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Post#1 » by FreeAgentZero » Thu May 1, 2014 9:58 pm

I can't believe The Oklahoman dubbed Durant "Mr. Unreliable". I'm all for athletes being criticized when it's fair but OKC doesn't have much of a reason to complain. I wrote a full column on that here if anyone's interested:http://freeagentzero.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/in-defense-of-kevin-durant/ . I'm more interested on if any OKC fans, especially the ones in OKC agree with the criticisms thrown at KD.
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Post#2 » by spearsy23 » Fri May 2, 2014 2:44 am

Low class move, fortunately papers are already irrelevant.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#3 » by wizkid27 » Fri May 2, 2014 3:09 am

I think that everyone (fans of this team, fans of other teams, residents of OKC, residents anywhere) can agree that the headline was just stupid. I would really doubt (hope) that KD doesn't take it as more than just a random reporter/editor being stupid.
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Post#4 » by NBAWestFan » Sat May 3, 2014 4:49 pm

Mr. Unreliable.

Shows you how bright the Media guys are at that paper.
Maybe they will continue when the Thunder lose

Where will KD go? Stay when his contract is up,
Go to a team in Texas where he could help them go over the top.
Go to a Big market, NY, LA, Chicago?

Keep the good work because I think KD will think about leaving when he realizes he won't when a
title in OKC
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Post#5 » by spearsy23 » Sat May 3, 2014 5:36 pm

NBAWestFan wrote:Mr. Unreliable.

Shows you how bright the Media guys are at that paper.
Maybe they will continue when the Thunder lose

Where will KD go? Stay when his contract is up,
Go to a team in Texas where he could help them go over the top.
Go to a Big market, NY, LA, Chicago?

Keep the good work because I think KD will think about leaving when he realizes he won't when a
title in OKC

He'll probably go into the OKC team headquarters and sign an extension 8-)
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#6 » by spearsy23 » Sun May 4, 2014 4:47 am

Tomorrow's headline, above a giant picture of Russ:
Mr. Unbelievable
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#7 » by NBAWestFan » Tue May 6, 2014 3:14 pm

The Thunder were exposed and so was Scott Brooks yesterday.

A team with good shooters beat them. The match-ups were not thought out
carefully from the start of the game.

KD if Scott Brooks is still there next year you will see you might get alot
of shots and MVP but no championships.

OKC look like two individuals that were predictable taking their man one on one
and not passing the ball around like the Clippers do.

Brooks needs to watch the Spurs move the ball.
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Post#8 » by NetsWorld » Fri May 30, 2014 3:18 pm

OKC has yet to win a ring and if they don't this year or next year, best believe KD will explore his options in FA. Is OKC going to go after the right players to help entice Durant to stay? Will Westbrook's injury bug reappear next season? Questions which remain unanswered. Yes, you have Ibaka and Westbrook, but the team was not committed to extending Harden and I believe this shows that the organization may not be willing to spend or go near the luxury tax line in order to save money. OKC is also a small market, markets like LA and NY will be waiting to ask for his services.

And if you think it's a lock he stays, just look at what LeBron did in 2010 and also read (and it's not coincidental) which agency KD switched to.
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Post#9 » by bondom34 » Fri May 30, 2014 3:23 pm

BklynNets wrote:OKC has yet to win a ring and if they don't this year or next year, best believe KD will explore his options in FA. Is OKC going to go after the right players to help entice Durant to stay? Will Westbrook's injury bug reappear next season? Questions which remain unanswered. Yes, you have Ibaka and Westbrook, but the team was not committed to extending Harden and I believe this shows that the organization may not be willing to spend or go near the luxury tax line in order to save money. OKC is also a small market, markets like LA and NY will be waiting to ask for his services.

