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For 1-2 years, probably 1.
They definitely want Booker. I'm sure they'd like both, but I don't see how they can realistically match salary to do that.
For 1-2 years, probably 1.
Is Kevin Durant worth the money anymore given that he hasn't made his team a true le contender in a number of years?
Durant on the Spurs would be a perfect fit but he’s too much of a beta to want to come here or help us develop our players ala Chris Paul. He will want the spotlight. For the talent alone, yes I would pay for him, but with all his other baggage, it might not be worth it. He’ll just keep wanting to look for greener pastures wherever he goes and he would do the same here.
Absolute no to KD. Everywhere he goes the team completely implodes
He’s a big baby. ing to the refs AT THE ING ALL STAR GAME because they would give him a foul call that would have ended the game.
Can't blame him for Kyrie being an antivaxxer in Brooklyn or Draymond acting like a got in Golden State. Phoenix is imploding because they blew up a really good team for him when all they should have done was sell high on Ayton.
Sounds like he still likes Kyrie and wouldn't mind pairing up with him again, from reports. GO figure.
Everyone likes kyrie- he's one of the most respected players in the league
They gave up way to many picks to get KD but they are imploding because of the stupid Bradley Beal trade. It's eating up $50 million of the cap space so they have less options to build around KD and Booker.
Kyrie is one of KD's friends. KD aloud himself to be hoed by Draymond. Regardless of what Phoenix did or didn't do he is not really moving the needle for them when it comes to wins and losses.
It was an extremely obvious hack by Castle per the replay. Don’t disagree a poor way to end the game, but it was a poor game to begin with so it’d have been fitting. It’s not the fault of a player that gets maimed when a foul is not called, and I’m sure anyone in the moment would have been like WTF!?!?
And don’t get me wrong either, I am no fan of Durant. Though his shooting would be welcome on SAS, so long as he understood he was not a main option. Not sure he’s ready for that or ever will be.
It was in the moment, but it was also after the game, when they’d already won. He couldn’t ing let some no call in an exhibition game go, and that’s what I had a problem with, the postgame fest on the sidelines as all of the players are putting their warmups back on.
Gotcha, no I didn’t catch that he was still whining AFTER the game ended, that’s pretty lame.
I’m okay with KD but not on a king’s ransom, and in understanding that this is Wemby’s team. I think he’ll get his opportunity to get his ring without Curry, and help his friend CP3 get his first ring.
Been thinking about this some more...
...and KD. Don't want him tainting Wemby, Fox and Castle's first chip with his ring chasing stink. And I say this as someone who actually likes KD
You wouldn't take him for Vassell + crap + lesser 2025 pick if his extension demands are realistic?Been thinking about this some more...
...and KD. Don't want him tainting Wemby, Fox and Castle's first chip with his ring chasing stink. And I say this as someone who actually likes KD
KD blows teams up
Sure I suppose if that's all it takes, but I think we'd all need to be prepared for some messy on the court results. He kind of crowds out a lot of what Wemby does as an ISO player. I honestly don't even really love the fit here when you dig in deeper than surface level, at least not without de-prioritizing Castle and having Wemby and Fox each take a slight step back in USG (which may or may not be a good thing... idk).
But, I think PHX will get better offers than that and we don't need to worry about it.
I really don't think they will get anything appreciably better. KD this summer is going to be worth a lot less than KD would have been worth two weeks ago when he could have been a piece towards a 2025 le run. Phoenix is going to find a real lowball market for a 37 year old Durant who is probably going to want a two year, $120 million extension in a year. I think I'm already talking myself out of wanting him.
I'm not sure I take a KD rental for anything meaningful in a trade. If we give up anything worthwhile for a 37 year old KD on a big contract (which we'd have to, surely), anything short of a championship makes that trade horrible no? I guess you could argue playoff experience for the young lads but I'm just not sure it's worth it, I feel confident with a couple of smarter moves for younger players we can make the POs next year and have a real shot at winning a series or two if Wemby/Fox go off.
Even Vassell, surely we can package him and picks for a more long term starter piece no?
My guess is that KD is entering that LeBron territory where he can really only sign 35% 1+1 deals from here on out. He's still performing at an elite level (16th in the league in both Overall DPM and O-DPM)... but he'll be 37 before the start of next season which just raises the natural question of reliability and durability and it really has nothing to do with KD and everything to do with just being 37.
And what existing team core of consequence does he truly fit? He's still so good offensively that you really need to base your entire team around him, or at a minimum a two-headed beast like setup (like PHX currently runs. Booker is actually better than KD in O-DPM this year, ranking 9th). The only ones I can think of are HOU, DEN, GSW (if you got rid of Butler)... DAL is probably the closest you can get to a "big 3" that actually works. After that the only teams that fit are ones that who aren't serious contenders and/or don't have young cores already in place... a team like ATL probably makes sense but I can't see it happening. ORL makes sense on the court but they'd have to give up one of Franz or Paolo which seems stupid. MIA?
Honestly has PHX simply not traded for Beal and instead put that money to better use with competent other players, they wouldn't be that bad. The Beal trade surely must go down as one of the worst of all time. Even Nico Harrison says no to that deal.
I'd sacrifice a lot of things for another 'chip tbh. Couldn't really care less about any "narrative". I think this is very essential when you have a GOAT potential player, he needs to go over that hump quick and not go the lebron route when he took 9 years, leaving his team and a literal superteam to do it.Been thinking about this some more...
...and KD. Don't want him tainting Wemby, Fox and Castle's first chip with his ring chasing stink. And I say this as someone who actually likes KD
I'd have to know who the coach is before wanting the Spurs to commit to a Durant trade
He would walk all over and sabotage our naive Big Brain Mitch.
I don't think Pop with a thousand yards stare and a fistful of pills would be up to it.
Never forget Durant with Kyrie got a coach fired for the crime of starting a good developing young center in Jarrett Allen over the thoroughly washed up DeAndre Jordan. Durant is a self absorbed clown.
You would need one of a coach to handle him, especially as his game fades in the course of becoming washed up long before he comes to accept that.
Not if Pelinka was the GM. Those 2 bed up.
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