BREAKING: Durant requests trade from Nets

[Proctor]

:facepalm

Per Woj

[1987_Lakers]

Kyrie the cancer strikes again

[Proctor]

Nets replace him with Royce O'Neale :lol :lol

So much for O'Neale and Gobert being gamechangers for the Jazz!

[CelticBaller]

https://c.tenor.com/S2G-QZk-Vz0AAAAM/michael-jordan-laughing.gif

[hold this L]

KD is the softest superstar in NBA history. King of betas, I wonder what team he'll run off to that has an actual leader. I'm going to guess AD for KD is going to be on the table.

[AlternativeAcc.]

KD is the softest superstar in NBA history. King of betas, I wonder what team he'll run off to that has an actual leader. I'm going to guess AD for KD is going to be on the table.

Cucked your boy and Dray admits they don't beat Cle without him :lol

Currys biggest hype man admits curry is a beta.

You're absolutely furious rn.

You know KD on the Sun's wins the West and cucks curry again hahaha

[eliteballer]

Yikes.

[hold this L]

Cucked your boy and Dray admits they don't beat Cle without him :lol

Currys biggest hype man admits curry is a beta.

You're absolutely furious rn.

You know KD on the Sun's wins the West and cucks curry again hahaha
I'd wait to see where he goes before talking shit. KD is a massive beta for this move, dude is cementing himself as a guy that can't win as the leader. Might need to run either to Lebron or CP3, the goat choker. Hammy might come back from the grave if he heads there.

https://c.tenor.com/IYobObYHCU8AAAAC/undertaker-coffin.gif

[SouBeachTalents]

I'd wait to see where he goes before talking shit. KD is a massive beta for this move, dude is cementing himself as a guy that can't win as the leader. Might need to run either to Lebron or CP3, the goat choker. Hammy might come back from the grave if he heads there.

https://c.tenor.com/IYobObYHCU8AAAAC/undertaker-coffin.gif
You're just salty we live in a world where CP3 now has more FMVP's than Curry.

[FultzNationRISE]

:roll:


Nets deserve exactly what theyre getting from their two drama queens.

[tontoz]

:oldlol: at waiting silently until Kyrie opted in then dropping a bomb on him.

[dazzer87]

Pg-13% for KD straight up……

[Real Men Wear Green]

Plot twist: Durant would have stayed if Brooklyn had found a way to get rid of Irving?

[Shogon]

Plot twist: Durant would have stayed if Brooklyn had found a way to get rid of Irving?

Ayton + a huge number of picks for KD.

Kyrie for Westbrook.

Boom.

[SouBeachTalents]

Pg-13% for KD straight up……
People keep bringing up Phoenix, but this is literally the trade I envisioned when I saw this news. If the Clippers make this trade and Kawhi stays healthy (a huge if at that), the Clippers will thug the league next year.

[hold this L]

You're just salty we live in a world where CP3 now has more FMVP's than Curry.

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[Shogon]

If the Nets decide to honor it, there is a 0% chance they will finish the season with Kyrie.


Honestly the Nets are probably just tired of this entire era for their team, and who can blame them?


BTW, I don't think Westbrook will be dealt for Kyrie unless it's a three team trade... Westbrook + Simmons is probably the worst fit in league history for two star players. I mean it really would be the absolute worst.

[RRR3]

If the Nets decide to honor it, there is a 0% chance they will finish the season with Kyrie.


Honestly the Nets are probably just tired of this entire era for their team, and who can blame them?


BTW, I don't think Westbrook will be dealt for Kyrie unless it's a three team trade... Westbrook + Simmons is probably the worst fit in league history for two star players. I mean it really would be the absolute worst.
Westbrook turned a championship contender into a lottery team he’s about as much of a star as Ish Smith. This isn’t 2016

[SouBeachTalents]

If the Nets decide to honor it, there is a 0% chance they will finish the season with Kyrie.


Honestly the Nets are probably just tired of this entire era for their team, and who can blame them?


