The Durant Thread

[1 Eye Jack]

This destroys free agency for any teams that want a shot at Durant. Also would think it hurts signing your own players?

 

[julius]

One of us here probably has a better chance of winning the lottery then Durant getting traded here.

I volunteer for the task

 

[Hoopguru]

This destroys free agency for any teams that want a shot at Durant. Also would think it hurts signing your own players?

Yep, just read where many team will wait and see what happens to Durant first.

 

[illmatic99]

Jake said to keep an eye on Toronto.

OG, Barnes, and Trent?

 

[Graduate32]

Jake said to keep an eye on Toronto.

OG, Barnes, and Trent?

I think it would be Barnes or OG (and you'd need ton more in draft capital in the OG scenario). Barnes would certainly be near the top of the Nets wishlist.

 

[RR7]

 

[Hoopguru]

Check this out.....


CBS Sports
Kevin Durant trade rumors: Ranking all 29 teams as possible destinations as KD asks out of Brooklyn
Still, these are all teams Durant simply would not be interested in joining. They're the easiest cross-offs. Why trade for a player who...
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28 mins ago

 

[illmatic99]

Jake said Portland will make a push for KD because Dame will ask for it.

 

[blazerkor]

This destroys free agency for any teams that want a shot at Durant. Also would think it hurts signing your own players?

If you wait. If you get really aggressive making offers to people who aren't getting them from other teams who are waiting to see what happens you might land someone who might have gone elsewhere for the same price. You would be showing them that you don't care what else might become available, you want them. I mean that's the theory, it's also a huge gamble because if someone does end up available that you want at the same position you've already committed money to it.

I guess we'll see in a little over an hour. If tweets don't just start popping off like crazy then I guess you're right but I think the vast majority of teams and players will be able to gauge if they'll be able to get involved with this and very quickly move on to guaranteeing they get their guy, from the team standpoint and they get their money where they want it, from the player standpoint.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Have you ever heard a player say he didn’t want to be drafted by the Lakers, or didn’t want to be traded to them, or thought LA was too far from home? I haven’t. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Players LOVE the idea of being a Laker. They think its glamorous.

No, but I have heard players want to go closer to home. We just happen to be one of the furthest places from their home if they are from the east coast. I feel like that was one of the deciding factors for Greg Monroe signing with the Bucks when we were hot on his trail back in 2015.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Jake said to keep an eye on Toronto.

OG, Barnes, and Trent?

I beat Jake by 15 minutes on that one.

Hmm...Durant to the Raptors for Trent/OG/Barnes? Would KD and Siakam work together?

What does @speeds think?

 

[Graduate32]

I'm curious if (and if so, how) this changes things for Dame assuming that the Blazers aren't the ultimate destination for Durant. I could see several things happening: 1) does seeing another superstar "running from the grind" makes him more emboldened his efforts and ties to Portland? 2) Does seeing him end up in place like Phoenix (and perhaps Kyrie in LA) change his mindset on the feasibility of building a contending team in Portland? Does it start to feel like a loss a cause?

I certainly hope that this is all moot as Durant ends up in Portland and we are parading next June, that said, I could see something in this vein changing the dynamics for Dame.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

jake said this could end up with Kyrie going to the Lakers.

ugh

As a Lakers hater is this bad or good?

 

[calvin natt]

Just keep in mind that if Durant doesn’t get dropped into the Golden State Warriors ELITE teams - all time best elite record wise - we are looking at a guy who is amazing no doubt but has long ass career, no titles and jumping from team to team chasing rings and instead of being the man to build around, clearly needs other mega stars who will be 35 in September.

 

[blazerkor]

Jake said Portland will make a push for KD because Dame will ask for it.

Yeah but that takes one call with one question, "Does everything we can offer," which comes down to EBEC, S&T Ant, Nas, Keon, Shaedon's rights and every draft asset we can possibly send, "have a chance?" If the answer is no we tell Dame we tried to give them everything and it didn't work. Our vets don't stand a chance against the other vet packages that are being floated around. So unless the Nets are putting out a smokescreen about not wanting young talent and picks to but instead wanting established players, in order to drive up offers with young talent and picks... we're out and that can be straightened out in a phone call that doesn't have to last five minutes.

The truth is that call has already been made and the answer has already been given and it's a no because why else would they have just fucking traded for Royce O'Neal... dude's 29. They're going to get the best win now package they can for Durant and then the best win now sign and trade for Kyrie. We can move the fuck on while while maybe six or seven teams falls all over themselves, with all but two of them coming up empty.

 

[CJ_is_Gone]

Not sure that Ayton is going to see the Nets as a primo destination.

Why? He would be the face of the franchise.

 

[Mr. Robot]

thats not bad, couldve been worse

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Just keep in mind that if Durant doesn’t get dropped into the Golden State Warriors ELITE teams - all time best elite record wise - we are looking at a guy who is amazing no doubt but has long ass career, no titles and jumping from team to team chasing rings and instead of being the man to build around, clearly needs other mega stars who will be 35 in September.

He was by far the best player on our Team USA squad.

Kinda makes you think about what KP said about one winning scoring titles and one winning championships between him and Oden.

 

[e_blazer]

Why? He would be the face of the franchise.

Maybe he has other ideas about where he wants to play? I’m sure he’s looking for a max contract. Do the Nets see him as the guy they want to invest those dollars in? There are a lot of factors in play.

 

[RR7]

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I don't think its realistic for the Nets to acquire players like Ayton in a sign and trade, or Ant. It would hard cap them. They just added $10 million in salary from acquiring Royce Oneal into a trade exception. Plus Ayton would be on a massive max contract and have questionable value beyond that contract. Same restrictions apply to us and sending them Ant in a trade, or adding Ingles as salary filler.

A 3rd team would have to be involved with cap space to absorb those sign and traded players while sending win now assets back to the Nets. Just seems much more likely the Nets focus on players under contract to acquire for value.

Hypothetically lets say the Blazers want to get in on this; we don't really have veteran talent to send out besides Hart which obviously is nowhere close to enough. We'd have to involve a 3rd team that gets Sharpe, future picks, pick swaps, possibly Ant sign and trade, etc and sends starters back to the Nets.

Finding a Durant trade might turn out to be pretty difficult. Obviously Nets want a massive haul, but the other team needs assets to still contend after adding Durant.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Brooklyn should definitely trade Durant to Houston for all their picks back. Then they're free to tank! Plus it would be good punishment for Durant.

 

[Predator]

Nets would have to move on from Irving first in order to trade Durant to the Suns.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Just keep in mind that if Durant doesn’t get dropped into the Golden State Warriors ELITE teams - all time best elite record wise - we are looking at a guy who is amazing no doubt but has long ass career, no titles and jumping from team to team chasing rings and instead of being the man to build around, clearly needs other mega stars who will be 35 in September.

LeBron jumped from team to team to chase titles as well and needs MegaStars to win it all.

 

[blazerfan11]

He was by far the best player on our Team USA squad.

Kinda makes you think about what KP said about one winning scoring titles and one winning championships between him and Oden.

Strange career he's had. More unusual than Oden's.

 

[blazedanugz]

If I’m joe and Brooklyn would rather have cap space next year…

take protections off the bulls pick

use Bledsoe’s contract and try to get bridges

 

[Driew]

If I’m joe and Brooklyn would rather have cap space next year…

take protections off the bulls pick

use Bledsoe’s contract and try to get bridges

Hopefully you're not talking about the Bridges that's about to be in jail....

 

[Predator]

Durant is currently in Portland

 

[SlyPokerCat]

 

[Mr. Robot]