Durant traded to the Rockets.

[Kblaze8855]

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[highwhey]

damn, when is booker's bitch ass next :D

[L.Kizzle]

As a Houstonian, I do not approve ... oh well.

[GOBB]

Rockets look nice.

[highwhey]

thots from the number one suns fan on this forum:

not a great trade considering the fit (book - beal - green) very redundant at the guard position. it's possible they will try to use green and the 2nd rounders to make a trade package. regardless, it doesn't make the team better in any way. this team will put out very bad basketball. beal and booker is a lottery team, the rest of the players don't really want to be there either so it's going to be a long season. 35 wins is a best case scenario.

[Wally450]

Tossed around the league like a 2 cent whore.

[StrongLurk]

Great pickup for the Rockets as long as Durant stays healthy.

Green is clearly not going to amount to an actual impact player in the playoffs, Brooks is mid, and they didn't give too many big picks away.

[Im Still Ballin]

What's the best lineup?

FVV
Amen
Eason
Durant
Adams

FVV
Amen
Durant
Sengun
Adams

[Meticode]

damn, when is booker's bitch ass next :D

Untouchable according to the Suns. Unless he asks to leave.

[Meticode]

What's the best lineup?

FVV
Amen
Eason
Durant
Adams

FVV
Amen
Durant
Sengun
Adams

I don't think you start Sengun and Adams together. That's a matchup thing that worked in the playoffs, but not long-term in the regular season. VanVleet, Amen, Eason, Durant, Sengun makes the most sense to me at least.

[Im Still Ballin]

Durant's quick-hitting off-ball mid-range game fits well with HOU's offensive rebounding and Sengun's post/elbow passing.

[Meticode]

Tossed around the league like a 2 cent whore.

Up until this trade he wasn't tossed at all. This was the first trade where he wasn't asking out. The Suns tried to move him during the trade deadline without talking to him. It was his choice to leave OKC and go to Golden State, to leave Golden State and go to the Nets, to leave the Nets and go to the Suns. He dictated all those decisions.

[Meticode]

thots from the number one suns fan on this forum:

not a great trade considering the fit (book - beal - green) very redundant at the guard position. it's possible they will try to use green and the 2nd rounders to make a trade package. regardless, it doesn't make the team better in any way. this team will put out very bad basketball. beal and booker is a lottery team, the rest of the players don't really want to be there either so it's going to be a long season. 35 wins is a best case scenario.

Suns should be trying to trade Beal too if he lets them.

[GOBB]

thots from the number one suns fan on this forum:

not a great trade considering the fit (book - beal - green) very redundant at the guard position. it's possible they will try to use green and the 2nd rounders to make a trade package. regardless, it doesn't make the team better in any way. this team will put out very bad basketball. beal and booker is a lottery team, the rest of the players don't really want to be there either so it's going to be a long season. 35 wins is a best case scenario.

Terrible deal for the suns. They back where they started last season only worst. Beal has a no trade clause so you’re handicapped where he can go. Booker is the best value piece on the team. Suns might as well blow it up.

Meanwhile Houston upgrades over Jalen Green, creates room for young players by getting rid of Brooks (and his contract). And if the #10 picks turns into an all nba player it won’t be within the next 3 years. Just get Durant to sign an extension for 2 years. Roll the ball out and let’s hoop.


2nd rd picks? Blah, throw ins for trades like that. Durant 50-40-80 club. 27ppg, vet. Love it

[highwhey]

Suns should be trying to trade Beal too if he lets them.

he won't lol. they've had talks and his wife "loves living in Phoenix". sounds like she wears the pants in that relationship. he makes the locker room awkward bc they could have had jimmy butler if his dumbass waived the ntc.

[bison]

Durant at 36 is still a plug and play scorer. Green was never gonna be that guy. Houston wants to win now but what are the suns doing? Is this supposed to be a rebuild or a reload? Green book and Beal is a disgusting backcourt to have in this era.

[1987_Lakers]

Great pickup for the Rockets as long as Durant stays healthy.

Green is clearly not going to amount to an actual impact player in the playoffs, Brooks is mid, and they didn't give too many big picks away.

Both Green & Brooks are inconsistent. Brooks is a bum on a bad contract. Big W for Houston, even if Durant is old.

[1987_Lakers]

Durant at 36 is still a plug and play scorer. Green was never gonna be that guy. Houston wants to win now but what are the suns doing? Is this supposed to be a rebuild or a reload? Green book and Beal is a disgusting backcourt to have in this era.

:lol

[highwhey]

Terrible deal for the suns. They back where they started last season only worst. Beal has a no trade clause so you’re handicapped where he can go. Booker is the best value piece on the team. Suns might as well blow it up.