BTW, I don't think Westbrook will be dealt for Kyrie unless it's a three team trade... Westbrook + Simmons is probably the worst fit in league history for two star players. I mean it really would be the absolute worst.
They make the Big 3 Heat look like the Pop/Duncan Spurs. I can't think of a team, in any sport, that comes remotely close to rivaling all the drama and bullshit that the Nets have experienced in just the span of the last 18 months.

[Shogon]

Westbrook turned a championship contender into a lottery team he’s about as much of a star as Ish Smith. This isn’t 2016

Westbrook has definitely lost a step but if he had a team to himself he would put up All-Star numbers again, especially being away from the spotlight that LeBron & the Lakers bring. Some people just flat out can't handle that shit.

Kevin Love had panic attacks and Ty Lue had nosebleeds... and these guys weren't receiving nearly as much shit as Westbrook. Aside from the fact that he was a terrible fit for LeBron, it was also more than obvious that he was mentally ****ed last season for numerous reasons, the spotlight being a huge factor.

Don't get me wrong... Westbrook isn't winning jack shit, but I think you'd be surprised how much his stats would skyrocket on a bad team based around him.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Ayton + a huge number of picks for KD.

Kyrie for Westbrook.

Boom.

They might as well.

To expand on my baseless speculation Durant seemed extra uselessly-aggressive in Game 4. Like he was trying to win the game by himself while at the same time knowing that he couldn't. Possible that that Celtic series made him lose faith in Irving?

[Shogon]

They might as well.

To expand on my baseless speculation Durant seemed extra uselessly-aggressive in Game 4. Like he was trying to win the game by himself while at the same time knowing that he couldn't. Possible that that Celtic series made him lose faith in Irving?

Maybe deep down he did, but I don't take this at face value of "Durant is asking for a trade because Irving opted in."

I still think they're very tight and Durant knew this was coming either way and Irving probably got into Durant's head about them both leaving the Nets, hence him allegedly not communicating with the team whatsoever until after Irving opted back in and Irving had explored everything he possibly could explore.

Kyrie is very clearly the leader of the Kyrie / Durant friendship dynamic through and through.

[DMAVS41]

Great player, but mentally weak...not a leader.

[FultzNationRISE]

People keep bringing up Phoenix, but this is literally the trade I envisioned when I saw this news. If the Clippers make this trade and Kawhi stays healthy (a huge if at that), the Clippers will thug the league next year.


That would make no sense for the Nets tho.

[StrongLurk]

:roll:

[Axe]

2021 nba champions

:crazysam:

[Wally450]

Imagine if this dude crawled back to Golden State?

[Kblaze8855]

Sixers are supposed to be all in now but I don’t even know if that’s news. I assume all good teams have called and even the bad ones have had internal talks about calling.

[FultzNationRISE]

Sixers are supposed to be all in now but I don’t even know if that’s news. I assume all good teams have called and even the bad ones have had internal talks about calling.


Harden for Durant :yaohappy:

[G0ATbe]

AD+ Westbrook for Kyrie & Durant

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[Baller789]

Would love to have Lebron, Kyrie and Durant on the Lakers.

3 cancers in one team :lol

[Johnny32]

Would love to have Lebron, Kyrie and Durant on the Lakers.

3 cancers in one team :lol

74-8

[Full Court]

Cucked your boy and Dray admits they don't beat Cle without him :lol

Currys biggest hype man admits curry is a beta.

You're absolutely furious rn.

You know KD on the Sun's wins the West and cucks curry again hahaha

Saying that the Warriors don't beat Cleveland without KD isn't admitting Curry is a beta.

The Bucks wouldn't have beat the Suns without Middleton. Is that admitting Giannis is a beta?

You make no sense. They wouldn't have beat Cleveland without Curry either. Or without Draymond for that matter.

[8Ball]

AD+ Westbrook for Kyrie & Durant

https://78.media.tumblr.com/bba19f8551d7d68b925969d107c30f2f/tumblr_p7hwu852VD1ra5jw8o1_500.gif

Get it done Pelinka.

[ClipperRevival]

What a shitty era we are witnessing. Nothing but beta/flopping/whiny/colluding b*tches.

:facepalm

[Baller789]

74-8

So would that be a superteam?

[Proctor]

Durant and Mills for Jaylen Brown and Smart. Who says no?

