turns out when you’re trading a 37 year old on a one year deal and everyone knows you need to trade him, you don’t have the leverage to get much even if the 37 year old is Kevin Durant
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Something I’m curious about: Why has Durant moved around the league so much? Like more than other stars of his caliber in this era. Play style? Contract terms? Personality? Personal preference?
jun 22, 2025, 4:51 pm • 2 0 • view
he makes a good team better but wont improve a bad team. he doesnt want to the "the guy" but has "the guy" salary. he's never going to be the guy you build around but can be the final piece for a 3 year run
jun 22, 2025, 6:28 pm • 0 0 • view
I do think play style is part of it. He has the ability to play off the ball so you don't have to build a whole team around him the way you do around most star scorers.
jun 22, 2025, 4:53 pm • 1 0 • view
Not the first three.
jun 22, 2025, 4:54 pm • 0 0 • view
He's a plug and play elite player, that helps. He also has a history of jumping teams when the going gets tough like his derided at the time move to Golden State. Finally he's had a history of injuries that means teams are more averse to build around him outright.
jun 22, 2025, 4:55 pm • 2 1 • view
Does this make the rockets better? From that standpoint it seems like an overpay.
jun 22, 2025, 4:53 pm • 1 0 • view
even 37 year old Durant is a huge upgrade on Jalen Green, definitely does
jun 22, 2025, 5:17 pm • 1 0 • view
I am not an nba ball knower but at a superficial level, Houston just got the 2 seed and Durant has caused his last two franchises to blow it up? I guess I never understood why the suns were so flawed.
jun 22, 2025, 5:25 pm • 0 0 • view
simultaneously underpaying and overpaying
jun 22, 2025, 6:29 pm • 0 0 • view
It hurts my brain to think of KD being 37
jun 22, 2025, 4:48 pm • 2 0 • view
I remember human stick figure college Durant /old
jun 22, 2025, 4:52 pm • 1 0 • view
This is a lot more than I thought they’d get to be honest
jun 22, 2025, 4:50 pm • 5 0 • view
The 5 2nd round picks is hilarious
jun 22, 2025, 4:54 pm • 3 0 • view
They got a lot more than I thought they would.
jun 22, 2025, 4:56 pm • 0 0 • view
"looks like a great return to win both now and in the future" - nico harrison
jun 22, 2025, 5:02 pm • 2 0 • view
Jalen Green has to be traded again, there’s no way they pair him with Booker
jun 22, 2025, 4:49 pm • 32 0 • view
This is probably true, and if you think of the return for Green as being an extension of the original return for Durant, suddenly they don’t seem to have gotten worked quite so bad.
jun 22, 2025, 5:35 pm • 0 0 • view
I think you’re probably right which is a shame because a year of playing with Booker is one of the best things that could possibly happen to Green
jun 22, 2025, 4:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Like learning firsthand how to level up from where he’s at
jun 22, 2025, 4:51 pm • 0 0 • view
Thank god the Raptors said no The rumoured packages for Durant would have sent that team back years
jun 22, 2025, 4:51 pm • 2 0 • view
As a Brit I don't know anything about US basketball, but do the players get any say in these trades, or are they just commodities?
jun 22, 2025, 5:51 pm • 0 0 • view
Players can negotiate a no-trade clause into their contracts when signing, but if they don’t have that, they don’t have any direct say in the trade happening or not.
jun 22, 2025, 5:59 pm • 0 0 • view
One of the weird things about being mostly a NFL fan with some interest in the NBA is how differently draft picks are valued between leagues. Obviously the nature of basketball makes them less valuable, but still feels wrong seeing 5 2nd round picks as a throw-it-in to a trade.
jun 22, 2025, 4:51 pm • 1 0 • view
At this point, only 3-4 2nd round picks are made by the team they are technically assigned to each year. Out of 30 (although usually one or two less in actuality because of tampering penalties, LOL).
jun 22, 2025, 4:57 pm • 1 0 • view
Yep, whereas a NFL 2nd round pick that's cut before their rookie contract ends is a legit black mark on a GM's record.
jun 22, 2025, 5:02 pm • 2 0 • view