we'd be like the Nets trading for Kevin Garnett. Or the Nets trading for James Harden.

I'd rather trade Dame to the Nets than trade for Durant. YES I MEAN IT

That literally makes no sense. But then again, I see who wrote this and THAT makes sense that it makes no sense.

 

[Strenuus]

You cannot be serious. KG was 37 when he was traded. KD will be 38 by the time his current contract is over in 4 years.

LeBron is still a top 5 player at age 37. Are we anticipating KD to lose his ability to shoot over literally everyone?

Rasta wants Dame traded at all costs.