The Durant Sweepstakes

[Superbone]

I am really concerned that Ayton will phone it in, or worse, that brow beating from Paul and Monty will have him playing depressed.

I can think of 133 million reasons for him not to be depressed.

 

[Superbone]

Probably with his shirt off and wearing bling.

In fact, I just got word of live footage:

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[NashDishesDimes]

i wonder if Sarver willing to pay extreme luxury tax cuz then he could get credited for championship even if he is forced to sell soon and wouldnt even have to pay the tax himself? Interesting. Makes the team more marketable too when youre running out a championship favorite

 

[1tinsoldier]

None, really. Twitter people have too much time on their hands and decided to create something from nothing.

Originally he was supposed to land in Teterboro, NJ and now he'll land in Farmingdale, NY. Some people on Twitter want to say this means a KD is going down soon and that's why he's there but that ignores how close the airports are and why Sarver is there. They just want to say he is now landing closer to Brooklyn so that means KD to the Suns is imminent.

They ignore that the new airport is further from Brooklyn than the original.

Here's a map...

Purple Dot is where he was supposed to land
Orange dot is where he's set to land now
Green dot is Brooklyn

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Of course all reference to He or Sarver is actually to his private plane. I don't believe it's been confirmed he's even a passenger right now.

The driving instructions were added by the map I pulled up. It takes 1h56m to drive from the Teterboro airport to the Republic Airport and then to Brooklyn.

wow. analysis. map. annotations. drive time.
talk about, "who cares?"

 

[Covert Rain]

Brooklyn Nets Offered Kevin Durant For Brandon Ingram, Larry Nance Jr., And Multiple First-Round Picks, But Pelicans Declined The Offer Per NBA Insider

When Kevin Durant demanded a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, most expected a bidding war to take place. After all, he is one of the best players of our

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[FB94]

When Sarvers helicopter lands on top of Barclays center then I will start to care

 

[Yuma]

Ayton, Biz, THE JOCK… and who else?

Dario Saric

 

[JCSunsfan]

I think we are eventually going to get Durant. I just have that feeling.

 

[zett]

Funny how this was said when we originally acquired CP. that didn’t age well.

has he lasted a whole season and the playoffs? have we won a championship? sounds like its not to funny. and some people may have been correct. seeing how close we were last year and watching him mail it in the last few games seems like he lost his motivation for a ring.

 

[Chaplin]

has he lasted a whole season and the playoffs? have we won a championship? sounds like its not to funny. and some people may have been correct. seeing how close we were last year and watching him mail it in the last few games seems like he lost his motivation for a ring.

We've certainly done better than anyone even dreamed we would. Finals appearance in his first year and league lead in wins in his 2nd year.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

has he lasted a whole season and the playoffs? have we won a championship? sounds like its not to funny. and some people may have been correct. seeing how close we were last year and watching him mail it in the last few games seems like he lost his motivation for a ring.

I question anyones bball IQ that still questions the Paul acquisition. We went from a decade of no playoffs to the Finals IN THE FIRST YEAR of Paul (and missed best record in regular season by a single game). And followed that up with a historic regular season that entered the playoffs as heavy favorites for the title. That we came up short in the FINALS one year and the playoffs the next year doesn’t negate the unreal impact Paul’s acquisition has on this franchise.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We've certainly done better than anyone even dreamed we would. Finals appearance in his first year and league lead in wins in his 2nd year.

Borg

 

[Chaplin]

Borg

We may disagree vociferously on a few things but we overwhelmingly agree on most.

 

[JCSunsfan]

I question anyones bball IQ that still questions the Paul acquisition. We went from a decade of no playoffs to the Finals IN THE FIRST YEAR of Paul (and missed best record in regular season by a single game). And followed that up with a historic regular season that entered the playoffs as heavy favorites for the title. That we came up short in the FINALS one year and the playoffs the next year doesn’t negate the unreal impact Paul’s acquisition has on this franchise.

No. It was a deal that should have been made. But that doesn't mean the concerns many of us had at the time weren't valid. He did breakdown in the playoffs. So, I am willing to admit I was 86.323% wrong.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Back to the Durant discussion. Situation assessment.

KD wants to be in Phoenix. He wants to play with Book (no mention of Cp3, but I assume he like Chris too).
No other teams are even trying to make a deal outside of maybe Miami.
The Nets options are to make a deal with Phoenix or try to re-invent the KD/Kyrie roster.
It seems to me that the KD in NJ situation can't continue. Too much water under the bridge with team and fans.
Nets have been in this situation before--on both sides with the James Harden trades.
It's a waiting game to see which team gives in first. IMO, the Suns can afford to wait more than the Nets can.
The Harden from Houston to Nets trade will probably be the type of framework if this trade happens.

Bottom line. Phoenix is the only suitor and I do not think KD can stay in Brooklyn.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

No. It was a deal that should have been made. But that doesn't mean the concerns many of us had at the time weren't valid. He did breakdown in the playoffs. So, I am willing to admit I was 86.323% wrong.

