No, aren't you paying attention? It's because we don't have a late round pick in 2027. And because we don't have good role player for some reason.
Best argument I have read for giving KD that $60 million dollar extension!
Eh, for the posters that didn’t like the trade at the time it isn’t hindsight. They had the foresight to say the trade wouldn’t result in a championship.
It hasn't yet, but the ultimate answer to that question isn't set in stone yet, is it?
Man, you REALLY have a problem with me, don't you? I wonder if there is something else going on that makes you instinctively want to respond to my posts with some kind of insult.
Is this supposed to be some slight? Most fans and NBA analysts thought getting KD would give us a shot at an NBA title. So did the organization. So did Booker. Nobody and I mean nobody said it was a guarantee. In fact, many of us called out from the start this could backfire or not work. So I am good with my call and many others who echoed the same sentiment. If you need to rewrite history to prop up yours...have at it.
Yes but many posters like your brother and myself (I can go back and look) also acknowledged it was a risk that could backfire. So, it's not like most posters had ZERO foresight knowing it was a possibility. I think most people recognized this as a risky move. That's not the same picture that is trying to be painted for the anti-KD crowd.
Technically, the longer we DON'T win a title, the more the trade could be considered "failed". Funny enough, though, in the history of the NBA and trades, how many actually don't "fail" based on that criteria? A fraction of 1%?
We don't bring it up out of the blue, it spins off from every other decision we make because that's the way our world works. If you're tired of reading about it, how about you metaphorically slap yourself and a few others around so you will stop talking about it. You'll still get the occasional anti-trade comments but the conversation dies if the other side isn't also pushing their position.
That's a two way street.
Absolutely and more often than not the converstion is initiated by the people like me that always hated the trade. But why in the world would anyone expect us to ignore that trade when it impacts us regularly? And keep in mind, my post was in response to a poster who once again was laying it all on the anti-trade crowd. And I'm damned sure I made the point that it was "both sides" in my post.
Wasn't Chap one of those people also calling out this trade as risky that could backfire? I seem to recall him being in that crowd as well but I will let Chap speak for himself. I don't recall @Chaplin every saying that the KD TRADE WAS A NECESSITY. I seem to recall him echoing that a move was necessary. So that is rewriting history if true. Many of us disagree (including many nationally) that Book doesn't needs a major star next to him to get a shot at a title. I think the fact he has not gotten one to date is an affirmation.
I honestly don't recall. I do remember saying that if you have a chance to acquire Kevin Durant, and he actually wants to be here, you have to look into it at the very least. I'm pretty sure I wasn't too happy with the haul, but KD's quality pretty much outweighed that at the time. As of September 2024, it still does. I definitely didn't (and still don't) value the draft picks as much as a lot of people here.
You’re either being extremely obtuse or again showing you have no concept of what a star is. A broken down Bradley Beal, who can’t play more than 50 games a year, with a massive/poisonous contract, is arguably not a star anymore. And he certainly isn’t the type of #2 star needed to try and compete for a title.
And ignored that Beal can’t stay healthy, and has the worst contract in the league.
To be fair here being excited that the Suns DID SOMETHING would mean any move you made you would be excited about. People keep trying to pigeon hole being for this trade was specifically about KD. When in reality it was about getting another star level player.
