Seriously? How many consecutive #1 picks would you trade for this kid? Say whatever team gets him (Boston), they could have numerous #1 picks for years to come. It's never really happened in the NBA. Granted, ours would be low or high in numbers, but they could always trade 2 for 1 or throw in next years pick to move up for drafts to come. Obviously, this would be insane and an historical trade, but a GM would have to ponder the possibility of an offer like this. We'd obviously have to then fill holes via free agency and the NBDL. But if the trade went through, it could bring us Chamionships untill T-Mac retires or Yao goes down. Laugh if you want. But would it intrigue you or think it would for the team that get's Durant's rights?
Hell yeah. Put him with Yao, TMac, Battier, Head and you have a team that will compete for championships for the next 5-7 yrs. By the time Tmac is ready to call it quits you will have your picks back. Late first rd picks are hit or miss anyway.
I thoguht you couldn't trade away picks in consecutive years, or some rule like that? In either case, my answer is no...unless the picks are lottery protected.
Isn't there a rule where you can't trade more than X (2 I think) consecutive year's draft picks? I like the idea though!
no..five is just too many. If three of the five picks turn out to be decent players, we would fill out our needs, and have a lot of trade assets.
You can not trade away two consecutive future first round draft picks, but one could trade the 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 picks for Durant. I believe it was the Webber trade that was Webber for three picks from every other year.
We know Durant is a sure thing. But drafting players in the late first round like we will be for years won't give us immediate help we need now. They have to be groomed, that takes time, and can always be a bust. That's why i'd do it. For the championships now, rather than wondering who will pan out and when. And when that time comes, will it be too late?
I'd prefer that. But would the opposing GM with the draft rights? Anyone know if 2nd rounders could be included in the off years?
no. say you do the trade, what happens when durant suffers a career ending injury in his first summer league game?
2nd rounders don't count in this rule so off year 2nd rounders could be included. Durant will be great in NBA. I would trade 5 consecutive 1st rounders for him if allowed. I would trade Tracy McGrady for him since Tracy does have injury concerns (provided the Rockets aren't NBA champs this year).
First off you can't trade away future 1st rounders to the point that you're left without a pick two years in a row. So you'd have to trade it away every other year. And there's no way a lottery team, that needs immediate help is going to trade Durant, a surefire superstar, for 5 first round picks in the next 10 years. It'll never happen.
this is all ridiculous hypothetical speculation, but of course you would make this trade if the rules allowed it and a gm was willing to do it. there's no reason to even think about it. you're talking about adding a potential superstar vs late first round picks for a few years (we're looking at picking in the 20's for the next few years). we've already got a top 5 or 6 team and we wouldn't be giving anyone up from the supporting cast, simply adding durant. people say we need to fill holes, well that's a pretty damn good way to do it and would be an amazing trio to add to a fairly good group of role players. or you could wait several years and hope one of our 5 late round picks works out and waste another few years of yao and tmac's careers waiting for them to pan out. especially since the 4th and 5th guys would probably be after tmac was fallling off a little and our window was closing anyway. while a potential career-ending injury (which there really aren't any) would suck, using that to not do the trade basically means no one should ever give up a lot to get anybody good b/c they could get injured right away. and the only way we're ever going to have a high pick is with another devastating injury year, and a) we'll cross that bridge when we come to it and b) the next year everyone would be healthy and we'd have yao/tmac/durant so who cares.
OMFG, this is ridiculous. Would you work a 3 way deal where we trade Yao, TMac and Battier but end up with Wade, Amare and Kobe?
I hate going out on a limb with so many #1 picks. If Durant takes 4 years to develope like Kobe; Yao & TMac will be declining and we'll be in the same position the Lakers are in-no better than a 6th seed at best.
I know it's a crazy question. But imagine what a lotto team could build with multiple # 1 picks or #2 picks for years to come. No matter who gets Durant won't be a contender for years to come. Part of the reason i brought this up. The trading team could have a full cast of #1 picks making them the best and deapest team of the future and we could be the new dynasty of the present. Durant isn't like Oden at all. Oden has no low post moves at all and can get into foul trouble. It will take him years to develop. A proven fact for any center. Durant has low back to the basket post up moves, an outside shot, and can create his own, not to mention defense and rebounding. As only a freshman, name any college players including MJ, Magic, Bird, or any other player who did or didn't play till their senior season who had better stats than him. He will score 20 plus points for any team that drafts him off the bat and be the ROY. Durant will continue to develop, but is already going to come into the league as a super star like James and Melo did recently. He can be compered to every great star in the league right now. Not even King James compared to all the NBA comparisons you've heard of Durant being. I know it's a crazy idea and topic. But we could win now with him, while whomever drafts him will have to take years to build around him and find the missing pieces.....or say if Boston gets him, they could trade Pierce for a #1 and maybe more, still have their own #1, then our #1, plus plenty more picks from us and maybe another from Pierce for years to come. Nobody has had a chance to rebuild like that before. When our time is over, it will be theirs to shine. That's why this idea fascinates me so much. No, i don't think it will realistically happen. Fact of the matter, is Dallas, SA, even PHX could try this as well! I could see the league trying blocking it somehow. At least if it went through, there would be some new rule in place afterwards to prevent these things. But why not? It's a win win for both teams involved. That's what would really piss off every other owner in the NBA. It would be considered a conspirecy.
