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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#201 » by Loaf_of_bread » Fri Apr 18, 2025 4:07 am

younggunsmn wrote:Trading for an over the hill sports superstar is like dating a 45 year old Demi Moore.

It might be fun for a bit for nostalgia's sake, but you're both just gonna end up sad :(


Im good with 3 years of demi Moore. And don't think I'd end up sad either...
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#202 » by Neeva » Fri Apr 18, 2025 4:11 am

TimberKat wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Trading for an over the hill sports superstar is like dating a 45 year old Demi Moore.

It might be fun for a bit for nostalgia's sake, but you're both just gonna end up sad :(

Life is a b* then you die. You could have fun with Demi for a couple years or marry the ugly girl next door for 60 years and keep hoping she turn into a swan.

In a way that is Wolves fan mentality. 30 years of rebuild and never the big dance. We still just want to keep stash asset to build for a future that will never come.

I rather see KD's swan song instead of 20 more years of understudies. Demi let's go out and have some fun even though you are too young for me.


No thanks, if Ant was in his prime already perhaps, but the wolves need to be smart. The last thing they should do is give away assets and then be short of assets during Ant’s prime. KD at this point in his career is not putting the wolves over the top..the stats are nice but if you watched games he is not that big a difference maker anymore. Wolves should go after someone younger someone that if things go south they can still trade that player and recoup the assets. If things don’t work with KD wolves ain’t recouping ****.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#203 » by TimberKat » Fri Apr 18, 2025 4:36 am

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TimberKat wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Trading for an over the hill sports superstar is like dating a 45 year old Demi Moore.

It might be fun for a bit for nostalgia's sake, but you're both just gonna end up sad :(

Life is a b* then you die. You could have fun with Demi for a couple years or marry the ugly girl next door for 60 years and keep hoping she turn into a swan.

In a way that is Wolves fan mentality. 30 years of rebuild and never the big dance. We still just want to keep stash asset to build for a future that will never come.

I rather see KD's swan song instead of 20 more years of understudies. Demi let's go out and have some fun even though you are too young for me.


No thanks, if Ant was in his prime already perhaps, but the wolves need to be smart. The last thing they should do is give away assets and then be short of assets during Ant’s prime. KD at this point in his career is not putting the wolves over the top..the stats are nice but if you watched games he is not that big a difference maker anymore. Wolves should go after someone younger someone that if things go south they can still trade that player and recoup the assets. If things don’t work with KD wolves ain’t recouping ****.

What "asset" are you giving away exactly that is so valuable? Is somebody younger Zion? That is like going from Demi to Lindsay Lohan.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#204 » by winforlose » Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:35 am

TimberKat wrote:
Neeva wrote:
TimberKat wrote:Life is a b* then you die. You could have fun with Demi for a couple years or marry the ugly girl next door for 60 years and keep hoping she turn into a swan.

In a way that is Wolves fan mentality. 30 years of rebuild and never the big dance. We still just want to keep stash asset to build for a future that will never come.

I rather see KD's swan song instead of 20 more years of understudies. Demi let's go out and have some fun even though you are too young for me.


No thanks, if Ant was in his prime already perhaps, but the wolves need to be smart. The last thing they should do is give away assets and then be short of assets during Ant’s prime. KD at this point in his career is not putting the wolves over the top..the stats are nice but if you watched games he is not that big a difference maker anymore. Wolves should go after someone younger someone that if things go south they can still trade that player and recoup the assets. If things don’t work with KD wolves ain’t recouping ****.

What "asset" are you giving away exactly that is so valuable? Is somebody younger Zion? That is like going from Demi to Lindsay Lohan.


