Marc Stein: Spurs want in on Durant hunt, too

[random21]

A player of his caliber going Ring hunting for a better situation is pathetic.. He needs to stay put and make it work in his original city with his original team.

Lebron comes to mind too.... Used that superteam for 2 rings... Durant can do the same

[spursparker9]

Having KD will only hinder Kawhi growth.

[K...]

Having KD will only hinder Kawhi growth.

This is just a base opinion. First kawhi is already MVP level. You mean specifically it will prevent Leonard from being molded into a point forward by limiting his touches. There's no reason he can't learn to dribble drive in the off season and sometimes you just live with that when it means accommodating teammates. Our offense would be stupid efficient with three all star caliber starters.

[noles1983]

It's like catching a Pokemon. You have to defeat it in battle before you capture it for your own.

[baseline bum]

we have a in playoff series to play... wtf with this

Pop hasn't been playing me, so I have time to post in this thread tbh

[baseline bum]

It's like catching a Pokemon. You have to defeat it in battle before you capture it for your own.

[TheCerebral1]

Getting Durant would be surreal and like a poster mentioned up above, the fact that it took 17 years for the Spurs to get free agent appeal is a laugh. Do you want to go to the team with the best winning percentage over a two decade span. Check. Do you want to be paired with a pair of all star players in Aldridge and Kawhi. As well as a cast of relentless vets with a will to win. Check. But, hey I'm glad to go into the offseason with a 6th championship over adding KD35.

[cutewizard]

the all-world line-up, Conan the Barbarian variation:

Boban at center, LaMarcus and Durant at forwards, Kawhi and Anderson at guards.......................omg

[cutewizard]

Pop sleuthed. KD to Spurs confirmed tbh.

Basically, he puts KL and KD as equals. Elite tier. Very clever use of words Pop.

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this is very interesting............

[Keepin' it real]

A player of his caliber going Ring hunting for a better situation is pathetic.. He needs to stay put and make it work in his original city with his original team.

Make sure to tell him that. I'm sure he'd appreciate hearing your point of view.

[Keepin' it real]

Having KD will only hinder Kawhi growth.

It's about the Spurs, not about Kawhi.

[raybies]

The spurs pretty much doing a heat check after finally landing a free agent.

[Canyonero]

It's like catching a Pokemon. You have to defeat it in battle before you capture it for your own.

[ECOV]

the all-world line-up, Conan the Barbarian variation:

Boban at center, LaMarcus and Durant at forwards, Kawhi and Anderson at guards.......................omg

That's a really scary line-up in my opinion

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

It's like catching a Pokemon. You have to defeat it in battle before you capture it for your own.

[kaji157]

I think no top tier free agent will come this year. But if we go after one we most likely will chase LeBron, his entourage seems the most anti spurs of all, but in truth coming here would also benefit him greatly if he wants to push away that entourage. Also his game is the most fit for our team.

[TheGreatYacht]

It's about the Spurs, not about Kawhi.

Bingo

[TampaDude]

Durant to the Spurs...NBA = ED

[spursistan]

He Gone

[spursistan]

Blow'em the out in Game 4..Durant has that look/voice of someone who is ready to move one..the Spurs are a winner even if he just goes East..

[coachmac87]

How do things change if he will take 20M per?

[Seventyniner]

How do things change if he will take 20M per?

His max this summer will be 30% of the cap, which is projected to be around $90M, so $27M starting. That $7M difference could allow the Spurs to keep a low-salary player or two like Mills or Anderson. But one of Green or Parker would still have to go, and Diaw would still likely be gone too.

I almost wonder if Durant might sign a 3-year deal with a player option on year 3 (I think that's possible) and sign with a different team this summer. The idea would be for his new team to have full Bird rights after 3 years and sign a full 5-year 35% max in 2019. Or opt out in 2018 and go to another team with max cap room.

[Spurtacular]

"That's probably one of the first times I've heard that one," Durant told us in February when our ESPN Radio team had the chance to sit down with him at All-Star Weekend in Toronto and ask about a short-term deal with the Thunder.

Who says that? Durant sucks at being coy.

"I haven't thought about contracts or free agency or none of that stuff at all really. ... I haven't thought about that one. I guess I have to."

Really sucks.

[CosmicCowboy]

I think no top tier free agent will come this year. But if we go after one we most likely will chase LeBron, his entourage seems the most anti spurs of all, but in truth coming here would also benefit him greatly if he wants to push away that entourage. Also his game is the most fit for our team.

That's some funny right there.

Have you not noticed that Cleveland is gonna be in the finals this year again and has a good shot at winning it all? That teams not just Lebron. Why would he want to leave?

[spursfaninla]

A player of his caliber going Ring hunting for a better situation is pathetic.. He needs to stay put and make it work in his original city with his original team.

Disagree; although it is more common to leave your original team after you have left your prime, we have plenty of examples of elite-level ring hunters in their prime who left their original team and ringed.

Most recently: shaq, lebron; arguably, Garnett forced the trade to Boston, along with Ray Ray (close to end of prime at least); Pau had to leave (and be a 2nd) to ring...

Although some are clearly on the 2nd tier of HOF players, all will have a fine legacy regardless.