It was a lighthearted joke.
The reason KD wants to play in Phoenix IS Devin Booker, and Monty. It doesn't make sense to trade him away, that would defeat the purpose.
James Jones is a win now guy , and trading book for Durrant is not win now.
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NBA superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets [Up: Staying]
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The reason KD wants to play in Phoenix IS Devin Booker, and Monty. It doesn't make sense to trade him away, that would defeat the purpose.
James Jones is a win now guy , and trading book for Durrant is not win now.
I thought the reason he wants to play in Phoenix is to win?
My teams have never won a championship in any sport. I'm totally OK with KD going to Phoenix if it means I can finally get a win.
Booker is a 25yr old on his way up. Durant is 33yrs old and on his way down.
Trading Booker for Durant would be insane unless Nets give the Sun's something along with Durant.
I mean, some Raptor fans were upset about trading DeMar for Kawhi.
if you can trade Booker and picks for KD and keep some of the depth (namely Bridges and Johnson) thats a championship, "win now" team. Booker will never been as good as KD is right now. Fans fall in love with these "championship windows" and "10 year plans" and shit when historically, you win in the NBA when you have the best guys. KD is one of those guys. Its very possible the Suns best chance to win a title came and went in 2021. CP3 is going to be a year older. Ayton is going to be gone. What exactly are you hoping for with Booker?
Yup. I hope it never changes. These storylines spill over into the regular season. And it's all organic because it's all up to the players. Keeps people tuned in. Even people that don't follow basketball super close
Nets give? I think you meant PHX. Booker isnt worth KD in a straight up swap. What makes you think BKN is adding in a trade when there is a bidding war?
Its ridiculous some of the takes/perspectives you get from people in the NBA threads here sometimes coming from the usual people. Brooklyn is trading KD on a 4 year deal and they'd have to GIVE UP MORE?!? What planet are people on?
No. I'm a Suns / Vikings / Mariners / Sharks fan. I'm cursed.
It's silly season time. NBA off season is the best but the hot takes are ridiculous. Crazy that a player this good is on the trading block.
If I was Phoenix I wouldn't give Booker up in a straight up swap. Booker finished 4th in the MVP voting behind Giannis, Jokic, and Embiid. Meanwhile Durant missed 27 games and only played 35 games the season before that because of his injury.
Don't get me wrong Durant is still great, but no way am I trading a young rising star that just got me to the finals recently for a 33yr old aging star that can't seem to stay healthy that got swept in the first round. No shot.
Booker not even a top 10 player in the league. Suns would be dumb not to ship his ass out for 4 years of KD
That would be great. Get to watch them fail all over again on another team. And then KD demanding a trade again, but also wanting to play with Kyrie again on another new team.
Because they like their core and KD doesn't want to be in Boston. You could call his bluff but its a risk for a team that came so close.
Yeah, I guess so, but 4 years of KD seems worth it even at his age. Boston fans would probably reject it. Suns are for sure more desperate given they are on a CP3 window.
There's no equivalent because soccer doesn't have trades but it's like if Mbappe said he didn't want to play for PSG anymore and teams were bidding insane amounts for him.
John Gambodoro, Phoenix suns insider, just reported that the Nets do not want Ayton. He has an excellent source within the Nets.
Neymar leaving Barcelona levels of drama and potentially insane transfer deals.
Because they just made it to the finals. Why would you break up a young developing core of players that came relatively close to getting you a ring?
Especially for an older player who has trouble staying on the court for a full season.
Ayton is a free agent or a sign and trade. His value in the kind of trade KD would generate is insignificant.
No it wouldn't. Would need to gut the team to get him, and they were two wins away from winning it all. KD isn't built for the media around here either. Celtics would have KD for two years max before he dips because of the media. They give no fucks and they make Skip Bayless seem tame by comparison.
Kyries issues go FAR beyond his vaccination status.
The guy is a selfish self centered nutcase.
On behalf of the Houston Rockets organization and fans, I would like to say thank you to Kevin "the bus rider" Durant for speeding up our rebuilding process. It's because you like to ride the bus so much that the team you're leaving sent a million first round draft picks so that James Harden could help you drive the bus. Enjoy your bus pass elsewhere douche bag. (Yes, I still hate this dude over the Golden State Warrior thing).
KD for Booker ain't getting the Suns any closer to winning a title.
And that's what the second time Brooklyn has tried to trade for big name free agents for a title, and failed yet again?
That being said, I'd take KD on the Nugs in a heartbeat if the Nets would take MPJ's contract off our hands.
And that's what the second time Brooklyn has tried to trade for big name free agents for a title, and failed yet again?
That being said, I'd take KD on the Nugs in a heartbeat if the Nets would take MPJ's contract off our hands.
The most Machiavellian move KD could make here is to force his way to Cleveland. One up LeBron before he gets the chance to jump ship from the Lakers.
Wouldn't start dancing for joy just yet. Those picks are an eternity away, and Brooklyn only needs to be middle of the pack for the value of the picks to be obliterated.
It wouldn't really be a one up though. It would make them even. If Durant somehow won 2 in Cleveland?
Yeah that would sting for Lebron lol
Maybe for a few years if he can stay healthy. And that's a BIG if. The guy is 33. Meanwhile Booker is 25 and finished 4th on the MVP voting and also made the Finals more recently than any Durant team has.
To give away the future like that you would have to KNOW you are getting at least one ring out of Durant and there is no way to guarantee that.
Just occurred to me that Steve Nash probably plays a big part in this decision from KD. Personal value and all that.
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