Zach Lowe "Durant to Spurs buzz is ascendant around the league"

[Chinook]

Anderson does play the one at times. Pop has even mentioned how he brings him up to replace Parker when they need more play making.
The 1 brings the ball into play, calls the play, and sets up the play, much like a quarterback in football. Why do you think they call them point forwards when they're in the post? What are your qualifications to be considered a 1 tbh? I'm sure Durant fits them all.

The Spurs don't usually have the PG call the play. It's very often a wing who is watching Pop while someone else brings the ball up. Anyway, point just means lead. Basketball is not the only thing that uses that term. When a forward runs has the ball to make plays, they are point-forwards. When a center does, they are point-centers. And when a guard does, they are point-guards. That being said, Durant doesn't make plays. He just passes off when he gets doubled. He's not getting guys into their spots. He's not being a coach on the floor. He's not guarding opposing PGs. He's always on he court with at least two other guards.

Only under very narrow definitions is he a PG. None of them allows the Spurs to neglect the real PGs on their roster.

[Dro210]

Don't have time to read all the way thru right now, but the people who still think he's going to Washington are ing re s.

If he wanted to play for Scotty Brooks, Scott Brooks would still be coaching the Thunder.

He's not going to LA either, some of y'all are so casual.

If it weren't for KDs lack of respect for his superior, Kawhi, I'd say this is gonna happen. Still might. On court, the 3 of those guys together would be magic. Why the not?

The first step is to wipe the floor with his current team and leave no doubt that he's never gonna win there.

[Dro210]

Actually, is gonna be a 3-Durant / 4-LMA / 5-Gasol frontcourt.

Kawhi will play SG making him the indubitably best SG on the League. If Pop traded his beloved Paul George for an unproven rookie, dropping Green for Durant is a no brainer.

Holy , that 2-5.

[dabom]

Holy , that 2-5.

You forgot Patty "Cash Money" Mills.

[Silver&Black]

If it's for the minimum, why not?

tbh...

[Mugen]

His mom would fit right in tbh.

[spurraider21]

His mom would fit right in tbh.

bend over, i'll show you what fits right in

[TrainOfThought5]

Somebody post this on ISH and RealGM so I can watch them implode at the thought of it.

[dbestpro]

Kawhi would move to SG and would immediately be the best SG in the NBA.

[Old School 44]

Great talent is still in OKC, he just needs to stick it out. All these guys bolting in FA during their prime harms their legacies to me. I always respected guys like Ewing, Miller, Malone so much for staying put and trying year after year to get that ring. Not just looking for an easier option.. What was Malone like 40 before he finally tried LA for one season?

I agree. I'm just saying if he moves. Personally, I think he's better off without Westbrook.

[Dro210]

You forgot Patty "Cash Money" Mills.

Hey man, its lookin like you were right about Patty flipping the switch to Cash Money Thrills. I'm happy you were.

That lineup would average 130 tbh

[SouthernFried]

What about Defense?

We need a PG or a SG or a Center.

We don't need a SF or PF.

We could move Kawhi to SG, but since he's the best SF in the league...that would be like, stupid.

[cjw]

I agree. I'm just saying if he moves. Personally, I think he's better off without Westbrook.

Not to mention he can stop dressing like an 80s women's basketball player and wear a t-shirt uniform in the playoffs.

[tmtcsc]

Man, Durant. He's a soft-ass chucker. The Spurs need to find TP's replacement. Watching this Dallas game - Justin Anderson is impressing the out of me. That's a dude with toughness. That observation has nothing to do with the Spurs' PG needs.

[dabom]

Hey man, its lookin like you were right about Patty flipping the switch to Cash Money Thrills. I'm happy you were.

That lineup would average 130 tbh

Thanks brah. We both win if he gets hot either way.

[tholdren]

Man, Durant. Watching this Dallas game - Justin Anderson is impressing the out of me. That's a dude with toughness.

it doesn't get dumber than spurs fans discussing how they want Kevin Durant... board average age =12

[dabom]

it doesn't get dumber than spurs fans discussing how they want Kevin Durant... board average age =12

Stop lowering the average age then.

[Dro210]

What about Defense?

We need a PG or a SG or a Center.

We don't need a SF or PF.

We could move Kawhi to SG, but since he's the best SF in the league...that would be like, stupid.

