SOURCES: Durant Prefers Spurs, Rockets or Heat for Extension

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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45515293/sources-durant-prefers-land-heat-spurs-rockets

[ArbitraryWater]

He should join OKC :lol

[HylianNightmare]

He should join OKC :lol

Was thinking this recently

[GOBB]

Why would okc mess up a good thing adding Durant?


Also what is it about the Heat (other than location) that has players wanting to go there? Rockets would be nice tho.

[SouBeachTalents]

Yeah, going to the Heat would make no sense, he’d be at best a low seed and get bounced in the first round.

Spurs & Rockets would be interesting to see play out. Can Denver afford him?

[highwhey]

can this b1tch take booker with him?

[Hey Yo]

Why would okc mess up a good thing adding Durant?


Also what is it about the Heat (other than location) that has players wanting to go there? Rockets would be nice tho.

No state taxes in Florida

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I strictly feel the Heat are for location. They have the weakest packages to offer and if they trade for him they don't have many draft assets. They'd have to likely move Ware and Wiggins and maybe one or two other players to match the money coming in (likely Duncan Robinson) and I don't think the Suns want Wiggins or Robinson.

Shams said there are eight teams total interested in Durant. I think the Rockets make the most sense considering how they had no alpha at all in these past playoffs that could step up and score consistently.

[Hey Yo]

Not sure why any team would pay him 60mil a year at this point of his career.

[Meticode]

Not sure why any team would pay him 60mil a year at this point of his career.

Because his game speaks for itself. He just put up 27/6/4 on 53/43/84 splits on an awful Suns team. He plugs into most teams easily on offense. He hasn't shown he's slowly down greatly yet. Still has one or two great years left in him at minimum. Still one of the greatest offensive players in the league.

[GOBB]

No state taxes in Florida

Kinda where my point is leaning towards. Which is it’s never basketball related. It’s location and taxes. Much of Durant latest teams have trended towards the winning aspect. Miami just doesn’t make much sense.

[Meticode]

I only like the Heat if somehow they can keep Bam and Herro.

Ware
Bam
Durant
Mitchell
Herro

[Real Men Wear Green]

If I was running Phoenix I would send him whatever he wanted to go for 5 future firsts as long as the expiring cap space remained. So if Riley can figure that out fine, have him.

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If I was running Phoenix I would send him whatever he wanted to go for 5 future firsts as long as the expiring cap space remained. So if Riley can figure that out fine, have him.

Talk is the the Suns want young talent as well coupled with the draft picks. So Ware would probably get moved as well.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Talk is the the Suns want young talent as well coupled with the draft picks. So Ware would probably get moved as well.
If they can do better than just future firsts then sure, go for it. They have to have a good idea of what his trade value around the league is.

[Meticode]

If they can do better than just future firsts then sure, go for it. They have to have a good idea of what his trade value around the league is.

They do now after Bane.

[ArbitraryWater]

Because his game speaks for itself. He just put up 27/6/4 on 53/43/84 splits on an awful Suns team. He plugs into most teams easily on offense. He hasn't shown he's slowly down greatly yet. Still has one or two great years left in him at minimum. Still one of the greatest offensive players in the league.

No it doesnt. The Suns team should have never been awful. You still dont get how basketball works. It was awful because of KD.

[Real Men Wear Green]

They do now after Bane.
There are certain GMs that don't seem to think draft picks are worth anything.I understand that they represent the unknown but they are all potentially cheaper, younger talent than whoever you are getting back. Since the 2008 Cs, how many Championships have been won by mortgaging the future?

[Meticode]

No it doesnt. The Suns team should have never been awful. You still dont get how basketball works. It was awful because of KD.

Didn't read.

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[Meticode]

The Heat is one of the possible destinations for Westbrook. Reunion in the making?

[Wally450]

I've never seen an All Time great tossed around the league like a 2 cent whore as much as Durant.

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I've never seen an All Time great tossed around the league like a 2 cent whore as much as Durant.

Up until this point it was his own choosing to want to leave except the situation with the Suns. He wanted out of OKC, went Golden State, got two rings there and wanted out and went to Brooklyn, Brooklyn failed he wanted out there, Suns tried to trade him without discussing it with him.

[gengiskhan]

I've never seen an All Time great tossed around the league like a 2 cent whore as much as Durant.

Lebron tossed himself around to HEAT in 2010 with "the decision"

Lebron again tossed himself around to LAL in 2019 after CLE won him ring as a SUPER team.

this is even worst than Durant. Durant was forced to leave GSW by Draymond.

or else, Durant was perfectly happy with Curry and Klay. those 3 never had problem.

[NBAGOAT]

Yeah, going to the Heat would make no sense, he’d be at best a low seed and get bounced in the first round.

Spurs & Rockets would be interesting to see play out. Can Denver afford him?

denver doesnt have the picks for him. I still like minnesota even though kd doesnt want to play there. Just prefer it be for randle not gobert. just give minnesota a try for a year kd your gming and deciding your own destination hasnt worked out