Durant out till after the All-Star break and Nets shopping Dinwiddie

[Whiskey Slick]

Hold Durant til final games before playoffs if needed

I have no problem with that, EXCEPT ONE, it's probably gonna cost us the #1 Seed.

Sux because I know we would win more games than Philly or the Bucks if we had KD back.

[gigantes]

Hold Durant til final games before playoffs if needed

I have no problem with that, EXCEPT ONE, it's probably gonna cost us the #1 Seed.

Sux because I know we would win more games than Philly or the Bucks if we had KD back.

No way. It simply doesn't work that way, for starters.

When KD feels he's healthy and in bball shape, he's going to want to play, and Marks et al trying to hold him out would only create confusion for the team (and its other top players), and likely resentment on KD's part.

It would be a different scenario if the season was a lost cause. Then it could be more reasonably entertained IMO.

[CalamityX12]

Hold Durant til final games before playoffs if needed

I have no problem with that, EXCEPT ONE, it's probably gonna cost us the #1 Seed.

Sux because I know we would win more games than Philly or the Bucks if we had KD back.

The thing is, at the moment we are not struggling for wins... Harden is MVP right now and we are playing some good ball..

House money in a way

[GTR11]

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[Prokorov]

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I Think April 7th looks like an ideal return. back to back home games with 3 days in between. keep him out the next 2 road games and then back against the hornets after 5 more days off.

[Whiskey Slick]

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I Think April 7th looks like an ideal return. back to back home games with 3 days in between. keep him out the next 2 road games and then back against the hornets after 5 more days off.

And you know that, HOW?

[Prokorov]

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I Think April 7th looks like an ideal return. back to back home games with 3 days in between. keep him out the next 2 road games and then back against the hornets after 5 more days off.

And you know that, HOW?

I don't know that. Which is why i said "I think..."

[HardenGoat]

Harden is like having a tank to ride on your journey

[Whiskey Slick]

Harden is like having a tank to ride on your journey

I have to admit I knew Harden was a great scorer, but didn't know he was such a great facilitator.

[Suwanee]

Harden is like having a tank to ride on your journey

He's also built like a tank and rarely misses games. That's the most underrated part of his game.

[Claud]

Why wouldn't Dinwiddie opt in for next season to run again for a chip?

He'd still be in his prime and get paid + he'd have a year to show off his skills.

Part of me is starting to think Dinwiddie doesn't get traded + will try to return during the playoffs + will be back next season.

[Prokorov]

Why wouldn't Dinwiddie opt in for next season to run again for a chip?

He'd still be in his prime and get paid + he'd have a year to show off his skills.

Part of me is starting to think Dinwiddie doesn't get traded + will try to return during the playoffs + will be back next season.

Bigger money + bigger role.

he has had no problem making it clear those are his priorities. and i dont blame him

[HotShots]

In a separate story on Pistons trade possibilities, Shams and another colleague on The Athletic, Alex Schiffer discussed the possibility of a Nets trade with Detroit sending Spencer Dinwiddie and Mason Plumlee back to the teams that drafted them, saying there have been “whispers” of Brooklyn interest in the 6’11” big man.

In the trade, the Nets would send Dinwiddie to the Pistons along with a second rounder in 2022 in return for Plumlee and Wayne Ellington, the sharpshooter who played for the Nets in 2015-16.

There have been some whispers around the league surrounding the Nets’ interest in Plumlee, leagues sources tell The Athletic. Dinwiddie, who was drafted in 2014 by Detroit, will likely miss all of this season with an ACL injury, but this would be a good gamble by Detroit.

For starters, trading Plumlee opens up a bigger role for rookie Isaiah Stewart, who the team is very, very high on. Secondly, Dinwiddie, a dynamic guard when healthy, has a player option for next season that he would be wise to pick up since he will be coming off an injury. The Pistons could showcase him next season and potentially get solid value in a trade before the deadline (ACL recovery isn’t what it used to be). If Dinwiddie opts out, the Pistons end up with cap space and a second-round pick.

