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 - ThreadSky

rincewind.run • 3 days ago

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

Reposted from Shams Charania Tweets (& Other NBA News)

FROM SHAMS:

BREAKING: The Phoenix Suns are trading two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 draft and five second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

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dmnd.me•3 days ago

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?

withdrama.bsky.social•3 days ago

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

man-w-no-name.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

sardanicas.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not the first three.

rattatatouille.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

thanksihateit603.bsky.social•3 days ago

Does this make the rockets better? From that standpoint it seems like an overpay.

rincewind.run•3 days ago

even 37 year old Durant is a huge upgrade on Jalen Green, definitely does

thanksihateit603.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

withdrama.bsky.social•3 days ago

simultaneously underpaying and overpaying

blandphilosophy.bsky.social•3 days ago

It hurts my brain to think of KD being 37

shake1n1bake.bsky.social•3 days ago

I remember human stick figure college Durant

/old

warybear.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a lot more than I thought they’d get to be honest

bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social•3 days ago

The 5 2nd round picks is hilarious

sardanicas.bsky.social•3 days ago

They got a lot more than I thought they would.

emma.meangirls.online•3 days ago

"looks like a great return to win both now and in the future"

- nico harrison

rincewind.run•3 days ago

Jalen Green has to be traded again, there’s no way they pair him with Booker

jeremythejedi.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

ehirsch.bsky.social•3 days ago

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

ehirsch.bsky.social•3 days ago

Like learning firsthand how to level up from where he’s at

itsdoug.ca•3 days ago

Thank god the Raptors said no

The rumoured packages for Durant would have sent that team back years

graybabes.bsky.social•3 days ago

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?

kevinalberda.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

shake1n1bake.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

rlawrencem.bsky.social•3 days ago

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).

shake1n1bake.bsky.social•3 days ago

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.

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