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Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:12 pm
by virtual9mm
If the offers are so terrible, I don't mind letting Durant become an expiring contract rather than take back dead weight salary just on principle alone.
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:25 pm
by iLLmatic
virtual9mm wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:12 pm
If the offers are so terrible, I don't mind letting Durant become an expiring contract rather than take back dead weight salary just on principle alone.
No
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:59 pm
by virtual9mm
Depends what the salaries are and how good the picks look.
Not letting Durant get his Bird Rights extension is now the Suns' best bargaining chip.
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:03 pm
by TOO
Well if ernny with 2 n's says it..
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:05 pm
by ShelC
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:10 pm
by virtual9mm
"His trade value is depressed because he's limiting his market," said Windhorst (h/t RealGM). "He is effectively doing that. He made it very clear he wants to have agency on where he finishes his career. He is, by doing that, depressing the market and forcing himself to a certain spot. That has been very effective so far."
Take this away from him credibly and he will fold so fast. Just shut down all trades and announce our intention to let him become an expiring contract. Need to clear cap space to sign him.
He no longer controls destinations and has to take a smaller salary. Show a little vindictiveness. Yes, fuck you too.
He will fold.
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:13 pm
by specialsauce
virtual9mm wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:10 pm
"His trade value is depressed because he's limiting his market," said Windhorst (h/t RealGM). "He is effectively doing that. He made it very clear he wants to have agency on where he finishes his career. He is, by doing that, depressing the market and forcing himself to a certain spot. That has been very effective so far."
Take this away from him credibly and he will fold so fast. Just shut down all trades and announce our intention to let him become an expiring contract. Need to clear cap space to sign him.
He no longer controls destinations and has to take a smaller salary. Show a little vindictiveness. Yes, fuck you too.
He will fold.
Exactly. It is in his best interest to get traded.
Good teams don't have cap space to sign him to a lucrative deal. So if he comes off the books next year he'll be looking at a massive loss in money OR signing with a shit team. Take your pick buddy
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:18 pm
by ShelC
Yea I thought the same thing when I saw all that. Take away his and the other teams' leverage. I don't know if that's being emotional or bad/good business but fk him and those teams lowballing us.
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:13 pm
by virtual9mm
Shel, Sauce - exactly.
The right move is for Ishbia to step in, role play at throwing a tantrum and saying KD isn't going anywhere, call him out for killing trade value to benefit his new team at the expense of his old team. Say that there will be no trades on principle.
Let KD panic.
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:35 pm
by JeremyG
And tell him you won’t sign-and-trade him next summer either, because you want the full cap space.
Re: The Kevin Durant Problem
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:50 pm
by virtual9mm
JeremyG wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:35 pm
And tell him you won’t sign-and-trade him next summer either, because you want the full cap space.
You got it.