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NZB2323 wrote:Kevin Martin also played for Minnesota at the end of his career for 2.5 years, and they had Kevin McHale as their coach. An all Kevin team would be pretty nasty:
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Martin
Kevin Durant
Kevin McHale
Kevin Garnett
Bench:
Kevin Porter
Kevin Porter Jr
Kevin Duckworth
Kevin Love
Kevin Willis
Kevin Saraphin
Kevin Huerter
KD owns a condo just outside the Kaseya Center arena. It's in one of the high rises. Hes owned it for many years.Domejandro wrote:TheGOATRises007 wrote:Why would KD want to go to Miami
Their roster can't contend
No state income tax would be my guess.
HMFFL wrote:KD owns a condo just outside the Kaseya Center arena. It's in one of the high rises. Hes owned it for many years.Domejandro wrote:TheGOATRises007 wrote:Why would KD want to go to Miami
Their roster can't contend
No state income tax would be my guess.
KD, Bam, and Ware can make some noise.
Domejandro wrote:TheGOATRises007 wrote:Why would KD want to go to Miami
Their roster can't contend
No state income tax would be my guess.
I doubt Phoenix will receive much. A first round pick, maybe a pick swap, and the contracts needed to make a trade happen.Dan Z wrote:HMFFL wrote:KD owns a condo just outside the Kaseya Center arena. It's in one of the high rises. Hes owned it for many years.Domejandro wrote:No state income tax would be my guess.
KD, Bam, and Ware can make some noise.
In that scenario what does Phoenix get for trading KD to Miami?
HMFFL wrote:I doubt Phoenix will receive much. A first round pick, maybe a pick swap, and the contracts needed to make a trade happen.Dan Z wrote:HMFFL wrote:KD owns a condo just outside the Kaseya Center arena. It's in one of the high rises. Hes owned it for many years.
KD, Bam, and Ware can make some noise.
In that scenario what does Phoenix get for trading KD to Miami?
LarsV8 wrote:The issue with Durant is that he's an extremely volatile asset. Ten games in, he could suffer a torn ACL and be done for his career—or he could deliver four years of lower-usage, high-efficiency greatness. He’s a good gamble at a low cost, but not at a high one (especially when factoring in salary). That’s particularly true for young, promising teams like Houston and San Antonio.
Right now, it seems like Durant’s preferred destinations might not be nearly as high on him as he is on them. Because of the salary burden, their offers could end up being underwhelming—maybe one decent asset and some filler contracts. Think teams like San Antonio, Miami, or Houston. In other words, no Ware, Castle, or Jabari. Maybe they throw in one solid pick or a couple of middling ones, but nothing huge.
Other teams might be willing to offer more, but Durant could discourage them by signaling he’d treat it as a rental. Minnesota seems to be the most aggressive, probably because they’ve boxed themselves into a corner timeline-wise and have fewer options to improve. The wildcard here is how much say Durant wants in choosing his destination. Has he ever missed the playoffs or been on a completely irrelevant team before last season? That likely stung—he seems like someone who cares about that.
As for Houston, they’re tied up with potential extensions for FVV, Jabari, and Tari. If one of those falls apart, maybe their priorities shift. But they already secured a very favorable extension with Steven Adams, so things are looking good so far.
Another factor that could shift the landscape: if Durant agrees to a team-friendly extension. That would reduce his risk profile and might convince a team to include an extra asset in the deal. Or maybe a secondary asset comes back in the trade—like Kris Dunn or one of Phoenix’s bad firsts, from their last terrible decision.
Something else to watch: if a player Phoenix really likes unexpectedly drops on draft night, they might soften their stance and get a deal done.
The biggest overall issue here is that Phoenix is not operating rationally and doesn't understand how terrible of a position they are in. Its unquestionably the worst in the NBA. They are literally trying to "improve" by trading Kevin Durant....They have one rational move and its to trade Booker and Durant. This retool around Booker nonsense makes no sense. I fully expect them to make the worst decision possible every step of the way.
It’s a fascinating situation. I’m looking forward to watching it unfold—and eventually getting the behind-the-scenes scoop. This kind of drama is what makes the NBA so compelling, especially with one of your teams as a stakeholder.
NZB2323 wrote:jkvonny wrote:KD to Minnesota would be the trifecta of Kevin greats in Minn.
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Love
Kevin Durant
They love (no pun intended) Kevins up there in Minnesota.
Lol
Kevin Martin also played for Minnesota at the end of his career for 2.5 years, and they had Kevin McHale as their coach. An all Kevin team would be pretty nasty:
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Martin
Kevin Durant
Kevin McHale
Kevin Garnett
Bench:
Kevin Porter
Kevin Porter Jr
Kevin Duckworth
Kevin Love
Kevin Willis
Kevin Saraphin
Kevin Huerter
Other names:
Mike Conley
Michael Cooper
Michael Jordan
Michael Beasley
Michael Olowokandi
Bench:
Michael Finley
Michael Redd
Mike Bibby
Mike Miller
Michael Cage
Michael Adams
Bill Sharman
Bill Melchioni
Billy Cunningham
Bill Walton
Bill Russell
Bench:
Bill Bradley
Bill Lambier
Bill Cartwright
Bill Bridges
Bill Hanzlik
Bob Cousy
Bob Danridge
Robert Horry
Bob Pettit
Robert Parish
Bench:
Bob Lanier
Bob McAdoo
Bob Love
Bobby Jones
James Harden
Jimmy Butler
James Worthy
Lebron James
James Edward
Bench:
Jim Pollard
Jim Jackson
Jim King
James Posey
Jimmy Walker
James Johnson
DusterBuster wrote:Man, if he goes to Miami… going from Jimmy Butler’s personality to Kevin Durant’s… lmao
FarBeyondDriven wrote:Suns - Claxton, Jaquez, Jovic, 2025 #19 pick (BK) and 2025 #20 pick (MIA)
Heat - KD
Nets - Ware, Rozier, Robinson, Allen, 2029 unprotected 1st (MIA)
basically Nets get young promising player and future pick to take on salary from both teams, Suns get to keep trying to compete since they don't have their own picks going forward but at least they get two picks to use in this year's draft and a couple role players that should fit well with Booker. Heat happily pay to get a championship caliber team especially in a weak Eastern Conference.
JujitsuFlip wrote:You'll have the Pacers, gotta give them their due.MoreyWins wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:The East is pretty wide open next season.
Wide open for a playoff seeding, but that's about it. Once you get into round 2 you're still facing very good teams, and not to mention if the goal is to win a championship you have to stack up with the best in the West.
Other than that, what Cavs and Knicks (who currently don't have a head coach)?
Celtics Tatum is rehabbing a torn Achilles and Brown rehabbing a torn meniscus.
Bucks Dame is rehabbing a torn Achilles and Giannis may be traded.
76ers, Embiid's knees are probably bone on bone, PG can't stay healthy, McCain rehabbing his meniscus, and #3 will be a rookie. Maxey is nice and so is Grimes but they need to pay him.
Gotta see what the Pistons and Magic do in the off-season.
Hawks and Bulls seem too far away to even mention.
That seems way more appealing than going to the Wolves or Spurs and fighting through the West gauntlet.
Domejandro wrote:TheGOATRises007 wrote:Why would KD want to go to Miami
Their roster can't contend
No state income tax would be my guess.
Daddy 801 wrote:Blame Rasho wrote:Oklahoma if they lose in the finals…
Otherwise… Utah… lol
No scenario where Utah wants Durant.