Kevin Durant has requested a trade out of Brooklyn: He has decided to stay in Brooklyn: Storyline over

[Lefty Gunz]

I forgot all about breh. Remember when he was MJ in the bubble

 

[King P]

If they're granted permission, KD is 99% gone

 

[Guess Who]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly taking their time while waiting on the trade market for superstar forward Kevin Durant to fully develop.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday on SportsCenter the Nets are seeking an All-Star player and several first-round draft picks in the blockbuster deal.

"The market is still taking shape," Woj said. "I think it's incumbent on some of the other teams to be creative and start bringing to Brooklyn ideas, going out and seeing if they can get players, picks that would put the kind of package together it would take to get Kevin Durant."

He added: "I think the Nets are trying to create an outline for the rest of the league about the kind of package they would want back in a Kevin Durant trade. I think the Rudy Gobert trade to Minnesota started to frame that."

This is all GM babble which means that what the Nets want for KD is more than what teams are currently offering so the Nets are gonna stay put hoping another team gets desperate and raises their offer.

It’s a bad gamble imo. The sticking point for teams acquiring KD has to be that he’s too old to justify the asking price because any team that acquires him at the current asking price will have to give up so much that it’ll take two years to put enough pieces around him to compete for a chip. In those two years, KD will decline to the point he’s not a world beater anymore. The other sticking point is teams don’t want to mortgage their future for a two year run (because nobody in NBA history has proven to carry a team deep into the playoffs beyond age 36).

This was a losing proposition for the Nets from the start. Their best bet is to blow it all up, suffer for two years and rebuild stronger.

 

[Stone]

Basically coming down to Marks wanting to send him to Toronto and him wanting Phoenix. if he can be swayed he’ll be a raptor

 

[Versa]

Am i wrong in thinking the Nets situation at least for one more year was probably the best situation basketball wise for KD out of all his options? Rather then leave because they didn’t max Kyrie I think if Ben plays it well alongside KD and Kyrie the Nets are as good as anyone in the East.

If KD goes to say Phoenix and they have to give up Ayton Bridges and other pieces and Durant has to rely on Paul who can’t stay healthy in the playoffs anymore is that a better situation then the current roster in BK

I'd love to see them run it back, but if Kyrie wants out and they're actively trying to trade him for Russell Westbrook and then who knows with Ben Simmons, I'd want out too.

 

[drifter]

This is all GM babble which means that what the Nets want for KD is more than what teams are currently offering so the Nets are gonna stay put hoping another team gets desperate and raises their offer.

It’s a bad gamble imo. The sticking point for teams acquiring KD has to be that he’s too old to justify the asking price because any team that acquires him at the current asking price will have to give up so much that it’ll take two years to put enough pieces around him to compete for a chip. In those two years, KD will decline to the point he’s not a world beater anymore. The other sticking point is teams don’t want to mortgage their future for a two year run (because nobody in NBA history has proven to carry a team deep into the playoffs beyond age 36).

This was a losing proposition for the Nets from the start. Their best bet is to blow it all up, suffer for two years and rebuild stronger.

What you and the other guy a few posts up talking about "the longer this plays out the less they get" don't seem to grasp is

He is signed for another 4 years

There is no leverage to be had over the Nets, this ain't free agent porn Laker fans just got shytted on where Nets FO is apparently sweating bullets about losing Kyrie for nothing, KD's signed for another 1460 days. Teams can either give up what Nets are looking for or they can keep getting bounced early and KD can decline in Brooklyn until he's diminished and somebody finally kicks the tires.

He's not sitting 4 years out at 34 and the FO wouldn't want him to. As soon as somebody comes along with a respectable offer for Kevin Durant considering what Rudy Gobert just brought back, he's gone. That's it that's all.

 

[Guess Who]

What you and the other guy a few posts up talking about "the longer this plays out the less they get" don't seem to grasp is

He is signed for another 4 years

There is no leverage to be had over the Nets, this ain't free agent porn Laker fans just got shytted on where Nets FO is apparently sweating bullets about losing Kyrie for nothing, KD's signed for another 1460 days. Teams can either give up what Nets are looking for or they can keep getting bounced early and KD can decline in Brooklyn until he's diminished and somebody finally kicks the tires.

