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Kevin Durant traded to the Suns

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by zeeshan2, Feb 9, 2023.

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  1. Dr of Dunk

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    Devin Booker and KD on the same team... yikes. Remains to be seen if it's a paper champion or not, but still ...
     
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    They recouped what they lost on getting Harden.
     
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    Still beats a rock champ, though not a scissors champ.
     
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    Sell them on EG as the perfect cheap veteran wing, regardless of the reality. Do it, Stone!
     
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    Bridges might be their best player. Suns shoulda gave up Ayton instead of him. I don't think this makes them better at all.
     
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    It's a similar Situation to what the rockets were in with the Harden trade. You're trading a top 5 player to a team for future picks. Your only hope is that it blows up the same way the Nets blew up.

    The problem for them is that we got incredibly lucky to have the Nets fall apart as fast as they did. The pandemic, Harden wanting to reunite with Morey, Kyrie and Ben Simmons were all huge factors.
     
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    I always felt that an injury-prone, aging-KD was the best bet of those later picks being top 5-10.

    Brooklyn has flexibility, draft capital, and a deep roster:

    Cam Thomas
    Cam Johnson
    Mikal Bridges
    Finney Smith
    Nick Claxton

    Ben Simmons
    Spencer Dinwiddie
    Seth Curry
    Royce O’Neal

    No victory laps yet.
     
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    Id give them picks back for Mikal Bridges. Phoenix made a huge mistake trading him for old KD.
     
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    I think betting on an aging KD continuing to stay hurt and Kyrie continuing to Kyrie was a pretty gamble.
     
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    Durant >>> Bridges
     
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    I thought so too which is why I said that I liked the trade when half of clutchfans was melting down. But it was still a gamble
     
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    I can't believe we have to say this, lol
     
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    Suns Mavs WCF.
     
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