Penn: Thunder may trade Kevin Durant if they can't get a commitment

doesn't durant get more years/$ via S&T by the team holding his bird rights?

 

Kobe was traded for Vlade.

 

Dwight + gets this done. Salary wise
WestBrook + Dwight + Ibaka is a formidable grouping

If the Rockets Threw in a DMO or TJones or Ariza. . . . .OKC will remain a scary team
Maybe even Scarier. They will be more defensive with a Westbrook driven Offense

Rocket River

 

I could see it happening, but not to the Rockets.

 

No. The ONLY way he gets more $$$ and years is he stays. He can only sign for 4 years and no bird rights advantage in ANY scenario where he leaves.

 

OKC have zero leverage.

A young potential hall of famer in KJ McDonalds and a seasoned veteran in Joey Drosey along with the NOP pick should get it done.

Slight overpay from the Rockets perspective but you got to go all in

 

Send him and some Dleague scrubs to Seattle. Create a new team, then watch them win it all.

 

that was removed in the last cba

 

never even knew about this change - thanks

 

Harden

 

Howard, Ariza, El Guapo's Sweaters

 

It worked out so well for them last time.

 

Will Presti be run out of town if this happens?

I can see it now, Durant for Kevin Martin and Zach Lavine.

 

Rumor: Recent play of Russell Westbrook makes it ‘much more likely’ Kevin Durant gets traded next year

Brett Pollakoff
Mar 10, 2015

Kevin Durant will be an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of next season, and since he’s one of the game’s best players, that means speculation will run wild as to whether or not he’ll re-sign in Oklahoma City, or choose to play somewhere else.

In fact, it already has.

A former NBA executive (Tom Penn, now an analyst for ESPN) believes that because of the recent surge by Russell Westbrook — one in which he’s registered triple-doubles in five of his last six games — that makes it more likely that the Thunder will look to trade Durant next season if he doesn’t give an early indication that remaining with the team is a real possibility.

Penn, via ESPN’s SportsNation:


“I think this burst from Westbrook makes it much more likely that Durant ultimately gets traded next year. … Sam Presti has proven that he does not ever want to lose anybody for nothing. So he traded James Harden a year early to avoid a potential luxury tax problem a year later.

“The Kevin Durant drumbeat next year is going to be so loud because he will not commit early to Oklahoma City contractually because the rules are against that. He can’t get the same contract if he signs early as if he just goes to free agency and resigns.

So if Sam Presti doesn’t get that commitment, he’ll look to to trade Kevin Durant. And looking at the performance of Westbrook and the team around Westbrook will make it easier for him to do that potentially.”

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Despite how great Westbrook has been recently, OKC is just 3-3 in the last six games in which he’s played. His one-man wrecking crew act has been a joy to watch, but it hasn’t been enough on its own to push the Thunder to wins on anything resembling a consistent basis.

If the goal is to win a championship, Westbrook needs help. The Thunder already have the reigning MVP in Durant in place, and aren’t going to even listen to offers for him as long as there remains the slightest hope that he’ll re-sign.

Now, if Durant should go the Kevin Love route and declare to the team that he’s intent on leaving, then — and only then — will the Thunder look to trade him.

That, of course, isn’t likely to occur until after next season is finished, and is a long shot, at best — all of which makes speculating on what may or may not happen well over a year from now more than a bit silly.

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If the Thunder are stupid enough to buy into Westbrook I will be thrilled. Even if we can't have him, getting him out of the West and putting the Thunder on the mediocrity treadmill is spectacular in my book.

 

Join James Harden and the Rockets in 2016. End of story.

 

Ill give them Clutch and the Rockets logo for Durant

 

He had "the decision" to announce to the world he has been traded to Miami

 

Officially, when both LBJ and Bosh joined Miami, it did happen as a sign-and-trade just so CLE and TOR would get something of value for both players.

 

Blasphemy!