Oh I completely understood everyone’s concerns prior to the trade. I disagreed with a lot of them, but they were valid pre-trade. But post-trade? With a 75% winning percentage (average 61 wins pace) over two years and a run to the finals? No. That’s not a tenable position. That said, 86.323%seems low. I’d argue at least 88.7829%

 

[Covert Rain]

Back to the Durant discussion. Situation assessment.

KD wants to be in Phoenix. He wants to play with Book (no mention of Cp3, but I assume he like Chris too).
No other teams are even trying to make a deal outside of maybe Miami.
The Nets options are to make a deal with Phoenix or try to re-invent the KD/Kyrie roster.
It seems to me that the KD in NJ situation can't continue. Too much water under the bridge with team and fans.
Nets have been in this situation before--on both sides with the James Harden trades.
It's a waiting game to see which team gives in first. IMO, the Suns can afford to wait more than the Nets can.
The Harden from Houston to Nets trade will probably be the type of framework if this trade happens.

Bottom line. Phoenix is the only suitor and I do not think KD can stay in Brooklyn.

Phoenix isn't the only one calling. I mean there are stories all over the place with the Nets demanding ridiculous trade packages in return from other teams. The Nets are going to keep fielding calls and demanding a ridiculous price as long as they can. The Nets don't owe Durant a thing and are probably convinced that if another good team calls they can convince him to play there. It's a giant game of chicken right now. Sooner or later the Suns have to move on if this keeps up.

 

[Mainstreet]

Back to the Durant discussion. Situation assessment.

KD wants to be in Phoenix. He wants to play with Book (no mention of Cp3, but I assume he like Chris too).
No other teams are even trying to make a deal outside of maybe Miami.
The Nets options are to make a deal with Phoenix or try to re-invent the KD/Kyrie roster.
It seems to me that the KD in NJ situation can't continue. Too much water under the bridge with team and fans.
Nets have been in this situation before--on both sides with the James Harden trades.
It's a waiting game to see which team gives in first. IMO, the Suns can afford to wait more than the Nets can.
The Harden from Houston to Nets trade will probably be the type of framework if this trade happens.

Bottom line. Phoenix is the only suitor and I do not think KD can stay in Brooklyn.

I don't rely on betting odds but the Suns are behind the Raptors in acquiring Durant according to the below.

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[JCSunsfan]

I don't rely on betting odds but the Suns are behind the Raptors in acquiring Durant according to the below.

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Ha! I doubt KD wants to go to Canada. They should trade Kyrie to Canada! After his vaccination deal, they will probably arrest him at the border, throw him in solitary confinement and lose the key!

 

[Mainstreet]

Ha! I doubt KD wants to go to Canada. They should trade Kyrie to Canada! After his vaccination deal, they will probably arrest him at the border, throw him in solitary confinement and lose the key!

Durant probably would not want to go there, but the Raptors are a well run organization. They got a champonship out of Kawhi Leonard the one season he was there.

I'd never underestimate what they would do.

 

[Covert Rain]

The Raptors appear to be out. Nets are demanding Barnes be part of a trade. Raptors refuse.

Report: Nets won't trade Durant to Raptors without Barnes inclusion

The Brooklyn Nets wouldn't consider trading superstar Kevin Durant to the Toronto Raptors unless the deal included wing Scottie Barnes, Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday on ESPN's "Get Up."Toronto has no intention of parting with the reigning Rookie of the Year, according to...

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[Bufalay]

Okay, so, when did he quit? In game one? Where he shot 9 for 24, turned the ball over 6 times and was tied for a team worst -13 in a game they only lost by 1 point? Or was it game 2 when he shot 4 for 17, turned the ball over 6 times and was a team worst -10 in a 7 point loss? In game 4 he shot 13 for 31 but watching him play, I'd say his final 2 games were his least bad games. So it looks to me that, if he quit, it must have been before the series started and that he "un-quit" for the series close out.

And I don't "hold the series against him", I'm just concerned about it. We're talking about a player who has only played 90 games over the past three seasons. I understand that it might have just been a fluke and that Durant could well return to form when he's out of that mess. But when it comes to excusing a player or team for quitting there's a huge difference between doing it by running it back after the Dallas debacle versus gambling 194 Million, all available picks, Bridges and Cam Johnson.

I only watched the first quarter of game 1 and he was horrible.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I only watched the first quarter of game 1 and he was horrible.

Yeah he was pretty bad in games 3 and 4 but he was horrible in games 1 and 2. Other than his ability to draw fouls he just didn't seem like the same player in any aspect of the game. I don't think Nash did him any favors though, he logged far too many minutes in those 4 games. He averaged almost 44 minutes per.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

The Raptors appear to be out. Nets are demanding Barnes be part of a trade. Raptors refuse.

Report: Nets won't trade Durant to Raptors without Barnes inclusion

The Brooklyn Nets wouldn't consider trading superstar Kevin Durant to the Toronto Raptors unless the deal included wing Scottie Barnes, Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday on ESPN's "Get Up."Toronto has no intention of parting with the reigning Rookie of the Year, according to...

www.thescore.com

How about that 2 stars and 4 first rounders?

The longer this lasts, the lower the asking price goes.

 

[zett]

We've certainly done better than anyone even dreamed we would. Finals appearance in his first year and league lead in wins in his 2nd year.

I agree but it still equates to zero rings