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Rockets going for Kevin Durant

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Snow Villiers, Jun 25, 2024.

  1. Rocket River

    Rocket River Member

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    Agreed!!1
    Just say NO!!1

    I saw something saying we wanted Durant and Butler
    and I was like .. .5 yrs too late!!!

    Rocket River
     
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  2. raining threes

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    Did Durant get hurt last year?

    I don't want Durant.
     
  3. R=$

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    Durant is resting on past glory. Hard pass!
     
  4. CHAMPBOY

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    Sengun? No, they can have Jalen, Steven Adams and Dillion. We draft Clingan and play behind Sengun


    Fred
    Cam
    KD
    Jabari
    Sengun

    Bench-Clingan, Amen, Tari
     
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  5. Landry's Tooth

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    I like this deal better...

    To Suns
    All Suns picks/swaps
    Dillon Brooks
    Uncle Jeff
    Landale

    To Thunder
    Durant
    #3 pick

    To Rockets
    Chet Holmgren
    Dort
    Salary filler
    3 future #1s lottery protected

    Go all in on a younger player. I think it could put the Thunder over the top. Suns get flexibility to retool. Rockets get Chet to add while downgrading picks.
     
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  6. Cstyle42

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    Lol the old classic, "Don't listen to what they say... watch what they do."
     
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  7. houstonhoya

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    Would do this in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, the only player less untouchable than Chet is wemby.
     
  8. OkayAyeReloaded

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    Agreed. They're delaying their rebuild with what is likely false hope, many fan bases or organizations go through this.

    Maybe they advance in the stacked west or win a chip, odds are they don't as Minne, OKC, and other young teams will get better, and then Durant is 37 years old and less valuable. Booker isn't happy with a middling team or a rebuilding team if you move KD.

    If you want to blow it up you have to do it right and commit to it fully, early. A firesale for picks, KD to Mavs, Book to us, and PHX with tonnes of picks and financial flexibility. Like we did honestly.

    Keep in touch next trade deadline or offseason PHX if it fails, let us know if you need anything if we haven't changed our minds to an offer. ;)
     
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  9. Landry's Tooth

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    Maybe so, but Durant and Clingan for him, filler, and low #1s is probably fair...
     
  10. j@amc

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    Lol. Repetition. Every hour, Phoenix launches yet another social media post to distance itself from the trade market.
     
  11. Deuce Rings

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    Yeah, he’s old, but FWIW……

    Kevin Durant 2023-2024:
    75 games played
    27.1 pts/gm
    6.6 reb/gm
    5.0 assists/gm
    52.3% FG%
    85.6% FT%
    37.2 minutes/gm
    0.9 steals/gm
    1.2 blocks/gm
     
  12. chef0010

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    The time to come here was 2016

    but he made his call
     
  13. rhino17

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    I don’t mind it. I don’t have a strong feeling one way or the other, but we have the draft capital to do it if we want. There are only so many spots on a roster. Have to cash out picks when the opportunity presents itself.
     
  14. J.R.

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    Shams: The Suns are not trading Durant. Zero percent chance they move Durant. I’ll repeat: zero percent chance. They want to see this big 3 healthy and on the floor with Budenholzer. They want to see him implement the new system. We’ll see down the line I guess but the Suns are not moving Kevin Durant.
     
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  16. DaDakota

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    Zero defense, zero movement, he is now in old man's lazy game territory get his, but don't contribute much to winning.

    DD
     
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  17. raining threes

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    I don't want Durant because he doesn't fit the timeline. However I don't know what the heck games with Durant you were watching. He's still a bucket getter, a guy you go to at the end of a game and he still plays hard.
     
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  18. dfbreyes

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    I would rather trade for Herb Jones.

    Should have traded for Herb Jones instead of Steve Adams.

    Jalen Green and Jock Landale for Herb Jones
     
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    Contests as many shots at the rim as Jabari Smith Jr… Make of that what you will.
     
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