Suns trade Kevin Durant to the Rockets

[Mainstreet]

The Suns trade Kevin Durant to the Rockets.

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[BirdGangThing]

news just said it

 

[BirdGangThing]

you got me by like 10 seconds!

not feeling the 5 second round picks tho

 

[Proximo]

Horrible deal.

Green is a negative. 2nd round picks 90% of the time are worthless.

We got a an 8th man and a 10th pick essentially for a top 15 player.

It's official our management are extremely incompetent.

 

[BirdGangThing]

we got dillon brooks and coby martin lol

 

[Folster]

At least it makes the draft more interesting.

 

[Mainstreet]

you got me by like 10 seconds!

not feeling the 5 second round picks tho

After being deprived of draft picks for awhile, those second round picks are looking better.

I think the Suns traded Jae Crowder for something similar.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Suns played chicken, and lost. Awesome.

 

[BirdGangThing]

same bull ish different day houston skates away with kd AND our first rounders

 

[GatorAZ]

If we can’t find a suitor for Jalen Green you have to take the next step. Zero interest in Book, Beal and Green playing together.

 

[Proximo]

After being deprived of draft picks for awhile, those second round picks are looking better.

I think the Suns traded Jae Crowder for something similar.

KD - top 10 player of all time

Crowder - NBA journeyman.

Pretty much says it all about this trade.

 

[Proximo]

If we can’t find a suitor for Jalen Green you have to take the next step. Zero interest in Book, Beal and Green playing together.

Honestly, I really hope this means we changed our mind and are trading Booker.

 

[BirdGangThing]

more shooting guards and small forwards and second round draft picks - exactly what we needed - ish rules!

 

[az jam]

Was hoping for more but not surprised. Not gonna blame anyone as they need to trade him and were not a in a position of strength.

 

[Folster]

Booker, Green, and Beal at the 2.

 

[PDXChris]

As an outsider, what were you expecting in a trade for a soon to be 37 year old who plays about 50 game a season since missing a full year? I know he can still score, but is he still Kevin Durant? I am asking honestly as I have not watched him much the last few years.

 

[Finito]

If we can’t find a suitor for Jalen Green you have to take the next step. Zero interest in Book, Beal and Green playing together.

I’d ship Book out and roll with Green. He’s only 23 and has a ton of raw talent now it’s up to us to develop it.

I’d like to package some of those second round picks to get with of Allen and pick up another 1st down the line.

You have to blow it up you can’t roll with this like you said

 

[Lorenzo]

well thank you Rockets for stopping Dallas from getting him. I think...I don't know anything about the Houston roster.

 

[Mainstreet]

Was hoping for more but not surprised. Not gonna blame anyone as they need to trade him and were not a in a position of strength.

I think some fans may have to come to the realization, this was Durant's market value.

 

[Proximo]

As an outsider, what were you expecting in a trade for a soon to be 37 year old who plays about 50 game a season since missing a full year? I know he can still score, but is he still Kevin Durant? I am asking honestly as I have not watched him much the last few years.

He was the 6th leading scorer in the NBA shooting almost 50, 40, 90.

If that isn't worth than the 10th pick and Brooks even if he was 80 years old, I don't understand anything. The Rockets raped the Suns.

Hard to imagine the other offers were worse. Probably means the Suns are obsessed with someone they think they can get with the 10th pick.

 

[Mainstreet]

The trade cannot be finalized until July 6th.

There is reportedly a poison pill restriction in the Jalen Green rookie extension.

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[BirdGangThing]

we might not be done with trades before the draft

today was an odd day to announce this deal - game 7 of the finals - this leads me to believe time may be of the essence - like we might make more moves to make before the draft - otherwise the comish may have delayed this news? especially since the trade isn't even effective til july 6th

idk - but 5 second round picks also sounds like some trade fluffer possibly to sweeten another deal we want - or at least o hope that's it because if this the complete haul for kd then ish needs to rethink playing gm

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

I think some fans may have to come to the realization, this was Durant's market value.

That wasn't his market value, necessarily, since we know other teams were offering much better deals. Durant made his team list known, which gave those teams extreme leverage in offering crap deals. Durant really screwed the Suns over by doing that.

 

[Proximo]

I think some fans may have to come to the realization, this was Durant's market value.

So we traded the equivalent of 12 first's for him, and 2 and 1/2 years later after still being an all star he is now only worth the 10th pick in a draft that everyone agrees falls off hard after 8?

Man your ability to cope is unbelievable.

 

[Proximo]

we might not be done with trades before the draft

today was an odd day to announce this deal - game 7 of the finals - this leads me to believe time may be of the essence - like we might make more moves to make before the draft - otherwise the comish may have delayed this news? especially since the trade isn't even effective til july 6th

idk - but 5 second round picks also sounds like some trade fluffer possibly to sweeten another deal we want - or at least o hope that's it because if this the complete haul for kd then ish needs to rethink playing gm

We aren't. Grayson will be flipped for a pick for sure at a minimum.