Meanwhile Houston upgrades over Jalen Green, creates room for young players by getting rid of Brooks (and his contract). And if the #10 picks turns into an all nba player it won’t be within the next 3 years. Just get Durant to sign an extension for 2 years. Roll the ball out and let’s hoop.


2nd rd picks? Blah, throw ins for trades like that. Durant 50-40-80 club. 27ppg, vet. Love it

i don't understand what the end goal is for booker. waste his prime in phx? do the suns want to hold on to the only player that can sell season tickets? because he sure as hell is not leading this team to the playoffs.

[bison]

Both Green & Brooks are inconsistent. Brooks is a bum on a bad contract. Big W for Houston, even if Durant is old.

Brooks was the ‘glue guy’ so it seemed like a sacrifice but Rockets got a lot of potential glue guys, roughneck defenders in the bag with amen, tari and Jabari. This was good upgrade for Houston. Chip windows are so small these days.

[Xiao Yao You]

Suns should be trying to trade Beal too if he lets them.

He would be gone if he je would

Not quite the 1st round package you envisioned for the old man

[tpols]

What's the best lineup?

FVV
Amen
Eason
Durant
Adams

FVV
Amen
Durant
Sengun
Adams

That 2nd one would be nasty.

The main thing the Rockets lacked was go to superstar scorer... if Durant is healthy thats fixed.

[Full Court]

Great pickup for the Rockets as long as Durant stays healthy.

Green is clearly not going to amount to an actual impact player in the playoffs, Brooks is mid, and they didn't give too many big picks away.

If he's healthy, Rockets should be a contender. It's just that he never seems to be healthy when it matters...

[brownmamba00]

Houston giving up on J Green already? Damn Houston fans were telling me he was gonna be better than Harden.

[Im Still Ballin]

HOU was +0.8 off and -3.7 def this season. I think they can reach +2-3 off and -3-4 def next season. So, +5 to +7 SRS range. Contender status but behind a few teams.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Thunder should still be easily better. Durant isn't washed but he's not the type to carry a team for a who ke season anymore. When he plays him and Sengun should be difficult but he is likely to miss a lot of games.

[coin24]

Rockets with the huge upgrade, swapped a bag of shit for KD..
Add a few vets for the bench and they’ll be in a great spot for next season

[tpols]

Houston giving up on J Green already? Damn Houston fans were telling me he was gonna be better than Harden.

Golden State exposed him. Hes mid. KD is like a top 25 GOAT.

[HylianNightmare]

Dont hate it

[Chick Stern]

Swamplando gave up FIVE firsts for Bane

[GOBB]

i don't understand what the end goal is for booker. waste his prime in phx? do the suns want to hold on to the only player that can sell season tickets? because he sure as hell is not leading this team to the playoffs.

Yeah I have no clue. Suns are run by idiots.

[brownmamba00]

Golden State exposed him. Hes mid. KD is like a top 25 GOAT.

He's like 21 though Suns have 3 starter level SGs now beal book green what are they thinking?

[tpols]

He's like 21 though Suns have 3 starter level SGs now beal book green what are they thinking?

I dont think they give a ****. Just blowing it up at this point. Hopefully Booker goes to a contender because hes shown some crazy performances on the playoffs. And Team USA considered him top 5 player.

[1987_Lakers]

He's like 21 though Suns have 3 starter level SGs now beal book green what are they thinking?

He's 23 and hasn't really shown any major signs of improvement.

[Meticode]

Not quite the 1st round package you envisioned for the old man

I don't know what you mean?

[Meticode]

"The Heat made multiple offers for Durant but ultimately turned down the opportunity to place Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Haywood Highsmith, the No. 20 pick and other draft assets in a deal, sources said," wrote Charania on Sunday.

[highwhey]

"The Heat made multiple offers for Durant but ultimately turned down the opportunity to place Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Haywood Highsmith, the No. 20 pick and other draft assets in a deal, sources said," wrote Charania on Sunday.

i would have preffered that deal...

[highwhey]

I dont think they give a ****. Just blowing it up at this point. Hopefully Booker goes to a contender because hes shown some crazy performances on the playoffs. And Team USA considered him top 5 player.

unfortunately they are not trading booker. they already promised him a 2 year extension this summer while he's barely on year 2 of his contract :facepalm

[sdot_thadon]

As a Houstonian, I do not approve ... oh well.

Ugh, same. Guess I'll at least go see him while hes there though.

[GOBB]

If suns can draft Khaman Maluach that would be great. Hoping he lasts til 10 requires some luck. The only other “big” would be Derik Queen but he’s not a rim protector/rebounder. He’s a nice talent to add tho at 10.

I’d ask Beal where he wants to go and get rid of him. Take pennies on the dollar. You screwed up adding him. You then went out and got Jalen Green. Booker/Green backcourt? Looking at suns roster I’m not seeing a whole lot of promise. Seems like not too long ago they were trending up.