Celtics lineup:

Mills/Tatum/Durant/Horford/Williams (long as hell) - White, G. Williams off bench

Nets lineup:

Simmons / Smart / Brown / O'Neale / Claxton - Drummond, S. Curry, Harris off bench.

That Nets lineup is nothing special but the defense would be something else.

[RRR3]

Durant and Mills for Jaylen Brown and Smart. Who says no?

Celtics lineup:

Mills/Tatum/Durant/Horford/Williams (long as hell) - White, G. Williams off bench

Nets lineup:

Simmons / Smart / Brown / O'Neale / Claxton - Drummond, S. Curry, Harris off bench.

That Nets lineup is nothing special but the defense would be something else.
Xiao told me O’Neale>Donovan Mitchell. Championship or bust for the nets with that lineup.

[2much_knowledge]

What a shitty era we are witnessing. Nothing but beta/flopping/whiny/colluding b*tches.

:facepalm

This. And people brag about this era Lol. Bunch of beta grasshopers

[Sulico]

This is insane. So he asked for a trade because Kyrie threatened Nets with KD leaving if he doesn't receive max? And now that Nets didn't, Kyrie ordered KD to request a trade?

Are they sleeping with each other? I've never seen such devotion from one adult to another if sex is not involved.

[Johnny32]

This is insane. So he asked for a trade because Kyrie threatened Nets with KD leaving if he doesn't receive max? And now that Nets didn't, Kyrie ordered KD to request a trade?

Are they sleeping with each other? I've never seen such devotion from one adult to another if sex is not involved.

lol

[Johnny32]

So would that be a superteam?

yeah for a yr or two.

[Baller789]

yeah for a yr or two.

So were the Heatles a superteam for a year?

[WhiteKyrie]

Pathetic.

Curry regaining a lot of legacy points this summer with the chip and now cowardly Katie Durant pulling this shtick again.

:oldlol:

[FultzNationRISE]

This is insane. So he asked for a trade because Kyrie threatened Nets with KD leaving if he doesn't receive max? And now that Nets didn't, Kyrie ordered KD to request a trade?

Are they sleeping with each other? I've never seen such devotion from one adult to another if sex is not involved.


They dont call him Dubeta for nothin.

[Johnny32]

So were the Heatles a superteam for a year?

maybe in 2011. they averaged 24, 23, 19 ppg in the postseason. this clearly wasn't the way. the gap between lebron and wade/bosh was too great to share the load so evenly. 2012 bosh only starts 10 playoff gms, avg 14 ppg, champs. 2013, 26, 16, 12 was the ppg, champs.

[FireDavidKahn]

Kaptain Kyrie Kancer

It happens EVERY time.

[DCL]

KD is like the most indecisive woman shopping for anything in a store. except he is even more annoying.

i want this... no, i changed my mind.... i want that.... wait, no.... this one instead... wait.... i don't know what i want... ok, that one.... oh wait, nevermind this is better... why do people hate me!

[Celtics 1825]

Anyone heard from Manny recently?

[Lakers Legend#32]

Lakers trade AD for KD.

[SATAN]

Anyone heard from Manny recently?

He's somewhere sobbing with Kiddlovesnets. :lol

[nayte]

Can anyone tell me why the nets should take Russ for Kyrie? I can go with the Durant for a.d part

[Spurs m8]

Can anyone tell me why the nets should take Russ for Kyrie? I can go with the Durant for a.d part

They wouldn't.

Guessing another team or two would have to be involved

[bluechox2]

Kd sweating balls in ny’s B market… dam never knew he was so soft… going to Knicks might have ****ed him bad

[ImKobe]

Lakers trade AD for KD.

I don't think that's happening straight-up. AD is a similar caliber player (top 5-10) when healthy and he's almost 5 years younger, and Lakers would be giving up their only elite defensive player and defense was a major issue last season with AD hurt.

I could see them trading AD if it meant them getting rid of Russ and getting both Durant & Irving to create a Big 3, even then that would be an issue IMO as the defense would be anemic so they'd have the same issues that the Nets did last year. I know the Nets would not love having WB either but if they're going for a quick rebuild it wouldn't be the worst deal in the world if they could replace KD and Irving with another superstar (a younger one at that) + future 1sts and an expiring contract that they could potentially move somewhere else. AD + Simmons would be an amazing core and they'd have two of the best spot-up shooters in the league to make the spacing work as well.

