Durant to Phoenix

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Durant to the Suns?!?!

Wow...

Assuming they didnt give up Booker but A LOT of other stuff.
 

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Durant to the Suns?!?!

Wow...

Assuming they didnt give up Booker but A LOT of other stuff.
Yeah I've assumed Phoenix was never going to be able to do this because the Nets wouldn't bother without Booker, and if they traded Booker, the team wouldn't be good enough. Good for Phoenix, they jump right to the top of West with this.
 

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That's a lot of picks but honestly kind of limited upside on the NBA talent. They're both 26, so not super young.

Kind of think they should have waited til the offseason over a couple solid guys and the Suns draft for the foreseeable futureSuns.png
 

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That's a lot of picks but honestly kind of limited upside on the NBA talent. They're both 26, so not super young.

Kind of think they should have waited til the offseason over a couple solid guys and the Suns draft for the foreseeable future
Not much the Nets could do if KD wanted out, which Woj is implying he did.
 

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That's a lot of picks but honestly kind of limited upside on the NBA talent. They're both 26, so not super young.

Kind of think they should have waited til the offseason over a couple solid guys and the Suns draft for the foreseeable future
no huge upside player, but two good young players, a lot of picks, and I assume they'll flip Crowder on for something, probably shop all their other vets
 

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Suns have to shoot up to #1 to win the west. Especially keeping booker
 

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no huge upside player, but two good young players, a lot of picks, and I assume they'll flip Crowder on for something, probably shop all their other vets
Kind of interesting to do a complete blow up and end up with Finney-Smith, Dinwiddie, Bridges, Cam Johnson, and Crowder.

Bunch of solid players that generally seem to be "role players on contender" types, wonder where they end up. At first glance, you'd think they would prefer higher upside younger guys and even more picks.

Nets don't control their own draft if I remember, so I guess no reason to bottom out.


Nets.pngdoes make some sense that they don't have any reason to bottom out.
 

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This would be a better haul if Booker weren't just 26 and signed through 2028.
On the other hand, he's got the hamstrings of a 45 year old. There's a good chance none of their 3 best players are anywhere near what they are now by 2025.
 

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Maybe Brad can pick through the Nets carcass by tomorrow.
If it's allowed, have to imagine at minimum Crowder, Dinwiddie, and Finney-Smith will be shopped heavily tomorrow for more picks or higher upside younger players.
 

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It’s pretty hilarious after sitting out all season, Crowder gets sent to the remnants of the Nets. Maybe they’ll trade him again?
 

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If it's allowed, have to imagine at minimum Crowder, Dinwiddie, and Finney-Smith will be shopped heavily tomorrow for more picks or higher upside younger players.
Anything is possible, but no mater what they do, they are trying to not tank. Although this year they probably already at least make the play in.
 

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It’s pretty hilarious after sitting out all season, Crowder gets sent to the remnants of the Nets. Maybe they’ll trade him again?
Have to imagine they will try to deal Crowder if they can.

This Nets team is a great supporting cast if they could just find 1-2 star players.... Alas.
 

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Have to imagine they will try to deal Crowder if they can.

This Nets team is a great supporting cast if they could just find 1-2 star players.... Alas.
Cam Thomas is good for 40+ a night.

Edit: Joking obv but he is averaging 35 points in 31 minutes his last five games.
 

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Have to imagine they will try to deal Crowder if they can.

This Nets team is a great supporting cast if they could just find 1-2 star players.... Alas.
Yeah Crowder makes no sense for them. So if you can move him you do it. Nets are still playoff caliber with the group they have
 

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If it's allowed, have to imagine at minimum Crowder, Dinwiddie, and Finney-Smith will be shopped heavily tomorrow for more picks or higher upside younger players.
Have we ever seen a team as high up in the standings as Brooklyn (5th) tear it all down at the trade deadline?
 

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Have we ever seen a team as high up in the standings as Brooklyn (5th) tear it all down at the trade deadline?
#TheKyrieExperience

Potential home playoff series. 2 of the top 15 players in the NBA. NBA Defensive Player of the Year candidate (Claxton not Simmons).

Blow it up mid season lol.
 
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Weird news to wake up to.

I think this is a bad trade for Phoenix. I mean they get a top 5 player without giving up Booker, but if they dont' make the finals, that's a lot of future first round picks. Now the 2023 won't be good, and probably not the 2025 but the latter 2 who knows.

Nets did ok I guess, but they just broke up a top 5 conference team. It's like a reverse KG/Pierce move for them.

Building around Simmons is one interesting strategy.
 

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This would be a better haul if Booker weren't just 26 and signed through 2028.
True, but if Durant goes down, and Paul ages out, the Suns don't have ways to get much better around Booker and Ayton, because lots of draft equity is gone (although it seems they retained their swaps). Just a Booker/Ayton team could easily visit the lottery, and that's without injuries.
 

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The Nets should have taken the package with better draft picks the Clippers offered for Kyrie if the plan was to blow it up and rebuild.
Yeah, also imagine if they had the Lakers 27, 29 and maybe a swap. They'd be in that Utah/OKC class of infinite, high-value draft capital.
 

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Meh. The Celtics were better.

The East is suddenly less entertaining.
Looks a lot like Boston and Milwaukee in a class by themselves. Philly's roster just isn't good enough to make you pay consistently for helping hard on Embiid.
 

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Looks a lot like Boston and Milwaukee in a class by themselves. Philly's roster just isn't good enough to make you pay consistently for helping hard on Embiid.
Yup.
Now just need Middleton or Jrue to get shipped out. Patty C too wouldn't hurt.
 

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Yup.
Now just need Middleton or Jrue to get shipped out. Patty C too wouldn't hurt.
The main takeaway for me is that being the 2/3 seed looks a lot less scary now. If the Celtics drop there because of injuries, it's fine.