[Xiao Yao You]

If suns can draft Khaman Maluach that would be great. Hoping he lasts til 10 requires some luck. The only other “big” would be Derik Queen but he’s not a rim protector/rebounder. He’s a nice talent to add tho at 10.

I’d ask Beal where he wants to go and get rid of him. Take pennies on the dollar. You screwed up adding him. You then went out and got Jalen Green. Booker/Green backcourt? Looking at suns roster I’m not seeing a whole lot of promise. Seems like not too long ago they were trending up.

Id think tey look to trade the pick. Beal isnt going anywhere. Need to look to win now

[Im Still Ballin]

Had some fun with the numbers:

I swapped out Jalen Green's 21.0 ppg on 54.4 TS% for Kevin Durant's 26.6 on 64.2, adjusted for 82 games and true shot attempts (TSA), and added +302 points to HOU's season total of 9372. 9674 pts/82 games for a 117.97 ppg total. Call it 118. Then, 118 ppg/98.6 pace = 1.197 x 100 = 119.7 ORtg. That's +4.4 on 2024-25 HOU's 115.3 (+0.8), and a +5.2 rORtg.

Durant's obviously not going to play 82 games, but it's cool to see the numeric difference an elite volume scorer has on a team's bottom line versus a very bad one. Addition by subtraction, and addition by... addition. Big net swing.

[FultzNationRISE]

All depends on health. Houston didnt give up a ton, but they also didnt give up nothing. If Durant stays healthy hes a huge ceiling raiser on this team. If he doesnt stay healthy, they got no other assets in return so it kinda screws them.

Maybe they oughtta put some pre-emptive bolts and screws in his legs just to be safe.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Beal makes so much money that trading him might not be possible. Only teams that would want him would be LA, a contending team that's not really good enough with an old superstar that makes pressure to make a move now. But even the Lakers would have a hard time matching the money sensibly. Remember that when the Heart were finally moving Jonny Butler Phoenix couldn't get into the mix because Miami didn't want him. Who would want Beal that could realistically match 70 mil? And then he has the right to say no?

Phoenix should just make nice with him and take the colossal L.

[Meticode]

Has there ever been a trade that took place while they NBA Finals were still being played?

[sdot_thadon]

Has there ever been a trade that took place while they NBA Finals were still being played?

Im wondering the same thing. 2 trades and a team sold?

[Meticode]

Im wondering the same thing. 2 trades and a team sold?

Besides this season I don't remember one. I easily could've forgotten though.

[highwhey]

Im wondering the same thing. 2 trades and a team sold?

gotta make them moves before ww3

[sdot_thadon]

Besides this season I don't remember one. I easily could've forgotten though.

Im thinking it has to have happened before but maybe the story ran on the backburner last time. This one had me asking myself how early can teams start trading in the off season.

[sdot_thadon]

gotta make them moves before ww3
:oldlol:

[L.Kizzle]

This would get announced on draft day back in the day.
The season is still going on and the trade deadline was back on February.

[Axe]

Sad. Wanted to see these guys still together on the team.

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[jayfan]

Golden State exposed him. Hes mid. KD is like a top 25 GOAT.

Who has done nothing to help his teams since 2018.

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[ralph_i_el]

I have to think this Rockets team is going to be disgusting, 55-60 wins likely. Durant fills their biggest need, and Jalen Green leaving is going to be addition by subtraction (imo).

[Hakkim90cc]

Kd is washed

[Phoenix]

Has there ever been a trade that took place while they NBA Finals were still being played?

Was wondering that myself. Trade deadline is in February and I was of the impression no trade moves or signings would be possible until after the season ended.

[highwhey]

who?

[Jasper]

As a Houstonian, I do not approve ... oh well.

Duraants mistake ... he will never get to the finals again.

Should of teamed up with Bron in LA

[Akeem34TheDream]

Great move. Pretty much zero risk trade. Jalen Green was a bum in 70% of the games, Brooks was nice but meh. KD fills the scoring need, Rockets have defenders and playmakers. Durant playing 60+ games would make this trade worth it even if he doesn't renew here.

[beasted]

It was shocking just how completely ineffective Green was in the playoffs. I don't think it is a knee-jerk reaction to believe he will not be able to grow out of that to be premier option in the offense. Even if he improves, I see it on a supplemental level, not a go-to option.

[90sgoat]

Kd is washed

This and for at least 3-4 seasons already.

Also, if he wanted to win, should have gone to Nuggets instead of MPJ.

[Meticode]

Kd is washed

27/6/4/1/1 on 53/43/84 splits is washed when he's sharing the ball with Booker and Beal?

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