[Axe]

Kd sweating balls in ny’s B market… dam never knew he was so soft… going to Knicks might have ****ed him bad
Lol scary hours still fell flat on its face.

[Jasper]

sounds contra' but I believe Durant would be better off in a knicks uni...

players may come.

[Bankaii]

Irving, Ben Simmons, Patty Mills, Joe Harris, Seth Curry, Royce O’Neal, Claxton, Drummond (and since ISH is so obsessed with washed up allstars Aldridge and Blake).

Most guys would sell their soul for a team this stacked. Durant is leaving them because it’s not enough. Have we ever seen a more privileged player?

[Meticode]

Damn, that Ben Simmons experiment worked out great in Brooklyn. I never seen so much potential fail so fast because of one player deciding when and when no to play in Kyrie. Even before COVID the dude took a two week hiatus while the team was playing for personal reasons and was photographed at a birthday partying it up. Says it all.

[Baller789]

KD is a punk. Seriously, the most flakey superstar ever..

And Kyrie needs a good Psychiatric evaluation.

[Baller789]

maybe in 2011. they averaged 24, 23, 19 ppg in the postseason. this clearly wasn't the way. the gap between lebron and wade/bosh was too great to share the load so evenly. 2012 bosh only starts 10 playoff gms, avg 14 ppg, champs. 2013, 26, 16, 12 was the ppg, champs.

Is that a yes or a no?

Don't be indecisive like a woman for once.

[Hoopexpert]

Some weak ass shit going on here.

That whole brooklyn team full of weak ass nikkas.

[Axe]

KD is a punk. Seriously, the most flakey superstar ever..

And Kyrie needs a good Psychiatric evaluation.
Yet they needed him vs. lebron and kawhi in the playoffs.

[kawhileonard2]

This is the guy who broke Lebron

[Xiao Yao You]

Damn, that Ben Simmons experiment worked out great in Brooklyn. I never seen so much potential fail so fast because of one player deciding when and when no to play in Kyrie. Even before COVID the dude took a two week hiatus while the team was playing for personal reasons and was photographed at a birthday partying it up. Says it all.

was during COVID when he went to the party so he had to take time off after in quarantine. Desperate times in LA :oldlol:

[Cleverness]

Imagine if this dude crawled back to Golden State?

If you're the Nets, who else has a better offer than Golden State?

[BurningHammer]

KD's next team odds according to Draftkings, as of July 4th:

Suns: -130
Raptors: +250
Nets: +800
Heat: +1600
Warriors: +1700

[kawhileonard2]

KD's next team odds according to Draftkings, as of July 4th:

Suns: -130
Raptors: +250
Nets: +800
Heat: +1600
Warriors: +1700

Surprised the Bulls are not an option

[Real Men Wear Green]

If you're the Nets, who else has a better offer than Golden State?

That depends on what they offer. They just won a championship so they shouldn't be offering a deal that busts up their core for a guy that is near 34 and may not even want to be there.

[Baller789]

Yet they needed him vs. lebron and kawhi in the playoffs.

Not really. The Warriors would have played differently if they had someone else at SF.

As already proven, they could win without him.

KD, not so much.

[Axe]

Not really. The Warriors would have played differently if they had someone else at SF.

As already proven, they could win without him.

KD, not so much.
Lmao those forwards were already champions even before kd joined them.

[BurningHammer]

Surprised the Bulls are not an option

The full odds are on Draftkings.

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/basketball/88670846?category=futures&subcategory=player-next-team

Bulls are the 6th so far.

[Johnny32]

Is that a yes or a no?

Don't be indecisive like a woman for once.

not everything is as simple as your lil basketball mind.

[Baller789]

not everything is as simple as your lil basketball mind.

Ah but this question is answerable by a yes or no. All youre doing is mental gymnastics. :oldlol:

Were the Heatles a dynasty?

[Baller789]

Yet they needed him vs. lebron and kawhi in the playoffs.


