Phoenix Suns expect to part ways with Kevin Durant this offseason. Could the Spurs be a good landing place?

[heyheymymy]

So much for not taking the limelight away from G7 by announcing a KD trade

[CorrectCrusader]

I'm lowkey glad Dillon Brooks is off the rockets, he always gave us problems

[BatManu20]

Watch the Suns trade away that #10 to get rid of Beal.

Shams: Heat wouldn't include Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Haywood Highsmith, No. 20 pick or other draft assets in deal for Kevin Durant.

Sons

Does that say Haywood Highsmith lmfao

[LeBowen]

Does that say Highwood Highsmith lmfao

Riley was making an offer just for the sake of seeing if they're completely re ed.

[benefactor]

It would have been nice but its good they didn't overpay. Hopefully they continue to be opportunistic with moves to improve the roster

[BatManu20]

Sounds like PHX may hold onto Jalen Green after all.

[vy65]

It would have been nice but its good they didn't overpay. Hopefully they continue to be opportunistic with moves to improve the roster

Eh, this is a double bad event. Not only do we miss out on KD, but the commitment to the friendship crew remains. It's not just missing out on the player, it's the that we're still keeping together.

[Ice009]

Phoenix screwed up trading him there while the Rockets also have their draft picks. They should have at least demanded one of those back and not the 10th pick. Pheonix are likely to suck (unless they somehow get an amazing pick at number 10) as evidenced by the 3-17 record without Durant to end the season.

On the surface, the trade was OK, but the fact that the Rockets have control of their draft picks and they now also gave them Durant, that just helps the Rockets' future more as I don't see the Suns being a good team without Durant. I am curious what the other offers were, though, especially from the Spurs. Maybe they didn't have a choice if the Spurs didn't offer anything up.

[LeBowen]

Sounds like PHX may hold onto Jalen Green after all.

Green/Booker/Allen/Brooks will be the most punchable lineup in league history.

[exstatic]

This was always bound to happen. The Rockets always had a better offer than the Spurs (10th pick > 14th pick and Green plus Brooks > Vassell plus Keldon/ Barnes).

The Spurs, IMO, must now focus on getting Cam Johnson by trading away Keldon Johnson and prising out Kristaps Porzingis from a desperate Celtics through trading Barnes out. The Nets can facilitate both these transactions for the 14th pick and retaining its own pick that might have to trade for Keldon, while the Spurs can get the Boston pick while giving up the 38th pick.

Out - Keldon, Barnes (Nets, both), Branham (Celtics)
In - Cam Johnson, Porzingis, Ryan Kalkbrenner as the 27th pick. The Spurs can also try to sign Yabuschele with a portion of the MLE.

Fox, Harper, Wesley
Castle, Vassell
Cam Johnson, Champagnie
Sochan, Yabuschele, Mamu
Wemby, Porzingis, Kalkbrenner

Porzingod allegedly has long covid,which is why his game fell off a cliff last year. He may not fully recover for years, and maybe never. If he were healthy, and they were just trying to get off his salary, I’d be all over this. Hard nope from me.

[timtonymanu]

Sounds like PHX may hold onto Jalen Green after all.

Booker is gonna get the out of there as soon as he can.

[Leetonidas]

Supposedly trade cannot be finalized until July 6th

[Mr. Body]

Terrible news for the Spurs. For those thinking that KD would stunt development, the friendship crew will do the same. An in-division rival got considerably better while we remain the same (but with two new rookies coming in). OKC's nucleus now has finals experience, Houston has playoff experience and is adding an elite player who's a two-time champion (while also keeping PHX's future). Dallas is adding Flagg. What does the playoff picture look like?

Top 6
OKC
HOU
MIN
DEN
LAC
LAL/DAL (assuming health)

Play in
SAS
LAL/DAL
GSW
MEM

Could easily see a scenario where the Spurs get the 9th seed and get bounced from the play in tournament.

Eh. The Spurs were a play-in team before Wemby went down.

Next year, if Wembanyama stays healthy, they're probably a straight-up playoff team. Fox with his fixed hand. I don't think people realize how good Harper is going to be.

