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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.

Now Dallas is saying they want to pick up Durant. For a guy that supposedly isn’t on the trading block, the Suns seem to be getting a lot of trade interest for Durant. As much as I like the idea of LeBron and Durant going to Dallas to team up with Kyrie and Luka, I’d bet that all these guys will be on their same teams come opening day.

When rumors about KD available in the trading block it is pretty sure that many teams are still interested in signing him and Dallas Mavericks is just of them. But I do not think Dallas can acquire KD without giving up Irving more players or future draft picks. It is also impossible for Dallas to take Bron unless the superstar exercises his right and declines the $51 million salary with the Lakers and opt for a cheaper salary in Dallas for a chance to crown again. Still I cannot imagine Kyrie in Dallas if there is KD or Bron or both of them.

I am now interested on the next move Dallas does this off-season. Luka showed that he is capable of bringing the team singlehandedly in the conference finals so adding another star that is capable of stepping up unlike Kyrie would be a great move.