I'm sorry, but he's shown no indication to want to leave. He has a top 3 PG signed with him, who is also signed a year beyond him. He has a skilled PF who is 25 years old, and all 3 of them have played together their entire careers. KD and WB are essentially best friends, show no indications of wanting to be on different teams, love the community, and to top it all off Durant has expressed on multiple occasions how much he likes the Oklahoma City area. I really doubt he leaves. That being said, the team has done plenty, and he's certainly not going to Brooklyn. I would bet anything on that.

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Post#10 » by NetsWorld » Fri May 30, 2014 3:29 pm

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BklynNets wrote:OKC has yet to win a ring and if they don't this year or next year, best believe KD will explore his options in FA. Is OKC going to go after the right players to help entice Durant to stay? Will Westbrook's injury bug reappear next season? Questions which remain unanswered. Yes, you have Ibaka and Westbrook, but the team was not committed to extending Harden and I believe this shows that the organization may not be willing to spend or go near the luxury tax line in order to save money. OKC is also a small market, markets like LA and NY will be waiting to ask for his services.

I'm sorry, but he's shown no indication to want to leave. He has a top 3 PG signed with him, who is also signed a year beyond him. He has a skilled PF who is 25 years old, and all 3 of them have played together their entire careers. KD and WB are essentially best friends, show no indications of wanting to be on different teams, love the community, and to top it all off Durant has expressed on multiple occasions how much he likes the Oklahoma City area. I really doubt he leaves. That being said, the team has done plenty, and he's certainly not going to Brooklyn. I would bet anything on that.

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Not trolling, just stating facts. OKC refused to give Harden an extension. I'm asking legitimate questions which are ahead for the team. Is ownership willing to pay? Look at Dwight in Orlando and Lebron in Cleveland, how is this any different? KD will test FA the way they did. I cannot understand why this is hard to understand. If the Thunder don't win and are not committed to retaining star players (Harden), how is that intriguing. Now that you mentioned Brooklyn specifically, ownership is committed to winning and has gone way over the tax line to do so. Ownership is not afraid to spend. Brooklyn will pursue( success or not is another story) stars. Not only are they willing to spend but Brooklyn will have cap space and also the market to intrigue star players. Brooklyn will have an opportunity to sign other quality players to intrigue other players.
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Post#11 » by bondom34 » Fri May 30, 2014 3:38 pm

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Not trolling, just stating facts. OKC refused to give Harden an extension. I'm asking legitimate questions which are ahead for the team. Is ownership willing to pay? Look at Dwight in Orlando and Lebron in Cleveland, how is this any different? KD will test FA the way they did. I cannot understand why this is hard to understand. If the Thunder don't win and are not committed to retaining star players (Harden), how is that intriguing. Now that you mentioned Brooklyn specifically, the ownership is committed to winning and has gone way over the tax line to do so. The ownership is not afraid to spend. Brooklyn will pursue( success or not is another story) stars. Not only are they willing to spend but Brooklyn will have cap space and also the market to intrigue star players. Brooklyn will have an opportunity to lure other quality players to lure other players along with them.


OKC tried to give Harden an extension, he took a few extra mil to be "the man" on his own team. Good on him. OKC has the 8th highest payroll. I'm sure Brooklyn will pursue players as well, but that roster is awful now, and is set to be bad for at least next season. OKC has 3 top tier players who have played together their entire career and are 25 or younger. I can't think of another team that can offer not only that, but the ability to sign Durant to his max when he's due for it. Brooklyn will certainly have cap space, but a terrible, overpaid PG on the last year of his contract instead of Russell Westbrook, along with no quality draft picks in all likelihood.

If you've watched the Thunder, they have a current lineup where one starter is over 25, and he may not start next season. This sounds like that great debate preseason where everyone said "Look at the Nets, they're willing to spend, they're winning the east!" "Look at the Thunder, they haven't brought in any free agents, they're doomed to a 3/4 seed and first round exit!". The Thunder have been fine without Harden, and after seeing results of the last seasons, I feel they made the right choice. I'm also of the thought that they are willing to go into the tax in the coming season. We will see, but to come to another team's board to bring up speculation 2 years away, when there's plenty of time until then, seems to just want to rile up the fans of that team.