Not really. The Warriors would have played differently if they had someone else at SF.

As already proven, they could win without him.

KD, not so much.


Lmao those forwards were already champions even before kd joined them.

Which actually proves my point even further.

[Jasper]

:roll:


Nets deserve exactly what theyre getting from their two drama queens.

this
They have never been relevant since the DR. J days of the ABA.
KD does fit in Raptors franchise ... but Toronto will need to cough up a lot.
Suns are a fit , but it's a commitment that has CP3 on his last leg.

I still feel Knicks is the best local , lots of draft picks , and if the Nets screw everything up Knicks could get the players back in 3 years lmao

[Baller789]

this
They have never been relevant since the DR. J days of the ABA.
KD does fit in Raptors franchise ... but Toronto will need to cough up a lot.
Suns are a fit , but it's a commitment that has CP3 on his last leg.

I still feel Knicks is the best local , lots of draft picks , and if the Nets screw everything up Knicks could get the players back in 3 years lmao

Knicks never get players this elite tho.

[Axe]

Which actually proves my point even further.
Dumb. They actually never defeated kawhi spurs in the playoffs before 2017 while kd wasn't there yet.

[Baller789]

Dumb. They actually never defeated kawhi spurs in the playoffs before 2017 while kd wasn't there yet.

That doesn't even prove anything. These are all hypotheticals and very specific scenarios in your head to "win" an argument. Fact of the matter is we dont know.

What we do know factually is the Warriors have become NBA Champs without Kevin Durant.

[Axe]

That doesn't even prove anything. These are all hypotheticals and very specific scenarios in your head to "win" an argument. Fact of the matter is we dont know.

What we do know factually is the Warriors have become NBA Champs without Kevin Durant.
Before kd went there, the warriors faced the spurs in the 2013 semifinals and got eliminated in six games. In 2015, they defeated lebron and the hampered cavs where iggy also won the finals mvp bt. But lebron with a healthy cavs roster would avenge that loss the following year despite the odds in favor of the 73-win team. And that's when they started going after kd.

Revamped and heavily preseason faves, they faced the spurs again in the 2017 wcf where the 2nd seed had the lead in third quarter of game 1. That is until kawhi went down with a zaza foul play on him and the dubs eventually took the game. The spurs never recovered at all. They faced kong again in the finals but it was obvious who won that series.

In 2018 in the first round they faced the spurs again, albeit without kawhi who was still recovering from the injury the previous year. Thus they easily won in five games. All that en route to the 2018 finals, again a rematch with kong and a now kyrie-less cavs. And as usual, they won but this time via a sweep. Lebron had contusion in his fingers after game 1 but was not disclosed immediately.

By then the warriors had already won b2b titles that time, appeared to be invincible and seemed to be locked in for a three-peat in 2019 but they would finally get own karma. By this you already know what i mean. Fast forward to the playoffs, with five 2018 all-stars in their lineup they would plow through to their fifth finals despite injury woes to kd in the semifinals and his absences in later games. Thus guess what? They faced a fresh kawhi and his new raptors in the 2019 finals, a team that took a 3-1 lead until kd came back for game 5. It was shorthanded tho because the injury became worse in 2nd quarter but he still had 11 points in 11 minutes during that one-point victory. Without him, their quest for a three-peat came to a halt the very next game.

Now this may be long but i hope you really take the time to read it so you can see the point i made earlier. If not, then i'm sorry. You're only showing that you're just a trolling casual after all.

[n00bie]

Lots of chatter about KD going to Toronto for a package that includes Barnes.. and as a Raps fan I dont like it. KD is injury prone, full of drama, and wont win us a championship.

Barnes has so much potential and chemistry with the team. I never though I'd ever say no to KD coming here but anyone but Barnes!

[Baller789]

Before kd went there, the warriors faced the spurs in the 2013 semifinals and got eliminated in six games. In 2015, they defeated lebron and the hampered cavs where iggy also won the finals mvp bt. But lebron with a healthy cavs roster would avenge that loss the following year despite the odds in favor of the 73-win team. And that's when they started going after kd.

