ATL - Embiid Out for the Season

RRyder823 · Post #601 » by **RRyder823** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:36 am

Lil late on actually watching the presser but good lord does it look like Kidd had his soul snatched away

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drew881 · Post #602 » by **drew881** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:47 am

RRyder823 wrote:Lil late on actually watching the presser but good lord does it look like Kidd had his soul snatched away

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Kinda assumes he had one to begin with.

Plossum · Post #603 » by **Plossum** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:48 am

If Durant is getting traded I highly doubt it’s here. I can see OKc pulling the trigger on that basket full of picks they have.

tedbrogen · Post #604 » by **tedbrogen** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 4:29 am

Plossum wrote:If Durant is getting traded I highly doubt it’s here. I can see OKc pulling the trigger on that basket full of picks they have.

If I were the Suns, I’d trade KD to OKC as long as the package of picks includes that unprotected Mavs 28 1st. Super tasty pick when AD is 35 and Kyrie is 34. They won’t be able to rehab the team’s image in time to sign any big name free agents.

MikeIsGood · Post #605 » by **MikeIsGood** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 5:09 am

Suns under their current ownership and GM do not scream 'I want picks' to me.

Post #606 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:49 am

I'm not sure why the Suns would want to trade Durant for Butler. That's a downgrade and doesn't really solve any problems for them. I certainly don't believe Bud would enjoy coaching that dude, either. The only reason to add Butler is to play with Durant and Booker.

Plossum · Post #607 » by **Plossum** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:34 am

humanrefutation wrote:I'm not sure why the Suns would want to trade Durant for Butler. That's a downgrade and doesn't really solve any problems for them. I certainly don't believe Bud would enjoy coaching that dude, either. The only reason to add Butler is to play with Durant and Booker.

It might be they’ve realised they don’t have a good enough team and are trying to recoup some of that draft capital they gave up for Durant and Beal.

soxperry · Post #608 » by **soxperry** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 11:11 am

MikeIsGood wrote:Suns under their current ownership and GM do not scream 'I want picks' to me.

Okay, so lets play out the alternative. Who do they trade KD for that makes them better?

Booker, Beal, a third guy who is worse than Durant and some added role players is not going to get it done.

They only trade kd to go rebuild

WeekapaugGroove · Post #609 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:51 pm

soxperry wrote:
MikeIsGood wrote:Suns under their current ownership and GM do not scream 'I want picks' to me.

Okay, so lets play out the alternative. Who do they trade KD for that makes them better?

Booker, Beal, a third guy who is worse than Durant and some added role players is not going to get it done.

They only trade kd to go rebuild

I think it's kind of in-between. The suns don't own any of their own picks for a while so a 'rebuild' for them can't be the traditional trade everything for picks and suck.

Butler is too old but an ideal KD trade would be for some under 30 real players + draft picks or young depth they can try to put around Booker and actually try to win games.

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crkone · Post #610 » by **crkone** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:27 pm

Looks like Detroit absorbed KJ Martin for two seconds. Wonder if that had pushed the bucks to do this terrible trade to get under the apron.

DingleJerry · Post #611 » by **DingleJerry** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:40 pm

Plossum wrote:
humanrefutation wrote:I'm not sure why the Suns would want to trade Durant for Butler. That's a downgrade and doesn't really solve any problems for them. I certainly don't believe Bud would enjoy coaching that dude, either. The only reason to add Butler is to play with Durant and Booker.

It might be they’ve realised they don’t have a good enough team and are trying to recoup some of that draft capital they gave up for Durant and Beal.

Could also let Butler walk instead of pay him and you save a ton of money in luxury tax the next few years. If you're not competing, get youth/assets/picks along with a big reduction in salary is a route to do it.

Matches Malone · Post #612 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:58 pm

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Matches Malone · Post #613 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:03 pm

**** it, bring KD here then.

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MiltownMadness · Post #614 » by **MiltownMadness** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:16 pm

Fox, Luka*, AD, Lavine, Khris, Kuzma, Christie already traded. Looking like this will be the craziest deadline in NBA history

Ron Swanson · Post #615 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:17 pm

BroncoBuck · Post #616 » by **BroncoBuck** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:20 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:

Windy says it’s Phoenix or Miami for KD. That’s it.

Ron Swanson · Post #617 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:22 pm

BroncoBuck wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:

Windy says it’s Phoenix or Miami for KD. That’s it.

Counterpoint: Windhorst is a dumbass and has been guessing this whole time just like the rest of us.

BroncoBuck · Post #618 » by **BroncoBuck** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:25 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:
BroncoBuck wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:

Windy says it’s Phoenix or Miami for KD. That’s it.

Counterpoint: Windhorst is a dumbass and has been guessing this whole time just like the rest of us.

He used to be a punching bag, but he’s been very plugged in for a few years now. The klutch connection is so big.

Post #619 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:27 pm

Why don't players want to play for Golden State?

Ron Swanson · Post #620 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 8:31 pm

If after all this, Pat Riley ends up with Kevin **** Durant in a Jimmy trade, then I really will believe that this league is rigged.