Edit: And who's to say he wants to be a free agent? He didn't after his rookie deal. Maybe he's more of Duncan/Dirk than Dwight/Lebron in that way.
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Post#12 » by Podirk » Fri May 30, 2014 5:20 pm

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Not trolling, just stating facts. OKC refused to give Harden an extension. I'm asking legitimate questions which are ahead for the team. Is ownership willing to pay? Look at Dwight in Orlando and Lebron in Cleveland, how is this any different? KD will test FA the way they did. I cannot understand why this is hard to understand. If the Thunder don't win and are not committed to retaining star players (Harden), how is that intriguing. Now that you mentioned Brooklyn specifically, the ownership is committed to winning and has gone way over the tax line to do so. The ownership is not afraid to spend. Brooklyn will pursue( success or not is another story) stars. Not only are they willing to spend but Brooklyn will have cap space and also the market to intrigue star players. Brooklyn will have an opportunity to lure other quality players to lure other players along with them.


OKC tried to give Harden an extension, he took a few extra mil to be "the man" on his own team. Good on him. OKC has the 8th highest payroll. I'm sure Brooklyn will pursue players as well, but that roster is awful now, and is set to be bad for at least next season. OKC has 3 top tier players who have played together their entire career and are 25 or younger. I can't think of another team that can offer not only that, but the ability to sign Durant to his max when he's due for it. Brooklyn will certainly have cap space, but a terrible, overpaid PG on the last year of his contract instead of Russell Westbrook, along with no quality draft picks in all likelihood.

If you've watched the Thunder, they have a current lineup where one starter is over 25, and he may not start next season. This sounds like that great debate preseason where everyone said "Look at the Nets, they're willing to spend, they're winning the east!" "Look at the Thunder, they haven't brought in any free agents, they're doomed to a 3/4 seed and first round exit!". The Thunder have been fine without Harden, and after seeing results of the last seasons, I feel they made the right choice. I'm also of the thought that they are willing to go into the tax in the coming season. We will see, but to come to another team's board to bring up speculation 2 years away, when there's plenty of time until then, seems to just want to rile up the fans of that team.

Edit: And who's to say he wants to be a free agent? He didn't after his rookie deal. Maybe he's more of Duncan/Dirk than Dwight/Lebron in that way.


Excellent post...

Spending doesn't mean you put together a good team!!

I do think there is a really good chance he leaves if 1. Thunder haven't won a title and 2. Ownership hasn't put their best foot forward.

Harden was offered a decent contract for a third option...and Thunder really didn't need a third ball dominant wing player.

This season with the TPE, MLE, a starting spot up for grabs (SG), a possible change in the C position, and a few backup positions opening up the Thunder have a great chance to improve. I'm confident in this ownership group.
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Post#13 » by NetsWorld » Sat May 31, 2014 2:18 pm

bondom34 wrote:
BklynNets wrote:

Not trolling, just stating facts. OKC refused to give Harden an extension. I'm asking legitimate questions which are ahead for the team. Is ownership willing to pay? Look at Dwight in Orlando and Lebron in Cleveland, how is this any different? KD will test FA the way they did. I cannot understand why this is hard to understand. If the Thunder don't win and are not committed to retaining star players (Harden), how is that intriguing. Now that you mentioned Brooklyn specifically, the ownership is committed to winning and has gone way over the tax line to do so. The ownership is not afraid to spend. Brooklyn will pursue( success or not is another story) stars. Not only are they willing to spend but Brooklyn will have cap space and also the market to intrigue star players. Brooklyn will have an opportunity to lure other quality players to lure other players along with them.


OKC tried to give Harden an extension, he took a few extra mil to be "the man" on his own team. Good on him. OKC has the 8th highest payroll. I'm sure Brooklyn will pursue players as well, but that roster is awful now, and is set to be bad for at least next season. OKC has 3 top tier players who have played together their entire career and are 25 or younger. I can't think of another team that can offer not only that, but the ability to sign Durant to his max when he's due for it. Brooklyn will certainly have cap space, but a terrible, overpaid PG on the last year of his contract instead of Russell Westbrook, along with no quality draft picks in all likelihood.

