KD back to the Warriors

wco81 · Post #21 » by **wco81** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:12 am

Says Green, Kuminga and every asset with future value.

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/279099/Draymond-Green-Amongst-Suns-Targets-In-Kevin-Durant-Talks-With-Warriors

I would not give up potential high lottery picks for 36-year old KD. If they want to make every pick top-15 protected, maybe that's worth considering. Can you lottery-protect pick swaps too or are you forced to make pick swaps as is?

I'd rather take chances that the Warriors could accumulate a lot of young talent like Houston or Cleveland did.

In the case of Cleveland though, they drafted a lot of high lotto picks and then traded away a bunch of picks for Mitchell. Those picks will be at bottom of each round though.

Similarly, Houston doesn't have a go-to bucket getter but they've drafted a lot of good rotation players with all the picks they got when they traded Harden.

After what they said a few weeks back about not mortgaging the future. Even Giannis, who's about 5 years younger than KD, would still not be worth giving up every draft asset for the next 5-6 years.

Romulus · Post #22 » by **Romulus** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:24 am

KD coming back ONLY if Draymond is not here. Those are his conditions. We'll see if Lacob is willing to let Draymond walk. Probably won't happen.

wco81 · Post #23 » by **wco81** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 9:50 am

Romulus wrote:KD coming back ONLY if Draymond is not here. Those are his conditions. We'll see if Lacob is willing to let Draymond walk. Probably won't happen.

I don't believe that's it. I think Ishiba wants Green because he's also an MSU alum like Green.

He thinks he'd be getting a name back.

Zvaart · Post #24 » by **Zvaart** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 10:04 am

superunknown wrote:
Zvaart wrote:1.Zion
2.healthy

pick one

according to this line of thinking, no one should've ever considered trading for AD....
sometimes you have to take some risk.
also, zion is one of the few players (supposedly) on the trade block whose contract would match a kuminga' extension. so...

i think zion's injury issues are way worst than AD's. AD is healthy every other week, Zion seems to be always injured.

Romulus · Post #25 » by **Romulus** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 12:48 pm

wco81 wrote:
Romulus wrote:KD coming back ONLY if Draymond is not here. Those are his conditions. We'll see if Lacob is willing to let Draymond walk. Probably won't happen.

I don't believe that's it. I think Ishiba wants Green because he's also an MSU alum like Green.

He thinks he'd be getting a name back.

That part is true, too.

jamesnamida · Post #26 » by **jamesnamida** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:00 pm

please for the love of god get dray off this team for KD
rather roll this next year with curry + kd than curry + dray.
go all in off season to surround them with one last shot in 2026

Onus · Post #27 » by **Onus** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:27 pm

Dalton saying wiggs, looney, buddy, waters didn’t board the team plane …

Can’t believe we’re really going to get kd

Curry/schoder
Podz/gp2
Kd/moody
Dray/gui/jk??
Post/tjd

Crazy-Canuck · Post #28 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:46 pm

Onus wrote:Dalton saying wiggs, looney, buddy, waters didn’t board the team plane …

Can’t believe we’re really going to get kd

Curry/schoder
Podz
Kd/moody
Dray/gui/jk??
Post/tjd

Yup, if not kd, it'll be Jimmy. Although, it's going to be bad when we have to send out multiple picks.

Slater said they will continue to protect kuminga from trades.

Onus · Post #29 » by **Onus** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:47 pm

Crazy-Canuck wrote:
Onus wrote:Dalton saying wiggs, looney, buddy, waters didn’t board the team plane …

Can’t believe we’re really going to get kd

Curry/schoder
Podz
Kd/moody
Dray/gui/jk??
Post/tjd

Yup, if not kd, it'll be Jimmy. It's going to be bad if we have to send out multiple picks.

Slater said they will continue to protect kuminga from trades.

We're sending at least 2 is my guess and maybe some swaps.

