I don’t think it’s that simple. I think they’re saying if it takes Ayton and a bunch of picks and our depth they don’t want to part with bridges too. I might be wrong. But I don’t think any of them really mean they wouldn’t give up bridges for KD straight up.
Says the guy that keeps commenting. HAHAHAHAHA!
I saw a lot of single coverage on him against Boston. And while his usage rate remained consistent, his average turnovers per game went up about 60%. The point is, on paper he just wasn't the same player as he has been in regular seasons or previous postseasons. Maybe it was Boston's defense, maybe it was frustration over Kyrie and all the team problems but even watching the game, he did not look like the same Durant to me.
That's exactly how I have taken MOST people responding to this scenario as well. Some of us have to point to specific comments though for that to get through.
He went what 15 of 15 or some crap against New Orleans? Takes over games..he just didn't fall off a cliff. Can he be the number 1 or 2 night in night out hell no. But you got KD and Book and maybe Bridges? CP3 will have a hell of a year....again
That's why I am for this trade. I mean how can you possibly stop CP3, Book and KD all at the same time? I am hoping we can replace just enough defense to keep teams honest and games close. Offensively I am salivating at what this team can do.
I think that's the case for most of the anti-trade crowd but honestly, I've now talked myself into not being willing to trade the two guys straight up. Durant has been a much better player than Mikal and probably will still be more impactful for another year or two but I don't believe he appreciably changes our chance to win it all so I'll take Bridges career over Durant's short run with us.
We part ways here. I think you’re nuts if you don’t do bridges for Durant straight up and I like bridges.
No risk it, no biscuit.
Well, I think there's a nuance being overlooked here. IMO Durant is on the decline but even still, I accept that he's a better player than Mikal. But we aren't talking about trading a couple of years of Mikal for a couple of years of Durant. We're talking about trading probably a decade of Mikal for two years of Durant.
Out of curiosity. If the team makes this move and does win a title (meaning you can see it then), in your opinion....was it worth it?
Oh yeah, definitely. Sometimes gambles pay off. But IMO this gamble is so unlikely to pay off it's not worth the risk. However, while I'll be disappointed to see Mikal go, I won't be all that upset if it's a straight up trade even if it turns out that we don't win it all. I understand you have to take a risk now and then and a straight up deal leaves us with at least as good a chance as we would have had without the deal. But we both know that's not happening, we're going to be giving away our future too, not to mention Ayton and role players.
This is a little disingenuous. Durant is under contract for four years. Likely two big years and I’d expect two years of still competent play. And decade of bridges is conjecture. I’ll bet the number of players that spend a decade with a single team these days is REALLY small.