If you've watched the Thunder, they have a current lineup where one starter is over 25, and he may not start next season. This sounds like that great debate preseason where everyone said "Look at the Nets, they're willing to spend, they're winning the east!" "Look at the Thunder, they haven't brought in any free agents, they're doomed to a 3/4 seed and first round exit!". The Thunder have been fine without Harden, and after seeing results of the last seasons, I feel they made the right choice. I'm also of the thought that they are willing to go into the tax in the coming season. We will see, but to come to another team's board to bring up speculation 2 years away, when there's plenty of time until then, seems to just want to rile up the fans of that team.

Edit: And who's to say he wants to be a free agent? He didn't after his rookie deal. Maybe he's more of Duncan/Dirk than Dwight/Lebron in that way
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Awful roster in the sense of contracts, yes, but not in terms of depth. They started 10-21 and unfortunately got hit with injuries. However, as 2014 came around, they developed an identity which allowed them to go 34-14 I believe. They finished 44-38 after being 10-21. Not many teams going through such a circus can do that. As far as Thunder ownership willing to go into the tax, I don't know about that. If KD leaves, that franchise does not make as much money. It's a small market and with regards to KD being a FA, why would he not test the market? He was not going to sacrifice a rookie deal so early in his career, in fact not many players do. This next contract, I'm sure Durant will take into consideration his opportunities in other markets such as Brooklyn, NY, and LA. In fact Brooklyn will have a better chance at luring players versus OKC. I will reiterate, ownership will spend in order to win; while you may think spending is bad because it's not a guarantee to win, the fact they ARE WILLING TO shows that they care about winning and producing a successful franchise. Never said KD going to Brooklyn was a guarantee, in fact that's far from fact at this point. But i'm sure he is interested in an organization that will have a CLEAN slate in 2016 with a chance to build a contender. Other players will be available that year as well.
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Post#14 » by bondom34 » Sat May 31, 2014 7:37 pm

BklynNets wrote:Awful roster in the sense of contracts, yes, but not in terms of depth. They started 10-21 and unfortunately got hit with injuries. However, as 2014 came around, they developed an identity which allowed them to go 34-14 I believe. They finished 44-38 after being 10-21. Not many teams going through such a circus can do that. As far as Thunder ownership willing to go into the tax, I don't know about that. If KD leaves, that franchise does not make as much money. It's a small market and with regards to KD being a FA, why would he not test the market? He was not going to sacrifice a rookie deal so early in his career, in fact not many players do. This next contract, I'm sure Durant will take into consideration his opportunities in other markets such as Brooklyn, NY, and LA. In fact Brooklyn will have a better chance at luring players versus OKC. I will reiterate, ownership will spend in order to win; while you may think spending is bad because it's not a guarantee to win, the fact they ARE WILLING TO shows that they care about winning and producing a successful franchise. Never said KD going to Brooklyn was a guarantee, in fact that's far from fact at this point. But i'm sure he is interested in an organization that will have a CLEAN slate in 2016 with a chance to build a contender. Other players will be available that year as well.

OK.

And didn't say spending is bad, but irresponsible spending is. OKC will then have signed on their roster: Ibaka, Westbrook, Lamb, Adams, Jones, and Roberson. So, a top tier PG and PF and 3 expiring rookies. Plus the abillity to resign KD to his max. In other words, most everything that he would want. He's never shown to want to play in a big city. So you can come into another forum and talk about how much everyone wants to play in a big city, but that's flat out untrue. OKC has shown that they are willing to spend on players they find necessary. They did on Russ, they did on KD, they did on Ibaka. They gave Harden a large offer to stay as a sixth man, which he declined. His choice to get an extra few mil a year. But the Thunder have spent, they've just done it wisely.
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Post#15 » by NetsWorld » Sat May 31, 2014 8:07 pm