He's not sitting 4 years out at 34 and the FO wouldn't want him to. As soon as somebody comes along with a respectable offer for Kevin Durant considering what Rudy Gobert just brought back, he's gone. That's it that's all.

Sure the Nets can keep him and expect him to play. They might even be a good team. If Kyrie decides to stay and Ben Simmons plays basketball again, they might even be a great team that can compete for a chip. That scenario is also a risk as well imo. I trust KD to play and play his best but we don’t know where Kyrie and Ben Simmons head is at and they haven’t proven to be super reliable with their playing availability or effect on locker rooms in recent years, so there’s risk that KD plays out his contract for a mediocre team.

If the Nets are looking to trade KD then I still think the price is going to be lower than what they want. I’m not saying the Nets have no power at all, I’m saying that they don’t have as much power as they’d like to believe in a potential KD trade.

 

[Cᵣₐₛₕ&ₜₕₑCₒᵤₚ]

KD for Siakam, Anunoby, 3 unprotected firsts is a solid deal for both teams imo ​

 

[drifter]

Sure the Nets can keep him and expect him to play. They might even be a good team. If Kyrie decides to stay and Ben Simmons plays basketball again, they might even be a great team that can compete for a chip. That scenario is also a risk as well imo. I trust KD to play and play his best but we don’t know where Kyrie and Ben Simmons head is at and they haven’t proven to be super reliable with their playing availability or effect on locker rooms in recent years, so there’s risk that KD plays out his contract for a mediocre team.

If the Nets are looking to trade KD then I still think the price is going to be lower than what they want. I’m not saying the Nets have no power at all, I’m saying that they don’t have as much power as they’d like to believe in a potential KD trade.

I disagree and it's fine if we do. You're busy focused on Kyrie and Simmons, we already know what the FO thinks about Kyrie and we don't know if they even want Simmons without the other two.

What you see as risk I'm seeing as prime opportunity. If you sit and look the entire league's been in a holding pattern since KD's request, Herro & Ayton are still unsigned, and who knows what other deals this deal is holding up. The league hasn't been frozen like this since the summer Lebron went south.

The league isn't frozen because PHX, MIA or some other team is saying no. It's stuck because the Nets haven't said yes.

 

[Trojan 24]

Wow you on heavy dog food
Then again 1 ring in 37 yrs would do that to ya

By my calculations, they'll get another one in 10-15 years

 

[iamduval]

KD for Siakam, Anunoby, 3 unprotected firsts is a solid deal for both teams imo ​

Yeah but a 34 year old kd ain’t going to Toronto to play without Siakam

 

[Versa]

Yeah but a 34 year old kd ain’t going to Toronto to play without Siakam

A 24 year old KD ain't either

 

[FaTaL]

They definitely aren't no doubt.

However, I edited my post saying they're also in a rough spot because KD and Kyrie just got swept and next year teams are stacked much more.

I'm going to be real, if everyone else is healthy they don't got much of a shot next year. Their competition is too stacked: Warriors youth got more experience, Clips are healthy and pulled in Powell/Covington in a trade, Nuggets are healthy, Wolves added Gobert, Pelicans get Zion back, Bucks get Middleton back, etc.

I think both fans and teams know KD/Kyrie ain't getting it done in this climate. shyt, I think those two know they ain't getting it done vs the league's best.

Worst yet for the Nets, teams know this as well and they know KD/Kyrie won't have an issue sitting out games if they're unhappy.

It's basically Harden in Houston all over again. The longer the Nets hold, the more I think the value drops for them. Best bet is probably a three+ team trade but I think the better trade would be an overhaul on draft picks.

Let a contender give you all their future picks/swaps for the next 5 years. Basically what Houston did to them.

Swapping picks with a team that’s going to receive durant is like trading gold for tin foil. Those picks are essentially late first round picks which are worthless in comparison

 

[Max.]

 

[MikelArteta]

KD for Siakam, Anunoby, 3 unprotected firsts is a solid deal for both teams imo ​

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