[vy65]

Eh. The Spurs were a play-in team before Wemby went down.

Next year, if Wembanyama stays healthy, they're probably a straight-up playoff team. Fox with his fixed hand. I don't think people realize how good Harper is going to be.

I don't disagree with much of that - but - you're underestimating the remainder of the conference.

[Pauleta14]

Disappointed we didn't get KD but even more at the idea that Sochan will be in the roster next season

It was my last hope smh

[Ice009]

Booker is gonna get the out of there as soon as he can.

Devin Booker said he's not someone that wants to jump to another team. Said that no team will appreciate you as much as the team that drafted you and he'd rather stay with the Suns. Now, that can all change, but I remember reading him saying something like that a month or two ago.

[heyheymymy]

SpursTalk gonna lose its when we pick another guard at 14.

SA will pick the player SpursTalk wants, everyone will celebrate for 1 min until the Shams bomb that SA traded the guy to MIN for a future first in the afterlife

[LakerHater]

Well, Durant forced his way to where he wanted to be!

[timtonymanu]

I don't disagree with much of that - but - you're underestimating the remainder of the conference.

Yeah like you said earlier, my main concern is the we’re keeping together. We’re paying Vassell that much again just for him to take a backseat to four other guys better than him? We’re wasting another season of hoping the friendship crew are winning players? I just hope I’m overreacting and they’re aggressively trying to move one of Vassell or Keldon once the offseaon truly begins.

[timtonymanu]

Devin Booker said he's not someone that wants to jump to another team. Said that no team will appreciate you as much as the team that drafted you and he'd rather stay with the Suns. Now, that can all change, but I remember reading him saying something like that a month or two ago.

Damian lillard said the same thing about the Blazers. Losing kills and Booker is just gonna rot in Phoenix. Unless he likes being paid to lose games and being the “man” in low pressure situations cause that’s what’s gonna happen.

[spursistan]

Also, there is no way to spin this anymore: Rockets officially whiffed on a Second overall in the draft. That's a huge setback if want to build a contender. Sengun only softened the blow for their 2021 draft..

[exstatic]

SA will pick the player SpursTalk wants, everyone will celebrate for 1 min until the Shams bomb that SA traded the guy to MIN for a future first in the afterlife

There is no such thing.

[NickiRasgo]

Phoenix screwed up trading him there while the Rockets also have their draft picks. They should have at least demanded one of those back and not the 10th pick. Pheonix are likely to suck (unless they somehow get an amazing pick at number 10) as evidenced by the 3-17 record without Durant to end the season.

On the surface, the trade was OK, but the fact that the Rockets have control of their draft picks and they now also gave them Durant, that just helps the Rockets' future more as I don't see the Suns being a good team without Durant. I am curious what the other offers were, though, from the Spurs. Maybe they didn't have a choice if the Spurs didn't offer anything up.

Suns screwed up either way. Rockets are firm that they won't trade any of Suns' future FRP back to the Suns. Suns doesn't have any leverage here and it's the best deal they can get - Green, Brooks 10th >>> Vassell, Barnes/Johnson, 14th.

The Suns plan is not to be totally bad and with the Rockets deal, they can actually be a 9th/10th seeded team - of course with some retool. Green alone can net them at least 1 FRP and Vassell won't.

[Dancelot]

The Rockets now officially have had every player that was part of the big 3 (and Adams) from the 2010s thunder.

[exstatic]

Phoenix screwed up trading him there while the Rockets also have their draft picks. They should have at least demanded one of those back and not the 10th pick. Pheonix are likely to suck (unless they somehow get an amazing pick at number 10) as evidenced by the 3-17 record without Durant to end the season.

On the surface, the trade was OK, but the fact that the Rockets have control of their draft picks and they now also gave them Durant, that just helps the Rockets' future more as I don't see the Suns being a good team without Durant. I am curious what the other offers were, though, especially from the Spurs. Maybe they didn't have a choice if the Spurs didn't offer anything up.

The #10 pick this year is the first of those Phoenix picks, so they did get one back.