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BklynNets wrote:Awful roster in the sense of contracts, yes, but not in terms of depth. They started 10-21 and unfortunately got hit with injuries. However, as 2014 came around, they developed an identity which allowed them to go 34-14 I believe. They finished 44-38 after being 10-21. Not many teams going through such a circus can do that. As far as Thunder ownership willing to go into the tax, I don't know about that. If KD leaves, that franchise does not make as much money. It's a small market and with regards to KD being a FA, why would he not test the market? He was not going to sacrifice a rookie deal so early in his career, in fact not many players do. This next contract, I'm sure Durant will take into consideration his opportunities in other markets such as Brooklyn, NY, and LA. In fact Brooklyn will have a better chance at luring players versus OKC. I will reiterate, ownership will spend in order to win; while you may think spending is bad because it's not a guarantee to win, the fact they ARE WILLING TO shows that they care about winning and producing a successful franchise. Never said KD going to Brooklyn was a guarantee, in fact that's far from fact at this point. But i'm sure he is interested in an organization that will have a CLEAN slate in 2016 with a chance to build a contender. Other players will be available that year as well.

OK.

And didn't say spending is bad, but irresponsible spending is. OKC will then have signed on their roster: Ibaka, Westbrook, Lamb, Adams, Jones, and Roberson. So, a top tier PG and PF and 3 expiring rookies. Plus the abillity to resign KD to his max. In other words, most everything that he would want. He's never shown to want to play in a big city. So you can come into another forum and talk about how much everyone wants to play in a big city, but that's flat out untrue. OKC has shown that they are willing to spend on players they find necessary. They did on Russ, they did on KD, they did on Ibaka. They gave Harden a large offer to stay as a sixth man, which he declined. His choice to get an extra few mil a year. But the Thunder have spent, they've just done it wisely.



Not spending much and finding quality players is the ideal situation, and I give credit to OKC's ownership for being extra careful on who their player personnel. But after awhile, that same personnel cannot stay together for long if the experiment does not work. Ibaka, Westbrook, Durant has yet to win a ring. If you cannot win with one squad, you try another route. And as far as Durant not giving indications about testing FA, I would rethink that for a minute. KD was in Brooklyn last summer (And no I'm not implying that he will go there) and supposedly liked the area and people. Furthermore, Mikhail, Nets majority owner, stated in an interview last year that he knew names of people who wanted to come to Brooklyn BUT WOULD NOT reveal who as it would lead to a fine. Is this not some sort of clue?
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Post#16 » by bondom34 » Sat May 31, 2014 8:16 pm

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Not spending much and finding quality players is the ideal situation, and I give credit to OKC's ownership for being extra careful on who their player personnel. But after awhile, that same personnel cannot stay together for long if the experiment does not work. Ibaka, Westbrook, Durant has yet to win a ring. If you cannot win with one squad, you try another route. And as far as Durant not giving indications about testing FA, I would rethink that for a minute. KD was in Brooklyn last summer (And no I'm not implying that he will go there) and supposedly liked the area and people. Furthermore, Mikhail, Nets majority owner, stated in an interview last year that he knew names of people who wanted to come to Brooklyn BUT WOULD NOT reveal who as it would lead to a fine. Is this not some sort of clue?


Well, they've been together for only a few years. You don't blow up a team because they don't win a title every year, otherwise 29 teams would completely change their core every year. Billy King's methods should teach you that much doesn't work. As for your Brooklyn remarks, believe what makes you feel good. I'm sure the Thunder will keep Durant on lock down so he can't visit other cities. He's visited Brooklyn? Must mean he's gone! As well, if you heard his MVP speech, he clearly likes everyone in OKC quite a bit. But again, bigger market, everyone must want to go there, keep believing it if you feel better for it. I think we've played this out about as far as it will go, but for now, OKC is a contender, Brooklyn is not at all. OKC likely will be next year, Brooklyn not at all.
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Post#17 » by damecurry » Mon Jun 2, 2014 10:15 am

BklynNets wrote:
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BklynNets wrote:OKC has yet to win a ring and if they don't this year or next year, best believe KD will explore his options in FA. Is OKC going to go after the right players to help entice Durant to stay? Will Westbrook's injury bug reappear next season? Questions which remain unanswered. Yes, you have Ibaka and Westbrook, but the team was not committed to extending Harden and I believe this shows that the organization may not be willing to spend or go near the luxury tax line in order to save money. OKC is also a small market, markets like LA and NY will be waiting to ask for his services.