Revamped and heavily preseason faves, they faced the spurs again in the 2017 wcf where the 2nd seed had the lead in third quarter of game 1. That is until kawhi went down with a zaza foul play on him and the dubs eventually took the game. The spurs never recovered at all. They faced kong again in the finals but it was obvious who won that series.

In 2018 in the first round they faced the spurs again, albeit without kawhi who was still recovering from the injury the previous year. Thus they easily won in five games. All that en route to the 2018 finals, again a rematch with kong and a now kyrie-less cavs. And as usual, they won but this time via a sweep. Lebron had contusion in his fingers after game 1 but was not disclosed immediately.

By then the warriors had already won b2b titles that time, appeared to be invincible and seemed to be locked in for a three-peat in 2019 but they would finally get own karma. By this you already know what i mean. Fast forward to the playoffs, with five 2018 all-stars in their lineup they would plow through to their fifth finals despite injury woes to kd in the semifinals and his absences in later games. Thus guess what? They faced a fresh kawhi and his new raptors in the 2019 finals, a team that took a 3-1 lead until kd came back for game 5. It was shorthanded tho because the injury became worse in 2nd quarter but he still had 11 points in 11 minutes during that one-point victory. Without him, their quest for a three-peat came to a halt the very next game.

Now this may be long but i hope you really take the time to read it so you can see the point i made earlier. If not, then i'm sorry. You're only showing that you're just a trolling casual after all.

I love the fact that you just had to insert the Iggy MVP bit there. :lol

Once again, what you are arguing are hypotheticals. You and I don't really know if the Spurs with Kahwi would beat the Warriors. Sure they may have, but they could have also lost in 7, which wouldnt matter in the grand scheme of things. Its not like the Warriors were a bum team and were obviously overmatched.

Convenient that you criticize the Warriors for beating injured teams, but then go around and use the same argument with the Raptors beating the Dubs. Your points are mostly circumsantial.

You have an agenda, we get it.

[Axe]

I love the fact that you just had to insert the Iggy MVP bit there. :lol

Once again, what you are arguing are hypotheticals. You and I don't really know if the Spurs with Kahwi would beat the Warriors. Sure they may have, but they could have also lost in 7, which wouldnt matter in the grand scheme of things. Its not like the Warriors were a bum team and were obviously overmatched.
Huh? I never said they were bums. They were obviously the opposite. :confusedshrug:

My point was, without kd they were 0-1 against the spurs in the playoffs. I never said that even with him in 2017 the spurs would annihilate them, just that they obviously wouldn't have been swept if not for that foul play against leonard.


Convenient that you criticize the Warriors for beating injured teams, but then go around and use the same argument with the Raptors beating the Dubs. Your points are mostly circumsantial.

You have an agenda, we get it.
Looks like you didn't read the last part at all. I said they were finally facing karma in 2019 and it's true that they didn't need kd to get to the finals that year. But they managed to stave off an elimination with him in game 5 against leonard and the raptors.

[Baller789]

Huh? I never said they were bums. They were obviously the opposite. :confusedshrug:

My point was, without kd they were 0-1 against the spurs in the playoffs. I never said that even with him in 2017 the spurs would annihilate them, just that they obviously wouldn't have been swept if not for that foul play against leonard.


Looks like you didn't read the last part at all. I said they were finally facing karma in 2019 and it's true that they didn't need kd to get to the finals that year. But they managed to stave off an elimination with him in game 5 against leonard and the raptors.

A sample size of one game. Terrible argument.

Its good that you and I both agree the Warriors were a good team. Which actually reinforces my point that the Warriors could still win without KD. You could argue the opposite, but the hard facts disagree with you.

Karma? Are you Hindu or Indian?

Once again, using a single game, what makes it worse was Durant wasnt the only significant injury that finals was it?

[Axe]

Ok then. Show me a warriors roster without kd from last decade that defeated the spurs in the playoffs.

[Baller789]

Ok then. Show me a warriors roster without kd from last decade that defeated the spurs in the playoffs.

Do you have any counter arguments on what i stated above before we move on to your question?

[Axe]

I never said the warriors were reliant upon him to win it all. However, against former finals mvps that they faced during that decade, they have a 1-1 record without kd in the finals. Both against lebron james.