This has come up in so many places now that it deserves a thread of its own, on-par with the Anthony Davis dreaming:
I, too, would prefer the certainty of Durant over the risk of Anthony Davis, even if the latter fits our team's complementary roster-building needs more. I'm a Durant fanboy, I love his game and think he's the single most unguardable player in the league. He's only 30. He's also a little prickly, sure, the same way Michael Jordan had a Hulk-like "I'm always angry" undercurrent. Such is the price of greatness.
The media that RM mentions:
Jackie Mac, Dec 28th - points out we were explicitly the "runner-up" last time and that we got a visit from him, but it was her podcast a few days earlier that she pointed out how tight Kyrie and Durant are, that they work out together in the offseason, and take a beach vacation together.
Bernardoni, Feb 3rd - Says his league sources indicate Durant has expressed a desire to join Boston.
Windhorst, March 7th - proposes S&T terms, but also says that a return to OKC was Durant's second choice.
And then, from Hardwood Houdini (Feb 17th), come 3 trade proposals where the money works, and a breakdown of them.
There are three related questions here:
1) Is it desirable for the Celtics?
2) Is there a realistic path to making it happen?
3) What's inside Durant's head, anyway?
Do you trade Horford via opt-in, or Hayward?[Smart] is now at 42/37/80 with a TS pushing 58%. I predicted he would go 40/35/75 this year but I thought it would be borderline.
I'm firmly on the side that they should try to get KD via opt in and trade as opposed to going for [Davis]. Losing Smart in an AD trade on top of Tatum would be tough to swallow.
Kyrie/KD/Tatum/Smart>>>Kyrie/AD/Jaylen. Now obviously it's a long shot, but Jackie Mac/Windhorst/Bernardoni have all said it's at least a possibility.
I, too, would prefer the certainty of Durant over the risk of Anthony Davis, even if the latter fits our team's complementary roster-building needs more. I'm a Durant fanboy, I love his game and think he's the single most unguardable player in the league. He's only 30. He's also a little prickly, sure, the same way Michael Jordan had a Hulk-like "I'm always angry" undercurrent. Such is the price of greatness.
The media that RM mentions:
Jackie Mac, Dec 28th - points out we were explicitly the "runner-up" last time and that we got a visit from him, but it was her podcast a few days earlier that she pointed out how tight Kyrie and Durant are, that they work out together in the offseason, and take a beach vacation together.
Bernardoni, Feb 3rd - Says his league sources indicate Durant has expressed a desire to join Boston.
Windhorst, March 7th - proposes S&T terms, but also says that a return to OKC was Durant's second choice.
And then, from Hardwood Houdini (Feb 17th), come 3 trade proposals where the money works, and a breakdown of them.
There are three related questions here:
1) Is it desirable for the Celtics?
2) Is there a realistic path to making it happen?
3) What's inside Durant's head, anyway?