Onus · Post #30 » by **Onus** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:56 pm

Damn that really most likely means we close with

Curry
Shroeder
KD
Dray
JK

Can we please get rid of Schroeder

NW · Post #31 » by NW » Wed Feb 5, 2025 1:59 pm

Onus wrote:Dalton saying wiggs, looney, buddy, waters didn’t board the team plane …

Can’t believe we’re really going to get kd

Curry/schoder
Podz/gp2
Kd/moody
Dray/gui/jk??
Post/tjd

I think that was revealed to be a joke.

Definitely could see Draymond being A part of the deal, not just cause of the Ishbia connection, but remember who is Ishbia's right hand man rumored to be making a lot of the decisions in Phoenix.

Detroit, Michigan legend Isiah Thomas

Crazy-Canuck · Post #32 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:05 pm

NW wrote:
Onus wrote:Dalton saying wiggs, looney, buddy, waters didn’t board the team plane …

Can’t believe we’re really going to get kd

Curry/schoder
Podz/gp2
Kd/moody
Dray/gui/jk??
Post/tjd

I think that was revealed to be a joke.

Definitely could see Draymond being A part of the deal, not just cause of the Ishbia connection, but remember who is Ishbia's right hand man rumored to be making a lot of the decisions in Phoenix.

Detroit, Michigan legend Isiah Thomas

True.

But Wiggins is the perfect for next to booker for the present and the future.

That Beal ntc is just killing the suns :lol:

losing kd because of a ntc is nuts.

superunknown · Post #33 » by **superunknown** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:42 pm

Onus wrote:Damn that really most likely means we close with

Curry
Shroeder
KD
Dray
JK

Can we please get rid of Schroeder

maybe they'll trade dennis the menace too. let's wait and see.

donkeylips · Post #34 » by **donkeylips** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:50 pm

Can they get Kd without giving up kuminga and podz?

Onus · Post #35 » by **Onus** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:50 pm

superunknown wrote:
Onus wrote:Damn that really most likely means we close with

Curry
Shroeder
KD
Dray
JK

Can we please get rid of Schroeder

maybe they'll trade dennis the menace too. let's wait and see.

I like your idea to get Zion and KD

Crazy-Canuck · Post #36 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 2:59 pm

donkeylips wrote:Can they get Kd without giving up kuminga and podz?

Probably. I'm not sure they would be more than happy with 3 post steph picks/swaps than jk and podz

Slim Charless · Post #37 » by **Slim Charless** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:03 pm

Crazy-Canuck wrote:
NW wrote:
Onus wrote:Dalton saying wiggs, looney, buddy, waters didn’t board the team plane …

Can’t believe we’re really going to get kd

Curry/schoder
Podz/gp2
Kd/moody
Dray/gui/jk??
Post/tjd

I think that was revealed to be a joke.

Definitely could see Draymond being A part of the deal, not just cause of the Ishbia connection, but remember who is Ishbia's right hand man rumored to be making a lot of the decisions in Phoenix.

Detroit, Michigan legend Isiah Thomas

True.

But Wiggins is the perfect for next to booker for the present and the future.

That Beal ntc is just killing the suns losing kd because of a ntc is nuts.

I don't think we have interest in Wiggs, how is he a good partner for Booker? I'm betting we have to be getting Kuminga and picks from you guys if KD is coming.

Wiggs would go to Miami for us to get Jimmy I think at least.

ILOVEIT · Post #38 » by **ILOVEIT** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:00 pm

Believe it when it's official.

I wonder if Warriors are....insane and impractical as it seems....trying to land Durant AND Butler.
If they send out Draymond, Wiggins, Schroder, Andersen - That's 80 Million in salaries right there right?

ILOVEIT · Post #39 » by **ILOVEIT** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:02 pm

BTW..Thread title is annoying as the youtube posts that include Warriors trade information but have nothing then end with the Filipina sowing lol

Crazy-Canuck · Post #40 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Wed Feb 5, 2025 6:15 pm

ILOVEIT wrote:Believe it when it's official.

I wonder if Warriors are....insane and impractical as it seems....trying to land Durant AND Butler.
If they send out Draymond, Wiggins, Schroder, Andersen - That's 80 Million in salaries right there right?

Not both, it'll be kd or Jimmy with Wiggins, loon, picks, and fillers going the other way.

Sounds like both sides want more picks from the Warriors.