The Kevin Durant Problem

[Mori Chu]

Booker for Giannis. Then they can’t trade for Giannis and we can trade them KD.

So then Giannis can play here with Oso and Gillespie? What kind of team is that?

A better one than Booker playing here with Oso and Gillespie? You would rather have that and not be able to get our picks from Houston?

It’s certainly a better option than trading Booker to Houston like some have suggested.

I love Giannis, but I doubt the Bucks would even consider that deal. Giannis is a local hero, and they already have Dame as a star guard; trading a homegrown star big-for-small seems unwise to me. Giannis is probably going to be #3 in MVP voting; no way they trade him for a guy in Booker who didn't even make the All-Star team. Or at least, not without multiple other assets, of which we have very few. And even if they would consider it, I feel like trading Booker for some other star, an older one in this case, just leaves us in the same place we are now, topped out without enough talent to contend, with no picks and no cap space and therefore not much way to get any better.

[TOO]

Booker for Giannis. Then they can’t trade for Giannis and we can trade them KD.

So then Giannis can play here with Oso and Gillespie? What kind of team is that?

A better one than Booker playing here with Oso and Gillespie? You would rather have that and not be able to get our picks from Houston?

It’s certainly a better option than trading Booker to Houston like some have suggested.

I love Giannis, but I doubt the Bucks would even consider that deal. Giannis is a local hero, and they already have Dame as a star guard; trading a homegrown star big-for-small seems unwise to me. Giannis is probably going to be #3 in MVP voting; no way they trade him for a guy in Booker who didn't even make the All-Star team. Or at least, not without multiple other assets, of which we have very few. And even if they would consider it, I feel like trading Booker for some other star, an older one in this case, just leaves us in the same place we are now, topped out without enough talent to contend, with no picks and no cap space and therefore not much way to get any better.

Which is why we should go after Jokic instead.

[JeremyG]

Booker for Giannis. Then they can’t trade for Giannis and we can trade them KD.

So then Giannis can play here with Oso and Gillespie? What kind of team is that?

A better one than Booker playing here with Oso and Gillespie? You would rather have that and not be able to get our picks from Houston?

It’s certainly a better option than trading Booker to Houston like some have suggested.

I love Giannis, but I doubt the Bucks would even consider that deal. Giannis is a local hero, and they already have Dame as a star guard; trading a homegrown star big-for-small seems unwise to me. Giannis is probably going to be #3 in MVP voting; no way they trade him for a guy in Booker who didn't even make the All-Star team. Or at least, not without multiple other assets, of which we have very few. And even if they would consider it, I feel like trading Booker for some other star, an older one in this case, just leaves us in the same place we are now, topped out without enough talent to contend, with no picks and no cap space and therefore not much way to get any better.

The scenario involved trading KD to Houston for our picks (and perhaps we could then trade Green for more firsts). We would be preventing them from trading for Giannis, which would kill any chance of a KD to Houston deal.

[JeremyG]

Honestly, I would trade Durant to Philadelphia for Embiid and 1 or 2 firsts.

(Since Ishbia rejects rebuilding.)

[specialsauce]

Hell no

[The Bobster]

Honestly, I would trade Durant to Philadelphia for Embiid and 1 or 2 firsts.

(Since Ishbia rejects rebuilding.)

Embiid has played in only half of their games since he was drafted. He literally averages 41 games a season.

[Superbone]

Honestly, I would trade Durant to Philadelphia for Embiid and 1 or 2 firsts.

(Since Ishbia rejects rebuilding.)

Embiid has played in only half of their games since he was drafted. He literally averages 41 games a season.

But we are used to our number one pick playing hard in half our games.

[TOO]

Honestly, I would trade Durant to Philadelphia for Embiid and 1 or 2 firsts.

(Since Ishbia rejects rebuilding.)

You do love an underachiever at C.

[JeremyG]

Honestly, I would trade Durant to Philadelphia for Embiid and 1 or 2 firsts.

(Since Ishbia rejects rebuilding.)

You do love an underachiever at C.

He has won an MVP. There’s a chance he could return to that level and stay healthy for a little bit. It’s better than trading KD for Randle or something like we’re going to end up doing.

[TOO]

Honestly, I would trade Durant to Philadelphia for Embiid and 1 or 2 firsts.

(Since Ishbia rejects rebuilding.)

You do love an underachiever at C.

He has won an MVP. There’s a chance he could return to that level and stay healthy for a little bit. It’s better than trading KD for Randle or something like we’re going to end up doing.

He's got no knees left, he's cooked. Russ won an MVP, KD won an MVP, doesn't do much for me.

[JeremyG]

He’s 31, not turning 37 like those two. And he won MVP only 2 years ago. I’m just saying I would take the chance over trading for somebody like Randle or Anunoby, especially if you could get a couple good picks as well.

[TOO]

He’s 31, not turning 37 like those two. And he won MVP only 2 years ago. I’m just saying I would take the chance over trading for somebody like Randle or Anunoby, especially if you could get a couple good picks as well.

Id rather acquire players who will play, obviously nobody wants Randle lol

[virtual9mm]

He’s 31, not turning 37 like those two. And he won MVP only 2 years ago. I’m just saying I would take the chance over trading for somebody like Randle or Anunoby, especially if you could get a couple good picks as well.

Id rather acquire players who will play, obviously nobody wants Randle lol

Giannis also depends on physical attributes more than most other stars. As he loses his agility he will have to depend more on raw strength. It worked for Shaq until the league changed. Curious how it will work for Giannis at C.

[The Bobster]

Giannis will finish in the top four of the MVP voting for what will be the 7th straight year this year, I'm not to concerned with him getting old anytime soon. At worst he's the 3rd best player in the NBA right now.

Now getting him would be the issue. It would probably take Booker and whatever draft picks they can get in a deal for Durant. Plus, Milwaukee would have to want to trade him and be willing to trade big for small.

[JeremyG]

He’s 31, not turning 37 like those two. And he won MVP only 2 years ago. I’m just saying I would take the chance over trading for somebody like Randle or Anunoby, especially if you could get a couple good picks as well.

Id rather acquire players who will play, obviously nobody wants Randle lol

Nobody except Ishbia.

[TOO]

He’s 31, not turning 37 like those two. And he won MVP only 2 years ago. I’m just saying I would take the chance over trading for somebody like Randle or Anunoby, especially if you could get a couple good picks as well.

Id rather acquire players who will play, obviously nobody wants Randle lol

Nobody except Ishbia.

Yeah? Did he tell you that?

[JeremyG]

No but I’m putting my money on either Randle or Anunoby or Bridges being the main piece coming back.

[TOO]

No but I’m putting my money on either Randle or Anunoby or Bridges being the main piece coming back.

Shoot James Jones into the Sun.