Kawhi's offensive skill set has already transitioned more towards a SG than a SF anyway imo. He wouldn't miss a beat. He'd go from best 3 to best 2. Being able to add a guy like KD is an opportunity that rarely presents itself.

I agree on PG, but who's out there? Conley is the best, and really the only legitimate option, but I think Memphis is gonna be able to keep him.

Center is the same way. Whose out there? Nobody I'm willing to pay. Whoever it is, they need to be defensive minded. Those guys hardly exist.

[Mr. Body]

Durant makes sense for any team in the in NBA. He can play the 1-4. You're talking about a top 5 player for all of kawhis prime years next to him. He beats any elite guard out there the spurs could have a shot at. He's often guarded by guards because forwards arnt fast enough. He pretty much is a sg, just a really tall one.He also has the spurs no. 1 attribute in length. You can't teach that, and his 3pt shooting, driving, and passing would be an upgrade over any perimeter player the spurs have not to mention he has been playing good defense this year. It would be much better in a system like the spurs, especially next to Kawhi. He makes perfect sense for the spurs. You have to score to compete today. Spurs get plenty of stops, it's the other end they can't buy a shot half the time.

He's having a horrible series against Dallas tho.

He's having a horrible series like Aldridge had a horrible series last year in the playoffs - he knows he's gone and it's hard to get in the right frame of mind.

[Mnky]

The Spurs don't usually have the PG call the play. It's very often a wing who is watching Pop while someone else brings the ball up. Anyway, point just means lead. Basketball is not the only thing that uses that term. When a forward runs has the ball to make plays, they are point-forwards. When a center does, they are point-centers. And when a guard does, they are point-guards. That being said, Durant doesn't make plays. He just passes off when he gets doubled. He's not getting guys into their spots. He's not being a coach on the floor. He's not guarding opposing PGs. He's always on he court with at least two other guards.

Only under very narrow definitions is he a PG. None of them allows the Spurs to neglect the real PGs on their roster.

What has always defined a guard is the ability to pass, dribble and shoot at a high level. Durant can do all of the above. The argument wasn't that he would be a point guard, it was that he can play it, which you agree he can. He also does set up plays, tells people where to go and does very well at creating for his teammates. Passing out of a double team is creating a play. You demand a double and cause a teammate to open up which you then have the vision and ability to make the pass. He's not a top 5 player just because be can shoot. There are plenty of players who can shoot. Who you guard or don't guard doesn't matter, otherwise Kawhi would be considered every position. Either way, we agree he can play it, which was the point. (pun)

[Horry Hipcheck]

Leaving aside the highly nuanced and riveting "it ain't happenin'" analysis for a minute, how would the cap math work?

Salary cap is gonna soar when he hits free agency. Spurs would have to dump probably a couple of people to clear additional space, to match anything OKC or Los Angeles can offer. Depending on how serious the Spurs are about pursuing him in the future, it could mean the end of DG's time in SA. I'm not on the Parker hate train but I wouldn't mind seeing him dumped in favor of KD, freeing the FO to look for the next gen PG.

[313]

No way he comes here after we bounce them in the playoffs again. Plus we already have Kawhi, and Aldridge, I'd much rather spend that money filling out the team with complimentary role players than than having an awkward 2 SF/PF big 3 and being weak everywhere else.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Man, Durant. He's a soft-ass chucker. The Spurs need to find TP's replacement. Watching this Dallas game - Justin Anderson is impressing the out of me. That's a dude with toughness. That observation has nothing to do with the Spurs' PG needs.

His role would change considerably under Pop's system. OKC NEEDS him to put up 30 shots a game. The Spurs would not. That said, his shooting has fallen off since his injury.

[Mnky]

LA also isn't as bad a coice as people think. They have young guys worth developing and a top 3 pick plus enough money for two Max contracts, and the huge amount of endorsements you'd make replacing kobe. If he thinks he can carry a team, and there has been talks of him wanting a team to build around him, that could be a good spot going forward depending on their coach.

[Kawhitstorm]

That being said, Durant doesn't make plays. He just passes off when he gets doubled. He's not getting guys into their spots. He's not being a coach on the floor.

Durant was running the offense in 2013-14 when WB was out mid-season. (Reggie Jackson was the secondary playmaker)