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Cheesebeef said:
i swear if we trade for bridges or KAT back as the centerpiece, this team is idiotic.
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Realistically, how much better than Towns can they do? He's an All-Star-level player still in his prime, not a superstar by any means, but the Suns are dealing from a position of extreme weakness. I really don't think there's much market for Durant given his age, salary, and baggage.
 
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elindholm said:
Realistically, how much better than Towns can they do? He's an All-Star-level player still in his prime, not a superstar by any means, but the Suns are dealing from a position of extreme weakness. I really don't think there's much market for Durant given his age, salary, and baggage.
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KAT has three years left on his deal, Durant one. Pick your poison
 
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elindholm said:
Realistically, how much better than Towns can they do? He's an All-Star-level player still in his prime, not a superstar by any means, but the Suns are dealing from a position of extreme weakness. I really don't think there's much market for Durant given his age, salary, and baggage.
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We disagree here. They were literally offered Butler, Kuminga and two first round picks a matter of months ago. That would have been a great haul for KD considering all of the above. That indicates there’s a solid market for him, IMO and better than settling on another big money player who will choke cap and still have us out of the playoffs with no assets moving forward to ever try and get better.
 
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We disagree here. They were literally offered Butler, Kuminga and two first round picks a matter of months ago. That would have been a great haul for KD considering all of the above. That indicates there’s a solid market for him, IMO and better than settling on another big money player who will choke cap and still have us out of the playoffs with no assets moving forward to ever try and get better.
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If that deal was really there, I agree it was better (probably, depending on the details of a potential Towns deal). But, to what aim? Butler will be 36 by the start of next season, so the real piece would be Kuminga, who is hard to figure.

I think the question is what the Suns can hope for over the next few seasons. They definitely aren't contending, but they can't rebuild because they don't have any high draft picks. They're unlikely to be able to get rid of Beal. They're not going to have any cap flexibility any time soon.

So the best-case scenario is that they maintain some credibility as a franchise. That's the ceiling. Towns is a good move in that direction. This isn't about planning for 2030. It's about getting to 2030 without having become an utter laughingstock.
 
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elindholm said:
Towns played 72 games last season, posted 24/13, shot 40% from three, and is 29 years old. I'm not sure what your point is.
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KAT is also a bad defender, and teammates don't seem to like him, and the Ishbia's would be stuck with him for 3 more years.

Of course, he is supposedly tight with Book, so maybe that would work out.
 
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