SunsRback4Good wrote:Ghost of Kleine wrote:The biggest question that we should really all be asking aside from how to fix things and maybe find a way to give us a future again is that ( as garrick mentioned previously) Kevin Durant has an extension that he is eligible for this July.
Now we have to decide if ( at 36 yrs old), do we really intend to offer Durant a big contract to resign through years 36, 37, 38 yrs old?? Knowing that if we do, we'll for sure be horribly handcuffed even longer financially with a severely restrictive future.
Now IF we at any moment pause hard and have doubts about doing this, then shouldn't it be obvious that we should be aggressively looking at trading Durant?? Because it either comes down to trading him before July or committing a huge chunk of our cap space to him as he nears age 38-40. And if we choose to do that, we can kiss any hope of future flexibility Goodbye!!!
And then we'll be looking at an even longer and more painful rebuild than we've gone through before.
Ghost we need playmakers desperately.
I absolutely agree man! This is really why you HAVE TO trade KD this summer (before July) in June before his extension comes up BECAUSE IF you do pay 60 million or much more to extend him, then you cripple your franchise for even longer, while he rapidly declines and then Booker gets frustrated and asks out in two- three years.
So this is why I suggest trading KD to Atlanta!! (For the purpose of getting an all star level playmaking/ defensive guard in Murray).
Atlanta- Kevin Durant/ Nurkic.
Phoenix- Murray/Capela/D Hunter/ J Johnson/ HOU 24' 1st (
10th pick)/ SAC 25' 1st (1-12 protected)/ ATL 26' 1st (SAS have right to swap)/ ATL 28' 1st (4 1sts).
I'm following that trade up with a Beal/ 10th pick to Utah for Collins/ Sexton/ 29th/32nd picks. The 10th pick is the sweetener in the deal.
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Post trade:
Murray/ Booker/ D Hunter/ Collins/ Capela.
Sexton/ Allen/ O'neale/ J Johnson/ Collins.
Kolek/ D Lee/ Dunn/ Holmes / Huktpori (UDFA).
24' nba draft22- Kolek.
29- Day'ron Holmes.
32- Ryan Dunn.
UDFAs'Two way- Ariel Huktpori (7 ft 254 lb athletic, long, mobile rim protector/ Capela 2.0).
Two way- Drew Pember (6'11 235lb Do it all versatile 3/4- a 6'11 Austin Reeves basically).
Two way- Blake Hinson (6'7 235 lb 2/3 3 point specialist/ versatile scorer).