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[Charania] - Durant’s business partner, Rich Kleiman, are sorting through trade options (HOU, SAS, MIN, MIA, NY))

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Brother that source might as well be Pointgod from realgm. That’s how much credibility it has.


Yeah, JJJ should be a lot more valuable than KD. If he's available, he'd be Masai's target over KD.
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Brother that source might as well be Pointgod from realgm. That’s how much credibility it has.


Yeah, JJJ should be a lot more valuable than KD. If he's available, he'd be Masai's target over KD.


Not to mention they traded Banes in part to given them more flexibility to resign JJJ. Pretty **** stupid thing to do if the plan was to trade him all along.
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Post#324 » by LoveMyRaps » Mon Jun 16, 2025 5:59 pm

Raptors fans tryna scare KD away

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Brother that source might as well be Pointgod from realgm. That’s how much credibility it has.


Yeah, JJJ should be a lot more valuable than KD. If he's available, he'd be Masai's target over KD.


I thought the source was going to be laughable but 12.1K followers isnt a joke lol.
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LoveMyRaps wrote:Raptors fans tryna scare KD away

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Why is this douche talking smack to one of the best players of all time? Imagine thinking you can talk down to Kevin Friggin Durant...
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Post#327 » by Scase » Mon Jun 16, 2025 6:09 pm

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I've never heard of this dude, I assume not legit?
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Post#329 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:38 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
Kurtz wrote:
Pointgod wrote:
Brother that source might as well be Pointgod from realgm. That’s how much credibility it has.


Yeah, JJJ should be a lot more valuable than KD. If he's available, he'd be Masai's target over KD.


I thought the source was going to be laughable but 12.1K followers isnt a joke lol.


It's actually the basis for a doable trade, as the issue is the sun's can't aggregate anyone with KD in trade going out. Could look like this

Raptors
KD
Scotty Pippen jr.
Vine Williams Jr
Jay Huff

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Immanuel Quickly
RJ Barrett
#9 pick (or not, or more picks if needed)

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Jaren Jackson Jr.
Brandon Clarke
John Konchar
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Nebuchadnezzar wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
Kurtz wrote:
Yeah, JJJ should be a lot more valuable than KD. If he's available, he'd be Masai's target over KD.


I thought the source was going to be laughable but 12.1K followers isnt a joke lol.


It's actually the basis for a doable trade, as the issue is the sun's can't aggregate anyone with KD in trade going out. Could look like this

Raptors
KD
Scotty Pippen jr.
Vine Williams Jr
Jay Huff

Grizzlies
Immanuel Quickly
RJ Barrett
#9 pick (or not, or more picks if needed)

Suns
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Brandon Clarke
John Konchar


If Memphis are trading JJJ, they are completely rebuilding and not taking on RJ and IQ lol
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Post#332 » by Nebuchadnezzar » Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:57 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
I thought the source was going to be laughable but 12.1K followers isnt a joke lol.


It's actually the basis for a doable trade, as the issue is the sun's can't aggregate anyone with KD in trade going out. Could look like this

Raptors
KD
Scotty Pippen jr.
Vine Williams Jr
Jay Huff

Grizzlies
Immanuel Quickly
RJ Barrett
#9 pick (or not, or more picks if needed)

Suns
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Brandon Clarke
John Konchar


If the Suns are trading JJJ, they are completely rebuilding and not taking on RJ and IQ lol


They are going to have to take contracts back somehow, the point would be to add picks.
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Post#333 » by TimeForChange » Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:39 pm

Per John Gambadoro @Gambo987, the Suns don't like the Heat package and he says a trade with Miami is unlikely. He says the Suns are enamored with the adding Gobert or even trading with Toronto.

https://www.reddit.com/r/suns/comments/1ld57xt/gambo_kd_updates/ + various tweets

Gambo is the Suns mouthpiece so he is probably trying to get the Heat to give up more.

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Post#334 » by pilkoids » Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:47 pm

I'm confused as to what our plan at Center would be should this trade go through

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Post#335 » by bballsparkin » Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:10 pm

pilkoids wrote:I'm confused as to what our plan at Center would be should this trade go through
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We all are lol
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Post#339 » by LoveMyRaps » Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:07 pm

pilkoids wrote:I'm confused as to what our plan at Center would be should this trade go through

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Maybe…

To TOR: KD + Jarrett Allen
To PHX: IQ + Poeltl + First
To CLE: RJ + Dick
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Post#340 » by djsunyc » Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:09 pm

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pilkoids wrote:I'm confused as to what our plan at Center would be should this trade go through
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We all are lol


maybe convince capela or horford to come for mle

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