Plumlee is earning $8 million this season, $8.1 million next year with a partial guarantee in 2022-23. He’s one of the best passing bigs in the NBA, racking up two triple-doubles already this season.

Shams also tweeted that the Nets are being extra cautions with Kevin Durant’s hamstring strain, saying he doesn’t expect KD to return for one or two weeks. Considering that Steve Nash said five days ago that the Durant would undergo another scan sometime this week, followed by a ramp-up, that’s not surprising.

https://www.netsdaily.com/2021/3/15/22331731/shams-nets-still-in-andre-drummond-buyout-sweepstakes-not-interested-in-p-j-tucker


I'm packing Spencer Dinwiddie bags for Detroit now.

[DarkXaero]

In a separate story on Pistons trade possibilities, Shams and another colleague on The Athletic, Alex Schiffer discussed the possibility of a Nets trade with Detroit sending Spencer Dinwiddie and Mason Plumlee back to the teams that drafted them, saying there have been “whispers” of Brooklyn interest in the 6’11” big man.

In the trade, the Nets would send Dinwiddie to the Pistons along with a second rounder in 2022 in return for Plumlee and Wayne Ellington, the sharpshooter who played for the Nets in 2015-16.

There have been some whispers around the league surrounding the Nets’ interest in Plumlee, leagues sources tell The Athletic. Dinwiddie, who was drafted in 2014 by Detroit, will likely miss all of this season with an ACL injury, but this would be a good gamble by Detroit.

For starters, trading Plumlee opens up a bigger role for rookie Isaiah Stewart, who the team is very, very high on. Secondly, Dinwiddie, a dynamic guard when healthy, has a player option for next season that he would be wise to pick up since he will be coming off an injury. The Pistons could showcase him next season and potentially get solid value in a trade before the deadline (ACL recovery isn’t what it used to be). If Dinwiddie opts out, the Pistons end up with cap space and a second-round pick.

Plumlee is earning $8 million this season, $8.1 million next year with a partial guarantee in 2022-23. He’s one of the best passing bigs in the NBA, racking up two triple-doubles already this season.

Shams also tweeted that the Nets are being extra cautions with Kevin Durant’s hamstring strain, saying he doesn’t expect KD to return for one or two weeks. Considering that Steve Nash said five days ago that the Durant would undergo another scan sometime this week, followed by a ramp-up, that’s not surprising.

https://www.netsdaily.com/2021/3/15/22331731/shams-nets-still-in-andre-drummond-buyout-sweepstakes-not-interested-in-p-j-tucker


I'm packing Spencer Dinwiddie bags for Detroit now.

Nope, I'm good, I don't want Plumlee. Plumlee has shown time and time again that he's a liability in playoffs, and we really have no use for Ellington.

[therealbig3]

Plumlee and Ellington are not good players.

[MrDollarBills]

We are sailing smoothly, Durant should sit until April for the ramp up to the playoffs.

[gigantes]

I have to admit I knew Harden was a great scorer, but didn't know he was such a great facilitator.

I firmly consider myself a "casual" after how this shizzle has gone down.

I thought I had The Beard pegged pretty well. Turns out, he was evidently fulfilling MDA's plan in Houston.

This is honestly going to be a lesson to me from now on, how I evaluate an NBA situation.

[Papi_swav]

So I guess we have to trade Din now for something.

[Hello Brooklyn]

I don't really think we can get anything for Dinwiddie. Hes out and is about be entering FA. Basically were just trading his bird rights.

I'd rather just keep him than take on a bad player.

[MGrand15]

Technically our only trade chips are Dinwiddie, Claxton, and Shamet. Find it hard to believe we're targeting Mason Plumlee. With DJ + Claxton + Green + Blake - that's a decent amount of guys who can play center. And we'll have center options in the buyout market.

Dinwiddie hates Detroit too