It depends on which trade proposal you use. If it is the one I talked about today, then Naz, Dilly, the value of Randle, and the Mike situation. Either Mike doesn’t want to be traded/retire, in which case we hurt ourselves with free agents and negotiations with players trying to keep them cheaper, or he does and we are dumping 10 million in trade value to a dead end player. By dead end I am talking about a trade for which we cannot recoup value later. We did this with Mike and while parts of it worked out, it did force the Dilly trade. Doing so again here creates a salary slot we will never replace and costs us talent to do it.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#205 » by Neeva » Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:47 am

You may not think they are “valuable” but I’d rather keep McDaniels, Rob, ddv and picks for another trade this or next off season than pretend that an over the hill Durant, Ant and Rudy core is a legitimate contender next season…
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Post#206 » by younggunsmn » Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:18 pm

Randle, Donte, and Dillingham is as high as I would go.
And that's because I think Rob is a bust and Donte will walk anyway after 2 more seasons here.
No McDaniels, no 1st round picks.
And I wouldn't give KD a max extension either, he would have to take a discount from the 60+ million insanity.

Trading for Durant would also potentially hard cap us where we couldnt go over the 2nd apron to bring back Naz, NAW or additional free agents.
So we would have to be careful about our salary and have a plan for what we are going to do with Naz/NAW and Conley.
In fact those things are all probably settled before we consider making any move for Durant.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#207 » by TimberKat » Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:08 am

younggunsmn wrote:Randle, Donte, and Dillingham is as high as I would go.
And that's because I think Rob is a bust and Donte will walk anyway after 2 more seasons here.
No McDaniels, no 1st round picks.
And I wouldn't give KD a max extension either, he would have to take a discount from the 60+ million insanity.

Trading for Durant would also potentially hard cap us where we couldnt go over the 2nd apron to bring back Naz, NAW or additional free agents.
So we would have to be careful about our salary and have a plan for what we are going to do with Naz/NAW and Conley.
In fact those things are all probably settled before we consider making any move for Durant.

Yes, I won't give more than that. I would sub DDV or Dilly with Conley and DET#1. Anyway it's close enough.

My only concern is to ensure KD and/or Ant don't make coaching decisions and we have a coach that they both listen to.

If the trade happens, I will change my handle to Casper - the happy ghost. Love to see Demi turn clay into porcelain.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#208 » by younggunsmn » Sat Apr 19, 2025 3:56 am

TimberKat wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Randle, Donte, and Dillingham is as high as I would go.
And that's because I think Rob is a bust and Donte will walk anyway after 2 more seasons here.
No McDaniels, no 1st round picks.
And I wouldn't give KD a max extension either, he would have to take a discount from the 60+ million insanity.

Trading for Durant would also potentially hard cap us where we couldnt go over the 2nd apron to bring back Naz, NAW or additional free agents.
So we would have to be careful about our salary and have a plan for what we are going to do with Naz/NAW and Conley.
In fact those things are all probably settled before we consider making any move for Durant.

Yes, I won't give more than that. I would sub DDV or Dilly with Conley and DET#1. Anyway it's close enough.

My only concern is to ensure KD and/or Ant don't make coaching decisions and we have a coach that they both listen to.

If the trade happens, I will change my handle to Casper - the happy ghost. Love to see Demi turn clay into porcelain.


We don't have the assets for Ghost-era Demi.
At a minimum we'd need to trade Swayze and 2 first rounders.
And we'd need to dump Whoopi's toxic albatross contract first to get under the 2nd apron.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#209 » by cmoss84 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:31 pm

KD or Giannis? Have a feeling he might be done in Milwaukee.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#210 » by Loaf_of_bread » Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:48 pm

Demi a goddess years after durant retires. Need to find another analogy..
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#211 » by BlacJacMac » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:27 pm

cmoss84 wrote:KD or Giannis? Have a feeling he might be done in Milwaukee.


Giannis 100%.

But we don't have anywhere near the ammo to get him.
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Post#212 » by Neeva » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:40 pm

So many star players in their prime might be available this summer, if wolves do something stupid like give up a lot for 37 year old Durant it will be Ant in his prime asking out as well.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#213 » by cmoss84 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:45 pm

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cmoss84 wrote:KD or Giannis? Have a feeling he might be done in Milwaukee.


