Should The Suns Sell High On Kd & Booker if they lose in the 1st round
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Durant for KAT. Salaries work. Reunite the Kentucky boys.
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No one wants Beal and they're not going to trade Booker. Can see them trading KD but doubt he'll request it. I don't see a team he makes sense for though.
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Back to okc for Giddy and Dort and a few picks should get it done.
Plata o Plomo?
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I am not personally blaming KD for this but Phoenix seem to be repeating the same type of mistakes Brooklyn did when they signed Durant as a F/A.
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Up-And-Coming wrote:Durant for KAT. Salaries work. Reunite the Kentucky boys.
Minnesota says no.
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zero rings wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:Durant for KAT. Salaries work. Reunite the Kentucky boys.
Minnesota says no.
Maybe but it seems fair and I'd argue it's favorable for Minnesota. Durant even at his age is still a clearly better player than KAT and would fit right in and his contract is 3 years shorter which would be a plus for the Timberwolves management.
Conley
Edwards
McDaniels
Durant
Gobert/Naz
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Yes please. This team is too video game. People really think this team has a chance with all offensive players and no defense. Blow it up
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Up-And-Coming wrote:zero rings wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:Durant for KAT. Salaries work. Reunite the Kentucky boys.
Minnesota says no.
Maybe but it seems fair and I'd argue it's favorable for Minnesota. Durant even at his age is still a clearly better player than KAT and would fit right in and his contract is 3 years shorter which would be a plus for the Timberwolves management.
Conley
Edwards
McDaniels
Durant
Gobert/Naz
Suns would have the same problem with Kat
3 offensive stars that won't have a Point Guard
Bronny will become Murray 2.0
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LaLover11 wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:zero rings wrote:
Minnesota says no.
Maybe but it seems fair and I'd argue it's favorable for Minnesota. Durant even at his age is still a clearly better player than KAT and would fit right in and his contract is 3 years shorter which would be a plus for the Timberwolves management.
Conley
Edwards
McDaniels
Durant
Gobert/Naz
Suns would have the same problem with Kat
3 offensive stars that won't have a Point Guard
Ya I'm not saying it'll fix them but KAT is at least on the same timeline and should appease their franchise player in Booker as they're former teammates. Their roster is too unbalanced but the issue is Beal and his contract which is virtually untradeable at the moment so they'd have to look elsewhere to shake up the roster. Perhaps trade Nurkic for a forward/pg
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Thunder say no...KdoubleDees23 wrote:Durant to Thunder for Jalen Williams, and Giddey - a first
Beal for DFS and the ghost of Ben Simmons
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Forbes wrote:Yes please. This team is too video game. People really think this team has a chance with all offensive players and no defense. Blow it up
The only ones who think this team can be good and a few homer fans and the douchy owner.
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At this point if Booker doesn’t ask to be traded it’s a win.
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Booker is gonna be a Piston. I am going to will it to happen.
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Suns fan here...
Yessss!
This was a championship or bust swing for the fences and we busted....
Yessss!
This was a championship or bust swing for the fences and we busted....

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Up-And-Coming wrote:zero rings wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:Durant for KAT. Salaries work. Reunite the Kentucky boys.
Minnesota says no.
Maybe but it seems fair and I'd argue it's favorable for Minnesota. Durant even at his age is still a clearly better player than KAT and would fit right in and his contract is 3 years shorter which would be a plus for the Timberwolves management.
Conley
Edwards
McDaniels
Durant
Gobert/Naz
KD is 7 years older than KAT, and I'm not even sure he makes them better. They would lose some size and rebounding which is what makes them so formidable in the first place.
If I'm Minny I'm not making a move that shortens my window to 1-2 years. We see how that's playing out for Phoenix.
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The new owner lacking patience really just destroyed that team in such a short period of time, look at all the guys traded after Durant got moved, they could have put together a much more cohesive team with a tiny bit more patience. What a massive whif by Ishbia.
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Up-And-Coming wrote:LaLover11 wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:
Maybe but it seems fair and I'd argue it's favorable for Minnesota. Durant even at his age is still a clearly better player than KAT and would fit right in and his contract is 3 years shorter which would be a plus for the Timberwolves management.
Conley
Edwards
McDaniels
Durant
Gobert/Naz
Suns would have the same problem with Kat
3 offensive stars that won't have a Point Guard
Ya I'm not saying it'll fix them but KAT is at least on the same timeline and should appease their franchise player in Booker as they're former teammates. Their roster is too unbalanced but the issue is Beal and his contract which is virtually untradeable at the moment so they'd have to look elsewhere to shake up the roster. Perhaps trade Nurkic for a forward/pg
Why not just trade Durant/Nurkic for DLo, Austin, Rui, Hayes
Both teams get what they want
Suns get a PG & Beal Backup and Young PF/C
Lakers get their Big 3 with Nurkic to help guard Jokic
Bronny will become Murray 2.0
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LaLover11 wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:LaLover11 wrote:
Suns would have the same problem with Kat
3 offensive stars that won't have a Point Guard
Ya I'm not saying it'll fix them but KAT is at least on the same timeline and should appease their franchise player in Booker as they're former teammates. Their roster is too unbalanced but the issue is Beal and his contract which is virtually untradeable at the moment so they'd have to look elsewhere to shake up the roster. Perhaps trade Nurkic for a forward/pg
Why not just trade Durant/Nurkic for DLo, Austin, Rui, Hayes
Both teams get what they want
Suns get a PG & Beal Backup and Young PF/C
Lakers get their Big 3 with Nurkic to help guard Jokic
As a Laker's fan having 39 year old Lebron and 35 year old Durant team up is both intriguing and seems incredibly risky
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How would they sell high on KD? No way they get what they traded for him.
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Up-And-Coming wrote:LaLover11 wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:
Ya I'm not saying it'll fix them but KAT is at least on the same timeline and should appease their franchise player in Booker as they're former teammates. Their roster is too unbalanced but the issue is Beal and his contract which is virtually untradeable at the moment so they'd have to look elsewhere to shake up the roster. Perhaps trade Nurkic for a forward/pg
Why not just trade Durant/Nurkic for DLo, Austin, Rui, Hayes
Both teams get what they want
Suns get a PG & Beal Backup and Young PF/C
Lakers get their Big 3 with Nurkic to help guard Jokic
As a Laker's fan having 39 year old Lebron and 35 year old Durant team up is both intriguing and seems incredibly riskyVery bold move and we just experienced what a geriatric squad looked like and it didn't end well...tempting but we give up 3 starting quality players at 3 different positions and most of them aren't even in their prime yet and are locked on solid deals. Maybe? Sign 39 year old CP3 and it's the oldest trio ever
Sometimes you have to go All In and risk it.
This would be a 2 yr Championship window
If Lakers win 1 ring it would all be worth it
After LeBron and KD will retire, which would open up a lot of cap space to rebuild with AD being the only Max contract on the roster
Bronny will become Murray 2.0





