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Huh?
Lot's of conjecture ...
But tell us friend, WHERE WILL he sign?!
Hmmm?
Spurs, perhaps?
1) KD has literally said that $ is not everything. He praised West for such a sacrifice to chase a le.
2) He wants to look around. He's states he needs to be selfish and look at the best fit for him. He's eliminated the Rockets as a possible destination which means he's literally looking and considering other teams.
3) He's also stated he doesn't want to go through this again..as in being a FA. Everybody expects him to sign+1 due to $. But it'd be pointless to sign that deal without the ABSOLUTE intention to sign a 5yr Max the following year.
4) OKC does not want Durant to sign a +1. and they literally can't plan for the future if he doesn't sign 5yr deal. Westbrook, Ibaka, Adams all will be free agents next year. OKC would like Durant to sign long term now to help sell Westbrook on staying AND help the franchise in long run.
5) Other teams in league can sell NOW and FUTURE
Huh?
Lot's of conjecture ...
But tell us friend, WHERE WILL he sign?!
Hmmm?
Spurs, perhaps?
[QUOTE=Killakobe81;8619286]Huh?
Lot's of conjecture ...
But tell us friend, WHERE WILL he sign?!
Hmmm?
Spurs, perhaps?[/QUOTE
Sell me on why he should sign with OKC...
Its easy for everybody to assume $.. But what's OKC long term sell or plan? It's literally non existent..
OKC can ONLY sell on1 year.. And an injury can easily derail that
[QUOTE=coachmac87;8619297]1. It's not just money outside of Cleveland, no one else besides his own team has pushed the Dubs the way OKC
has.
2. Even if durant breaks his foot next year he will still be signed to a max deal by the ty teams like the Lakers or Knicks. Heck, there are teams that still wanted to sign Greg Oden recently.
3. Pretty sure OKC's long-term plan is to build around: Durant, Russ, Adams, Kanter ...
One thing I haven't heard. If Durant signs five year max with okc, and Westbrook walks, won't okc be able to attract a win now free agent to help him?
Or is Oklahoma too much of an irritant? Seems pretty low risk of Durant to resign, try again, if not trade westy
The butthurt would be almost unfathomable if he signed in San Antonio.
[QUOTE=Killakobe81;8619303]It's not about Durant getting hurt..Adams can get hurt or Westbrook to derail their chances of winning a le. A lot of things have to go your way to win.
But you're going to have to approach that long term plan again NEXT YEAR..Adams and Westbrook aren't promised to stay..especially when you can't project the possible other teams and the cap going up again. You can't sell him that now cause it's not set in stone..
Where you have teams like the Spurs and Warriors able to add Durant with their cores ALREADY set in stone with 3-4yr contracts.
If it's s given and such and obvious choice for him to resign
..why even entertain the idea? Why not shoot all the speculation down?
[QUOTE=coachmac87;8619310]I agree if he was 100% sure he wouldnt go on a wine & dine tour.
But plenty of players have done so and still ended up where they started. I say the odds he stays is higher than 90 but less than a hundred.
Duncan went much further with flirting with Orlando and yet he stayed in SA ...
LOL some spur fans are living in Believeland like Cavs fan ...
He wont go to SA ...but if he does it would be cool to see he and Pop together.
[QUOTE=Killakobe81;8619313]You can't compare Duncan...He already won a le and he didn't want to play in the Alamodome..and it was his first time his contract expired.
And typically the players that look around are looking for a better chance to win but always fall back to the more $. I honestly don't believe $ is a priority..
I'm not saying he's coming to SA. But the more I think about it unless he signs a 5yr deal with OKC and commits...there's just too much risk involved.
I think Durant wants to look around for a long term plan..because as I said OKC can't do it right now. If a team can truly sell a long term plan..he's gone
That's the thing...OKC isn't going to propose the +1 IMO. That's too much pressure and risk the following offseason..they gotta sell Durant on long term..I just think it's an impossible pitch.
People really think hes going to turn down 200 million?
oklahoma
if i already had $$$$ i could be picky. I'm not really arguing, i would totally be kevin love if could be. But these players have agendas that may not mean max $$$
Then why consider other options?
Pressure. KD is under no real pressure to deliver a ring to OKC because Westbrook has been the first mouse to the cheese every year save one, and Durant got a free pass and an MVP that year. It just so happens the cheese was on a mouse trap. KD has walked away unscathed and can sign a one year deal with OKC and then test the waters next season when money is fatter.Sell me on why he should sign with OKC...
Its easy for everybody to assume $.. But what's OKC long term sell or plan? It's literally non existent..
OKC can ONLY sell on1 year.. And an injury can easily derail that
Pressure? You really think that's KD actual thinking? No. That's your thinking..
Yes he can sign the +1 and do it again and get more $.. But as I said in my OP Durant literally said $ isn't everything and doesn't want to go through the FA process again..
So even if he signs +1 it wouldn't be ideal to walk the following year..again what's OKC pitch of the future to KD? And you really think OKC wants him to sign +1 and possibly lose everything next year? No.
Which is why I think if another team can sell a legit long term plan..he's gone
Again I'm only stating things that are coming out of KD mouth and actuall facts of contracts being expired for OKC the following year...
The only agendas these s have is getting paid. I read somewhere i cant remember honestly but it was recent that NBA players spend on average 60 thousand dollars a month during the season.
Why not, having the entire NBA blowing you, giving you all these options. Its like es, its fun to flirt with all of them but at the end of the day you wanna bang the 10, the 10 meaning the big contract.
But he's even stated he doesn't want to be wined and dined by EVERYBODY. Your argument is solely based on $$..which in KDs words aren't a factor. If he already won championships maybe it'd be different..
The is already paid..300M from Nike..
Have you read the Bill Simmons article regarding Nike/KD and how it could actually benefit him financially off the court if he left?
its a theory kid, relax.
Well your theory is weak AF
peoplen thought the earth being round was crazy. So don't be an idiot.
Relax..
Just get back to the drawing board and come back with better theories
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