Giannis 100%.

But we don't have anywhere near the ammo to get him.

Would you give up Rudy, Jaden, and DD for him?
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#214 » by BlacJacMac » Sat Apr 19, 2025 10:09 pm

cmoss84 wrote:
BlacJacMac wrote:
cmoss84 wrote:KD or Giannis? Have a feeling he might be done in Milwaukee.


Giannis 100%.

But we don't have anywhere near the ammo to get him.

Would you give up Rudy, Jaden, and DD for him?


Yes. But they wouldn't take it.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#215 » by jpatrick » Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:22 pm

If, big if, he asked out, they would get 4 firsts, a bunch of pick swaps, all unprotected, and at least one good young player. Houston has a treasure trove of assets and young players, they are the #1 team I think will pick up a star.

I wouldn’t be shocked if Dallas took a run at Durant. They have a very short window with Irving and AD not having a lot of time left. And they might have the assets to get that done. I don’t think Durant will go for as much as some think, given age and contract (both amount and one year left).
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#216 » by TimberKat » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:49 am

Neeva wrote:So many star players in their prime might be available this summer, if wolves do something stupid like give up a lot for 37 year old Durant it will be Ant in his prime asking out as well.

If you could find another all stars and make the trade work, I am all for it. I don't think Giannis is available, Doc Rivers maybe.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#217 » by younggunsmn » Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:06 am

Who needs Kevin Durant when you can have playoff Jaden McDaniels?
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#218 » by Note30 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:24 am

younggunsmn wrote:Randle, Donte, and Dillingham is as high as I would go.
And that's because I think Rob is a bust and Donte will walk anyway after 2 more seasons here.
No McDaniels, no 1st round picks.
And I wouldn't give KD a max extension either, he would have to take a discount from the 60+ million insanity.

Trading for Durant would also potentially hard cap us where we couldnt go over the 2nd apron to bring back Naz, NAW or additional free agents.
So we would have to be careful about our salary and have a plan for what we are going to do with Naz/NAW and Conley.
In fact those things are all probably settled before we consider making any move for Durant.



That's too much too tbh.

I'd just offer Randle and Conley, if the math works.
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#219 » by winforlose » Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:32 am

Note30 wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Randle, Donte, and Dillingham is as high as I would go.
And that's because I think Rob is a bust and Donte will walk anyway after 2 more seasons here.
No McDaniels, no 1st round picks.
And I wouldn't give KD a max extension either, he would have to take a discount from the 60+ million insanity.

Trading for Durant would also potentially hard cap us where we couldnt go over the 2nd apron to bring back Naz, NAW or additional free agents.
So we would have to be careful about our salary and have a plan for what we are going to do with Naz/NAW and Conley.
In fact those things are all probably settled before we consider making any move for Durant.



That's too much too tbh.

I'd just offer Randle and Conley, if the math works.


That is around 40-42. KD is 54
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Re: Kevin Durant 

Post#220 » by Loaf_of_bread » Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:35 am

Note30 wrote:
younggunsmn wrote:Randle, Donte, and Dillingham is as high as I would go.
And that's because I think Rob is a bust and Donte will walk anyway after 2 more seasons here.
No McDaniels, no 1st round picks.
And I wouldn't give KD a max extension either, he would have to take a discount from the 60+ million insanity.

Trading for Durant would also potentially hard cap us where we couldnt go over the 2nd apron to bring back Naz, NAW or additional free agents.
So we would have to be careful about our salary and have a plan for what we are going to do with Naz/NAW and Conley.
In fact those things are all probably settled before we consider making any move for Durant.



That's too much too tbh.

I'd just offer Randle and Conley, if the math works.


Im ok losing ddv, just need a first coming back. Rob isn't on the table.

Not sure why you guys think a 37 yo on a high contract has any value.. if he has value, pass, and let another team pay it..

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