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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    once thunder get a LEGIT big man they will be a top 4 seed for years

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    Good.

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    Quote Originally Posted by Harison
    Good for Durant and OKC, team is very young but with a lot of potential, they almost gave heart attack to Lakers in last Playoffs, and most OKC core players are like 5 years from prime! If management wont screw up and health allows, they will be definite powerhouse, and very soon.
    no lie there fam im a laker fan i wasnt worried bt i was payin ALOTTTTTT of attention

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    A good move from durant and OKC love seeing him play dudes a stud.
    crazy how the oldest person on the team is 26 years old..

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    Quote Originally Posted by niko
    It doesn't count unless he has a prime time special.

    Note: OKC is a hard team to hate, isn't it? Smart as hell...good players, good gm, makes smart moves, in no hurry...
    fun to watch, fans are great, all the players are young, etc.

    they will be the new phoenix suns (fun to watch) except these guys will actually be legit title runners haha.

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    seems like a good decison now but could look diff in 2-3 years

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    Quote Originally Posted by DuMa
    seems like a good decison now but could look diff in 2-3 years
    What do u mean?

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    they need to get a legit big man. that team is already banging as is, the addition of a big would make them more legit. good signing. kd all the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GOBB
    What do u mean?
    ownership looks great now but it isnt proven that they will be spending the money to spend on a FA big (which they need). that is, if they can attract the big name FAs to Oklahoma City in the first place. its the same thing KG went through in Minnesota. it looked good in 2004 when they went to the WCFs but it became a sinking ship thereafter.

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    I know it's crazy FA circus day on ESPN, but I seriously haven't heard them mention this once.

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    Grea move by Durant and OKC.

    I hope NBA GM's share the love for Harden I see here. Maybe the Thunder will be able to sell high at some point before the rest of the league figures out he's a journeyman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AznTacoLover
    A good move from durant and OKC love seeing him play dudes a stud.
    crazy how the oldest person on the team is 26 years old..
    The oldest person on the team is Kevin Ollie....and he is far from 26 ;)

    But, yes, the main core of the team is 26 or younger and probably the most talented 1-6 or 7 in the league. Not the best, but the most talented (I will give Kobe and crew their props as the best 1-7).

    Easily one of the three best teams in the West and would probably be a top two team in the East.

    This was easily the smartest move of the off season.

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    Quote Originally Posted by Apocalyptic0n3
    The Thunder have a core of Westbrook-Sefolosha-Harden-Durant-Green-Aldrich. The oldest person in that core? Sefolosha, age 26. That is scary as hell. They have three players who could be perennial all stars (Westbrook, Harden, and Durant), two capable of superstar status (Westbrook, Durant), and two others who could be all star worthy in a few seasons (Green and Aldrich).

    Holy hell. And their bench is young too, barring Kevin Ollie, Etan Thomas, and Kristic. Could a small market team possibly get their own dynasty?
    You forgot Ibaka

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    Harden All Star? He has to show us he is even a productive starter first. He belongs in the "could be AS worthy" at best for now.

    Quote Originally Posted by DuMa
    ownership looks great now but it isnt proven that they will be spending the money to spend on a FA big (which they need). that is, if they can attract the big name FAs to Oklahoma City in the first place. its the same thing KG went through in Minnesota. it looked good in 2004 when they went to the WCFs but it became a sinking ship thereafter.
    You cant compare OKC to Minny. Different circumstances hindered Minny. One was KG contract, another was loss of first rd picks. We dont know if FA would be attracted to go to OKC. But a young, rising team is attractice to FAs. See Elton Brand and Sixers.

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    Default Re: Kevin Durant signs 5 year extension

    Quote Originally Posted by GOBB
    Durant never hinted he wouldnt sign an extension. He's said many times he enjoys OKC and it fits his personality. This isnt a surprise at all.

    Is 5yrs $85mil the most OKC could offer him in an extension? I know there are rules of how much you can make given the years in the NBA. I wonder what the yearly breakdown looks like. Trying to figure out what player in the NBA signed a similar deal to get a sense of how the year to year salaries look.
    with less than 7 years of experience, the max for a player is 25% of the cap. rudy gay just finished his 4th season and got 5 years $80 million, slightly less than his max of $85 million. durant's max was $85 million as well, and he got the max.

    7-9 years experience max contracts are 30% of the cap. so bosh, wade, james are eligible for more money.

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