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

[CEO of Morgan Industries]

From what was said after, Dr. Buss was never going to trade him. They took a look at a couple packages to show that he would have to go to a gutted team, which he didn't want. Buss then promised to bring some help. But I suppose if he was hellbent on it, they would have had to. Buss just called his bluff

I also think Kobe tended early in his career to take any perceived slight very, very personally and probably needed time to calm down and talk to Dr. Buss, but the point remains: I think they actually had a trade set with the Bulls, but Kobe nixed it because the Lakers wouldn't drop Deng from the deal (thanks @Left.A1 for the reminder of who it was).

But I think we generally agree here that Dr. Buss did a good job of managing Kobe and getting him to back off the trade request. Still, the point is that they went out and put work into these packages; they didn't just say, "You have a contract, Kobe, and you're going to honor it." No one was telling Kobe "get your black ass to the arena" as the original poster put it, and no one would say that to Durant either, because players have too much power for that.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

These nikkas are legit ruining the league

 

[CouldBeWorse]

 

[Versa]

but he did that at the expense of leaving an amazing situation. id rather throw hands with a mouthy draymond on occasion than play with a basketball mental midget and a general mental case.

I don't disagree. I'm just saying folks saying he's whack for wanting out are bugging.

The stuff Kyrie, Simmons and even Harden pulled off is literally unprecedented levels of fukkery.

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

I also think Kobe tended early in his career to take any perceived slight very, very personally and probably needed time to calm down and talk to Dr. Buss, but the point remains: I think they actually had a trade set with the Bulls, but Kobe nixed it because the Lakers wouldn't drop Deng from the deal (thanks @Left.A1 for the reminder of who it was).

But I think we generally agree here that Dr. Buss did a good job of managing Kobe and getting him to back off the trade request. Still, the point is that they went out and put work into these packages; they didn't just say, "You have a contract, Kobe, and you're going to honor it." No one was telling Kobe "get your black ass to the arena" as the original poster put it, and no one would say that to Durant either, because players have too much power for that.

What's the power in this case?

What is KD going to retire? Sit out the next 4 years?

Ain't no leverage or power with 4 years left on your deal but purposely playing bad and no player is going to do that. This nikka don't even brush his hair or lotion his legs. He lives to ball.......

 

[MrSpook]

It’s the most wonderful tiiiime of the year!

They’ll be players not staying and others complaining they’re not happy heeeeere!

It’s the most wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeeear!!


June 30th: July fukkery Eve

You funny af man lmaooo

 

[Ukbrotha]

Why Phoenix? What do they have to give Nets for KD?

 

[Th3Birdman]

Yall are funny. The fact that you used "incredible top tier season record" says it all. Already getting them excuses ready.

The reality is the suns were exposed in the playoffs and the Nets had better odds of winning a championship than the suns did going into the offseason.

The narrativee that KD is taking the easy way out doesn't work when the team he is leaving would have been better than the team he is going to considering the fact they're going to lose pieces trading for him.

KD/Kyrie/Simmons/Harris >>>Kd/ CP3/Booker/

You stay saying some demonstrably wrong shyt because you hate LeBron. You don't get tired of this shyt?

Trying to equate the moves LeBron made to the ones KD made is BS. LeBron has NEVER gone to a ready made team. Every team he went to (2010 Heat, 2014 Cavs, 2018 Lakers) were bottom tier teams with entire roster shake ups. LeBron is the common denominator on those teams-- he is the glue that made each of those teams championship contenders.

Durant is the complete opposite; his M.O. is going to ALREADY BUILT teams that are capable or have already won a championship. The Suns just went to the Finals, and the Suns and the Warriors were the best team in their respective regular seasons-- the Cavs and Lakers were some of the worst teams in the NBA in 2014 and 2018 respectively, and the 2010 Heat were a 40-win 5th place team in the East after rattling off three straight seasons of irrelevance, one of which was a 15 win season


Ignoring all that context to say, "hurr durr, LeBron and KD are the same because they left their teams" is why your rep is redder than the misspelled word squiggle

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

I don't disagree. I'm just saying folks saying he's whack for wanting out are bugging.

The stuff Kyrie, Simmons and even Harden pulled off is literally unprecedented levels of fukkery.

Ngl I think it's some hoe shyt. Most of the moves Brooklyn made was at his request. From the coach to the roster to hell, prolly even the plays being written up. If he had let the front office do their job then I think he woulda been cool.

 

[OnFleekTing]

These nikkas are legit ruining the league

They going from team to team messing everything up and then wanting out

 

[Xyrax]

You stay saying some demonstrably wrong shyt because you hate LeBron. You don't get tired of this shyt?

Trying to equate the moves LeBron made to the ones KD made is BS. LeBron has NEVER gone to a ready made team. Every team he went to (2010 Heat, 2014 Cavs, 2018 Lakers) were bottom tier teams with entire roster shake ups. LeBron is the common denominator on those teams-- he is the glue that made each of those teams championship contenders.

Durant is the complete opposite; his M.O. is going to ALREADY BUILT teams that are capable or have already won a championship. The Suns just went to the Finals, and the Suns and the Warriors were the best team in their respective regular seasons-- the Cavs and Lakers were some of the worst teams in the NBA in 2014 and 2018 respectively, and the 2010 Heat were a 40-win 5th place team in the East after rattling off three straight seasons of irrelevance, one of which was a 15 win season


Ignoring all that context to say, "hurr durr, LeBron and KD are the same because they left their teams" is why your rep is redder than the misspelled word squiggle

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Scott van pelt was absolutely disgusted that players can asked to be traded with years left on their deals

 

[Khadafhi]

This nikka is pure bytch

 

[J-MIL]

Why Phoenix? What do they have to give Nets for KD?

Booker

 

[s@n]

On the real tho, this how nikkas in love act. These are not regular hoop politics. Haven’t seen nikkas so stressed about location since Franchise and Cutty