McMenanim: Belief that Durant trade demand was to force Nets to get rid of Kyrie

Post #1 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:02 am

Makes sense considering trade demand came in right after Kyrie opted in. Nets looking for reassurance KD will be happy to stay if Kyrie gets moved.

celticfan42487 · Post #2 » by **celticfan42487** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:03 am

That seems stupid.

1) It erodes players trust with KD
2) If getting rid of Irving means Westbrook and nothing else it slams shut the door on KD ever winning a ring again.

This doesn't pass the sniff test.

SNPA · Post #3 » by **SNPA** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:04 am

Ehh…takes a single text from KD/rep to convey his wishes.

BobbyPortisEyes · Post #4 » by **BobbyPortisEyes** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:06 am

Doesn't ring true to me. I see it as way more likely that KD threw a hissy fit because his friend wasn't given a contract extension and the trade request was his way of protesting.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #5 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:07 am

I don't know what to believe anymore. We've heard reports that KD did this to pressure Brooklyn into giving Kyrie an extension, now we're hearing the very opposite. This doesn't make sense to me though, because if KD told management and ownership that he would rescind his demand if Kyrie was traded, Kyrie would be gone right now.

Post #6 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:08 am

celticfan42487 wrote:That seems stupid.

1) It erodes players trust with KD
2) If getting rid of Irving means Westbrook and nothing else it slams shut the door on KD ever winning a ring again.

This doesn't pass the sniff test.

No one is going to blame KD for not wanting to gamble his future on a Kyrie partnership.

And wanting to get rid of Kyrie doesn’t mean he wants the nets to dump him for Westbrook. That’s a separate story of Kyrie trying to dictate his destination.

Post #7 » by **Duke4life831** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:11 am

Ya Im going to say no to this. If the idea was just to get Kyrie off the team then they wouldnt have to go through with all of this KD trade stuff. It would just be as simple as them announcing they're looking to trade Kyrie because the front office doesnt want to deal with him anymore. And if they cant a deal done they will just pay him to sit at home and stay away from the team.

gottamakeit · Post #8 » by **gottamakeit** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:16 am

this McMenamin guy sounds like he has an agenda

iLLmatic860 · Post #9 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:16 am

most the time McMenanim talks, I noticed he seems so unsure

Post #10 » by **Texas Chuck** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:18 am

yeah KD doesn't have to demand a trade to get the Nets to trade Kyrie something they would have wanted to do anyway as long as KD wasn't angered by it.

All this speculation and aggregation is stupid.

God Squad · Post #11 » by **God Squad** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:18 am

Kyrie would have been gone last week if KD didn't want him on the team.

life_saver · Post #12 » by **life_saver** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:19 am

what a mess lol

ChaseDown · Post #13 » by **ChaseDown** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:20 am

Hesayshesay. All speculation. Nothing makes any sense. Nets actually have a decent team this season if healthy and behaving. Therefore I don’t see KD really wanting a trade. But nobody knows the behind the scenes. I’ll believe this noise when it happens!

Patches Perry · Post #14 » by **Patches Perry** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:21 am

Seems like an attempt to retcon the trade request now that things have calmed down a bit and an appealing trade never came to fruition.

Dupp · Post #15 » by **Dupp** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:21 am

Why they keep Kyrie over harden?

Post #16 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:26 am

Duke4life831 wrote:Ya Im going to say no to this. If the idea was just to get Kyrie off the team then they wouldnt have to go through with all of this KD trade stuff. It would just be as simple as them announcing they're looking to trade Kyrie because the front office doesnt want to deal with him anymore. And if they cant a deal done they will just pay him to sit at home and stay away from the team.

It makes sense from the perspective that KD doesn’t want to get his hands dirty. Conscious of his public perception, he’s not going to and demand that the Nets get rid of someone.

Instead, soon as Kyrie opted in, KD demanded a trade to put Nets on notice he’s not happy and is now sending out signals that it was about Kyrie without coming out and saying it.

Marks, Kyrie and KD probably aren’t directly communicating at this point I’d bet.

iLLmatic860 · Post #17 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:27 am

Dupp wrote:Why they keep Kyrie over harden?

Harden wanted out lol

facothomas22 · Post #18 » by **facothomas22** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:27 am

Isn't KD and Kyrie good friends? Why would KD force a trade demand in order to Kyrie out? Does Kevin Durant think actually the Nets would get great assets in exchange for Kyrie if that were the case? Something just doesn't add up here. I think if the Nets were to trade Kyrie Irving,I actually think this means for sure that Kevin Durant is gone and Nets are forced into a rebuild/major retool.

WillyJakkz · Post #19 » by **WillyJakkz** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:27 am

ChaseDown wrote:Hesayshesay. All speculation. Nothing makes any sense. Nets actually have a decent team this season if healthy and behaving. Therefore I don’t see KD really wanting a trade. But nobody knows the behind the scenes. I’ll believe this noise when it happens!

Who's the "she" in all of this? Lol

hoosierdaddy34 · Post #20 » by **hoosierdaddy34** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:33 am

I mean I guess it plausible? You don’t see Kyrie and KD too buddy buddy these days. reporter for ESPN Nick Freidell, who covered the Nets a ton last year, has been shouting that everyone on the team was miserable last year. That no one enjoyed it and there was no joy in that organization. I am sure KD isn’t exempt from that statement. It’s very possible that Kyrie choosing to fight the vaccine rather than be there for his teammates caused a deep wedge between the two.