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4 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

Wendy's is gonna go bankrupt on Frosty handouts.

Was listening to Sirius on my lunch break talk about at some point in time Kevin Durant might ask for a trade out of the Nets because he didn’t sign up to play with Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving as a part time player. Plus kyrie having the issues that he’s having and could opt out at the end of the year and sign elsewhere especially if the mandate sticks on the vaccination in nyc. I would not be shocked at some point in time if Kevin Durant is traded

 

Very happy this nightmare is over.  F you Ben.

The most interesting dynamic I'm looking at with the Nets is how Durant and Kyrie look when the same spacing issues that Ben creates hits them - when nobody has to respect the perimeter when Ben is out of the paint and they can double up on either guy.  How is that gonna look and are they planned around that issue.

3 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

 

I think if he does that it gives him the chance to get a supermax at the end of next year. 

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Was listening to Sirius on my lunch break talk about at some point in time Kevin Durant might ask for a trade out of the Nets because he didn’t sign up to play with Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving as a part time player. Plus kyrie having the issues that he’s having and could opt out at the end of the year and sign elsewhere especially if the mandate sticks on the vaccination in nyc. I would not be shocked at some point in time if Kevin Durant is traded

I don't believe that. Dude just loves to ball and Simmons is a good teammate for him 

Not talk nearly enough about this trade if James Harden can play like James Harden is the fact that Tobias Harris becomes a legitimate third option. With Simmons here there was no chance he could just be the third option he had to be more. As a definitive third option you hope that Harris is able to thrive in that role

5 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Not gonna happen.  It’ll be load management. 

What's going to happen if we meet in the playoffs?  Give him some ecstacy and put a diaper on him?

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I think if he does that it gives him the chance to get a supermax at the end of next year. 

Or trade him next season 

not having to carry the scoring load every single night is really going to really help embiid. 

11 minutes ago, barho said:

Overpaid??? That's rich LOL

Not a ton but I think he did a bit. Good move. I preferred others. We will see. Other moves have to be made. Hour to go.

Just now, DaEagles4Life said:

I don't believe that. Dude just loves to ball and Simmons is a good teammate for him 

I think he loves the ball but I also think he wants to win more titles before his career ends. If Kyrie opts out (who knows) and Simmons is what he is i wouldn’t be so sure KD doesn’t ask out. 

1 minute ago, MIRV Griffen said:

The most interesting dynamic I'm looking at with the Nets is how Durant and Kyrie look when the same spacing issues that Ben creates hits them - when nobody has to respect the perimeter when Ben is out of the paint and they can double up on either guy.  How is that gonna look and are they planned around that issue.

He will work perfectly for them and play the dunkers spot. They can go small against every team except Sixers. 

You know Simmons is going to go to Brooklyn and win a championship - this is our fate  

Based on who was actually playing...we swapped Seth Curry and Andre Drummond for James Harden. Not sure how you can't love this. 

2 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

What's going to happen if we meet in the playoffs?  Give him some ecstacy and put a diaper on him?

He and Kyrie will swap. Ben sits out the games in Philly, Kyrie sits out the games at home. 

2 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Not a ton but I think he did a bit. Good move. I preferred others. We will see.

My big letdown is that he didn't find a way to work Harris into the deal and shed that contract.  That said, it's been alleviated to a degree with the rotational players...but I REALLY hate losing Drummond.  I can't remember a formidable bench center than him in recent history, at least for us.

Just now, MIRV Griffen said:

My big letdown is that he didn't find a way to work Harris into the deal and shed that contract.  That said, it's been alleviated to a degree with the rotational players...but I REALLY hate losing Drummond.  I can't remember a formidable bench center than him in recent history, at least for us.

That's my issue right now as well and he has another hour to go. Maybe he gets one. 

1 minute ago, mikemack8 said:

You know Simmons is going to go to Brooklyn and win a championship - this is our fate  

I just don't see it. Brooklyn will hate playoff Ben. This will allow every team the Nets face to double Durant the entire game because you don't have to account for Ben on offense. Durant will hate this move even more than the fans. 

2 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Based on who was actually playing...we swapped Seth Curry and Andre Drummond for James Harden. Not sure how you can't love this. 

Not only that you gotta keep Tobias Harris and Danny Green. This is important because Danny Green is an expiring contract next year and at the trade deadline in 2023 Tobias Harris becomes even more valuable because he is an expiring contract the following year. So you can still make moves next year to add around James Harden and Joel Embiid

4 minutes ago, MIRV Griffen said:

My big letdown is that he didn't find a way to work Harris into the deal and shed that contract.  That said, it's been alleviated to a degree with the rotational players...but I REALLY hate losing Drummond.  I can't remember a formidable bench center than him in recent history, at least for us.

Don't fall in love with a back up big that shouldn't get more than 12 minutes in the playoffs

So what's the starting 5 now?

Harden

Maxey

Harris

Thybulle

Embiid

?

Just now, DaEagles4Life said:

Don't fall in love with a back up big that shouldn't get more than 12 minutes in the playoffs

Valid point.  It's more that Drummond was so productive in the minutes he had.  Yes, I'm flagrantly clinging to his 23-rebound game a bit here, but he definitely made the most of his minutes in general.