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.
The salaries don't work for a KD trade bringing in Butler and Kuminga. We had to be sending someone else out, likely Dunn, to make it work financially. Butler and Kuminga is more than KD's salary.
KAT has been to back to back conference finals with different teams. He's been an All-Star and can play PF or C. KD is at the end of his career and has won 1 playoff series in 4 years.