I'm sorry, but he's shown no indication to want to leave. He has a top 3 PG signed with him, who is also signed a year beyond him. He has a skilled PF who is 25 years old, and all 3 of them have played together their entire careers. KD and WB are essentially best friends, show no indications of wanting to be on different teams, love the community, and to top it all off Durant has expressed on multiple occasions how much he likes the Oklahoma City area. I really doubt he leaves. That being said, the team has done plenty, and he's certainly not going to Brooklyn. I would bet anything on that.

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Not trolling, just stating facts. OKC refused to give Harden an extension. I'm asking legitimate questions which are ahead for the team. Is ownership willing to pay? Look at Dwight in Orlando and Lebron in Cleveland, how is this any different? KD will test FA the way they did. I cannot understand why this is hard to understand. If the Thunder don't win and are not committed to retaining star players (Harden), how is that intriguing. Now that you mentioned Brooklyn specifically, ownership is committed to winning and has gone way over the tax line to do so. Ownership is not afraid to spend. Brooklyn will pursue( success or not is another story) stars. Not only are they willing to spend but Brooklyn will have cap space and also the market to intrigue star players. Brooklyn will have an opportunity to sign other quality players to intrigue other players.


Haha epic post now that Bkn barely got to the second round of a weak east, and thunder barely missed on the finals. I love delusional fans, especially ones who can't understand beyond "these examples, obv same thing will happen here!" Despite giving him details of team-bonding, playing entire careers, far better support. Where does all this cap space come in? 16-17 when Johnson/Lopez's contracts finally run out and you've just got Williams on the books for 22m? Yeah that's a winning formula for sure. Wow.
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Post#18 » by damecurry » Mon Jun 2, 2014 10:25 am

BklynNets wrote:
bondom34 wrote:
BklynNets wrote:

Not trolling, just stating facts. OKC refused to give Harden an extension. I'm asking legitimate questions which are ahead for the team. Is ownership willing to pay? Look at Dwight in Orlando and Lebron in Cleveland, how is this any different? KD will test FA the way they did. I cannot understand why this is hard to understand. If the Thunder don't win and are not committed to retaining star players (Harden), how is that intriguing. Now that you mentioned Brooklyn specifically, the ownership is committed to winning and has gone way over the tax line to do so. The ownership is not afraid to spend. Brooklyn will pursue( success or not is another story) stars. Not only are they willing to spend but Brooklyn will have cap space and also the market to intrigue star players. Brooklyn will have an opportunity to lure other quality players to lure other players along with them.


OKC tried to give Harden an extension, he took a few extra mil to be "the man" on his own team. Good on him. OKC has the 8th highest payroll. I'm sure Brooklyn will pursue players as well, but that roster is awful now, and is set to be bad for at least next season. OKC has 3 top tier players who have played together their entire career and are 25 or younger. I can't think of another team that can offer not only that, but the ability to sign Durant to his max when he's due for it. Brooklyn will certainly have cap space, but a terrible, overpaid PG on the last year of his contract instead of Russell Westbrook, along with no quality draft picks in all likelihood.

