Off-season thread vol 8: KD brings in UD

[marson]

Let me know when we actually land kd. Nets have even more of an incentive to trade him to any team without his blessing now judging from that defiant tweet from the owner

BINGO

[IggieCC]

this is so dumb we've talking in circles since what Vol 3 Millsapmania eh Panda?

[wadenation305]

Lol some people on here seem to be actively cheering now for the out come that would not benefit the Heat.... The team we root for. Nice.

[marson]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

[3ballbomber]

If I was Durant I would tweet:

"You can do whatever your want, You can keep the dumpster fire of a Coach & GM, but you'll just be fanning the flames for the foreseeable future by keeping them"

Probably not a good idea to start the suspension process this early.

I think its the perfect time to start, let your intentions known now get the blood moving and migraines coming for management out of the way in the beginning. This allows the team can start the healing process and get through the acceptance stage quickly. Kinda off like the drunk guy who forgot the safe word and finds himself in the European hostel bathroom facedown inside a sailors barrel with a glory hole behind him.

too early from your recent update to get back into buttholes. Let things marinate abit

[wadenation305]

I mean does KD really move the needle for the Raptors or Celtics? Thinking as the GM for the Celtics, we just got to the Finals with homegrown superstar/star talent that hasn't even fully gotten into their primes yet. Does Moving one of those up and coming superstars along with Marcus Smart and the picks you have leave you in a better place to compete for a championship. You'd be loosing a young star still to reach his peak for one that is coming out of his peak and will be 35 before the season is over? What if he get's injured? What if he messes with the chemistry and you guys do worse and now Tatum wants to be traded because you traded away everyone for KD?

As for the Raptors, You trade Siakam and Van Fleet along with all your picks. You're already a first round exit. You trade away most of your stars ( their stars don't really have star power) and picks for KD and are left with KD and Scottie Barnes. What now? you have no picks, no assets, no avenue to get better, you're not gonna win one just with KD and Barnes. KD will most likely ask for another trade and get nothing out of it cause now he's older a year less on the contract and I wouldn't at all be surprised if KD retires after this contract is up. The Raptors took a chance with Kawai knowing he was a one year rental and got him pretty cheap. KD will not come anywhere as cheap as Leonard was to them.

Teams should be lowering their offers because KD has turned into a hand grenade. You may be trading for a migraine rather than an all NBA player.

I hope so, It would only make our offer more attractive lol

[Vertical Limit]

Yea i think theyre going to send him to canada at this point. Theyre no longer working with KD to get him to his best interests. Its now the Nets best interest.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

What offer have you seen that just completely **** on anything we’re able to put together? Even without bam.

[marson]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

What offer have you seen that just completely **** on anything we’re able to put together? Even without bam.

[IggieCC]

Lol some people on here seem to be actively cheering now for the out come that would not benefit the Heat.... The team we root for. Nice.

I'm good with getting KD for poo poo platter but I can understand why some of us might be concerned with what KD would do to the Heat after how he wrecked the Nets

like some yall are saying KD is old, injury prone, cancer so none of those teams want him but we do because he'll be magically 28 prime KD with no concerns coz Heat CULtUrE? kkkkkay

[wadenation305]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

I mean a couple of posts back you stated that you kinda hope they trade him to where ever they feel like it cause screw him. That's not being a homer or a realist. That's just actively cheering that he gets sent to the nether realm even though it would be to the Team's benefit to acquire him. Being a realist is "We don't realistically have the assets required". I hope he gets sent to Guantanamo because him demanding a trade is ridiculous doesn't quite fit the description. Not an attack or anything, just an observation.

[marson]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

I mean a couple of posts back you stated that you kinda hope they trade him to where ever they feel like it cause screw him. That's not being a homer or a realist. That's just actively cheering that he gets sent to the nether realm even though it would be to the Team's benefit to acquire him. Being a realist is "We don't realistically have the assets required". I hope he gets sent to Guantanamo because him demanding a trade is ridiculous doesn't quite fit the description. Not an attack or anything, just an observation.

[wadenation305]

Lol some people on here seem to be actively cheering now for the out come that would not benefit the Heat.... The team we root for. Nice.

I'm good with getting KD for poo poo platter but I can understand why some of us might be conferenced what KD would do to the Heat after how he wrecked the Nets

like some yall are saying KD is old, injury prone, cancer so none of those teams want him but we do because he'll be magically 28 prime KD with no concerns coz Heat CULtUrE? kkkkkay

No but If it's the package without including Bam we are far better off than the Celtics or Raptors would with KD. This is strictly to get and aging Jimmy a chip. We're gonna suck for years to come after they retire with no picks.

