I’m reading now that the Houston Rockets think they’re going to be able to trade the Suns picks back to them and get Durant in exchange… They’re tripping. I can’t even believe this is being reported on as a possibility. What do you think? Are the Suns ready to end the Durant experiment for some draft picks already?
No way! I say one more season before considering to let go on Kevin Durant. Or at least let Durant play in the start of the season and if they continue to struggle then maybe they can consider trading him before the deadline next year.
But if I am the manager of the Phoenix Suns, I'll be more focused on dealing Bradley Beal first before touching Kevin Durant. Bradley Beal is worth $160 million in the next three seasons. That is so heavy for the team especially if Beal continues to get injured or fails to perform.
True, I think Bradley is the real problem, but the question is, will any team be willing to accept the trade for Beal? With his declining performance, I think the Suns will be the last team to absorb that problem and if Beal will continue to play the way he played last season, it will be the same result also for them.
When Durant came in to the team, they reach the Western semi finals IIRC, so we can compare that last season was a decline of their performance, and considering they added Beal to form a big 3.