If you've watched the Thunder, they have a current lineup where one starter is over 25, and he may not start next season. This sounds like that great debate preseason where everyone said "Look at the Nets, they're willing to spend, they're winning the east!" "Look at the Thunder, they haven't brought in any free agents, they're doomed to a 3/4 seed and first round exit!". The Thunder have been fine without Harden, and after seeing results of the last seasons, I feel they made the right choice. I'm also of the thought that they are willing to go into the tax in the coming season. We will see, but to come to another team's board to bring up speculation 2 years away, when there's plenty of time until then, seems to just want to rile up the fans of that team.

Edit: And who's to say he wants to be a free agent? He didn't after his rookie deal. Maybe he's more of Duncan/Dirk than Dwight/Lebron in that way
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Awful roster in the sense of contracts, yes, but not in terms of depth. They started 10-21 and unfortunately got hit with injuries. However, as 2014 came around, they developed an identity which allowed them to go 34-14 I believe. They finished 44-38 after being 10-21. Not many teams going through such a circus can do that. As far as Thunder ownership willing to go into the tax, I don't know about that. If KD leaves, that franchise does not make as much money. It's a small market and with regards to KD being a FA, why would he not test the market? He was not going to sacrifice a rookie deal so early in his career, in fact not many players do. This next contract, I'm sure Durant will take into consideration his opportunities in other markets such as Brooklyn, NY, and LA. In fact Brooklyn will have a better chance at luring players versus OKC. I will reiterate, ownership will spend in order to win; while you may think spending is bad because it's not a guarantee to win, the fact they ARE WILLING TO shows that they care about winning and producing a successful franchise. Never said KD going to Brooklyn was a guarantee, in fact that's far from fact at this point. But i'm sure he is interested in an organization that will have a CLEAN slate in 2016 with a chance to build a contender. Other players will be available that year as well.


Lol, spending whatever you possibly can in a vain hope of winning with a bunch of aging stars is not what champions do. Spending incredibly wisely on players willing to take less to have a functional, dominant core is what champions like the heat and spurs do. Both those teams get guys like Bellinelli/Mills/Ginobli/Duncan, Anderson/Allen/Lewis/Chalmers to accept less than they're really worth cause they wanna win titles. Veteran FAs take one look at Williams/Johnson's/Lopez's contracts and head elsewhere. That's why everyone on that roster is vastly overpaid, cause otherwise they'd find better contenders,which is why they can't win. Those guys are picking money over titles and they know it, it's funny that you don't. I struggle to see how anyone can have any real excitement about the Nets for the next several years, they'll continue to be 2nd round exits at the very best.
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Re: Mr. Unreliable? 

Post#19 » by OlDirtMcBert » Mon Jun 2, 2014 3:46 pm

bondom34 wrote:
BklynNets wrote:OKC has yet to win a ring and if they don't this year or next year, best believe KD will explore his options in FA. Is OKC going to go after the right players to help entice Durant to stay? Will Westbrook's injury bug reappear next season? Questions which remain unanswered. Yes, you have Ibaka and Westbrook, but the team was not committed to extending Harden and I believe this shows that the organization may not be willing to spend or go near the luxury tax line in order to save money. OKC is also a small market, markets like LA and NY will be waiting to ask for his services.

I'm sorry, but he's shown no indication to want to leave. He has a top 3 PG signed with him, who is also signed a year beyond him. He has a skilled PF who is 25 years old, and all 3 of them have played together their entire careers. KD and WB are essentially best friends, show no indications of wanting to be on different teams, love the community, and to top it all off Durant has expressed on multiple occasions how much he likes the Oklahoma City area. I really doubt he leaves. That being said, the team has done plenty, and he's certainly not going to Brooklyn. I would bet anything on that.

Weak troll attempt.


Wonder if Jay Z agrees with that...
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Re: Mr. Unreliable? 

Post#20 » by NBAWestFan » Mon Jun 2, 2014 8:52 pm

Why OKC cannot get over the hump?

They need more 3 point shooters who are taller and reliable like Green, Bellineli,
Ray Allen, Mike Miller type.

A shooter should be 6-6 I think at least. Stretches the floor
and gives KD and Westbrook lanes to attack.

Only Reggie see to be a shooter but he is not too tall.

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