If Bam is included then it really isn't worth it to us either

[contract]

Lol some people on here seem to be actively cheering now for the out come that would not benefit the Heat.... The team we root for. Nice.

I'm good with getting KD for poo poo platter but I can understand why some of us might be concerned with what KD would do to the Heat after how he wrecked the Nets

like some yall are saying KD is old, injury prone, cancer so none of those teams want him but we do because he'll be magically 28 prime KD with no concerns coz Heat CULtUrE? kkkkkay

It's not even about what he might do here. IMO he's full of **** and is too proud to just play poorly or sit out a significant number of games. IMO he's going to play wherever he has to. For me it's about the ever increasing player hostage taking. I almost always side with players in labor disputes, but these guys have gotten out of control and it's time to make an example of some guys before the CBA has to get ripped up.

[3ballbomber]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

It's not a matter of being realistic or this being a pipe dream when we have a real possibility here to finally land a whale. Giannis nvr publicly stated Miami as his #1 destination & was nvr in constant communication w/ our players - he indeed was an unrealistic pipe dream. KD's situation is far different. We're still in the conversation - doesn't that say enough for fans?

[IggieCC]

Lol some people on here seem to be actively cheering now for the out come that would not benefit the Heat.... The team we root for. Nice.

I'm good with getting KD for poo poo platter but I can understand why some of us might be concerned with what KD would do to the Heat after how he wrecked the Nets

like some yall are saying KD is old, injury prone, cancer so none of those teams want him but we do because he'll be magically 28 prime KD with no concerns coz Heat CULtUrE? kkkkkay

It's not even about what he might do here. IMO he's full of **** and is too proud to just play poorly or sit out a significant number of games. IMO he's going to play wherever he has to. For me it's about the ever increasing player hostage taking. I almost always side with players in labor disputes, but these guys have gotten out of control and it's time to make an example of some guys before the CBA has to get ripped up.

he has no choice. he's on the very back end of his prime. no super star of his caliber is dumb enough to sit out a year or even part of it unless he wants to retire. he's only played 90 regular season games in past 3 seasons to begin with.

again, I don't think he has any leverage and Nets know it too. the whole thing is so dumb lol

[AirP.]

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As he should. Players have gotten out of control. They arrive making demands, and when those demands are met and **** blows up, they don't take responsibility. They just come up with a new list of demands. Owners need to put an end to this nonsense.

It sounds like he's taking ownership of his franchise which is what he should do. They were doing everything the right way, building a team, maybe a couple of trades away and then that all got wiped out to create cap space, sign KD and Kyrie then placate them by trading their depth to add Harden. I get it's normally the right way to do things, but Kyrie and Harden don't seem to be happy wherever they're at unless they're completely catered to. KD just hitched his horse to the wrong player.

Brooklyn might be able to swing a new big 3 of Brown, Simmons and Mitchell if they wanted to rebuild on the run and have a half decade plus to get the right players around them.

[marson]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

It's not a matter of being realistic or this being a pipe dream when we have a real possibility here to finally land a whale. Giannis nvr publicly stated Miami as his #1 destination & was nvr in constant communication w/ our players - he indeed was an unrealistic pipe dream. KD's situation is far different. We're still in the conversation - doesn't that say enough for fans?

Joe Tsai would give not give a F to this

Has 0 leverage and still has 4 years on his contract. He would probably trade him first to Russia for Griner out of spite before trading him here

[3ballbomber]

Think about it....if you were 34yo w/ past injury history & forced to play a season in a team you've wanted to move on from, whom you prob know isn't going to win a championship, would you waste your energy potentially being injured for a season that means nothing? I wouldn't call him on his bluff. He either sits or your going to see a very disinterested player on the floor - didn't anybody observe KD in last season PO's?? couple of Nets final games dude was on cruise mode, half ass'ing. He did not care. This is the KD Nets will be risking if they want to play poker w/ him.

[AirP.]

^Its just being realistic. There is a vast difference between being a homer and being delusional.

It's not a matter of being realistic or this being a pipe dream when we have a real possibility here to finally land a whale. Giannis nvr publicly stated Miami as his #1 destination & was nvr in constant communication w/ our players - he indeed was an unrealistic pipe dream. KD's situation is far different. We're still in the conversation - doesn't that say enough for fans?

Joe Tsai would give not give a F to this

Has 0 leverage and still has 4 years on his contract. He would probably trade him first to Russia for Griner out of spite before trading him here

If I were the Nets owner, I'd say don't send him to either of those teams, let whatever new team willing to trade a ton for him deal with his unhappiness.