2024 NBA Season

[freedomgo]

The video going around showing Anthony Davis sitting down and not caring about LeBron breaking the record and then later LeBron on the bench telling a visibly disturbed Davis that he loves him, only to be seemingly rebuffed has me starting to believe a KD for AD trade with the Nets is a possibility. Could one of the biggest trades in NBA history be happening in the next 24 hours? Starting to appear possible.

Yes mate, I happen to see that picture while I was scrolling in the web earlier and the funny thing is, I read this one comment saying, "he's just giving himself some safety because if he jump and jump cheering for LeBron making another history, he could've tore his ACL and will leave the Lakers in dismay again".

I don't know what's up to him for making that kind of face without any sign that he's proud with his teammate achieving that kind of milestone, surely, that face tells me that he's more of a hater than a believer. And regarding about the trade, here's what happened.

Nets, Suns Agree On Kevin Durant Trade
The Suns will acquire Kevin Durant from the Nets in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, four first-round picks and more draft consideration, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/02/nets-suns-agree-on-kevin-durant-trade.html

I'm quite sure that the Lakers can't afford that kind of trade because they doesn't have that much luxury anymore to give four 1st-round picks and a swap pick, and then giving away 3 players. But at least, Durant was traded to his preferred team as that's what he said last season.

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[Questat]

Nets, Suns Agree On Kevin Durant Trade
The Suns will acquire Kevin Durant from the Nets in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, four first-round picks and more draft consideration, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/02/nets-suns-agree-on-kevin-durant-trade.html

I'm quite sure that the Lakers can't afford that kind of trade because they doesn't have that much luxury anymore to give four 1st-round picks and a swap pick, and then giving away 3 players. But at least, Durant was traded to his preferred team as that's what he said last season.

Well, this time the Suns has a great chance of winning a championship. They mess up their chance before, but with Durant now, I believe they will b a better team. They have a great point guard who can also shoot, so having Durant and Booker will make them a very dangerous team.

[yazher]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

They want to take advantage of their current situation this season because there are possibilities that they will gonna be knocked out again if they don't add some star players to their team. Currently, they are number 6 and if they gonna get well with KD in their rosters, they will gonna improve it more since they are now having more players that are capable of helping them get to the NBA finals again.

[Maslate]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

They want to take advantage of their current situation this season because there are possibilities that they will gonna be knocked out again if they don't add some star players to their team. Currently, they are number 6 and if they gonna get well with KD in their rosters, they will gonna improve it more since they are now having more players that are capable of helping them get to the NBA finals again.

Any team who will get Durant will surely become a championship team. Durant is one of the best players in the NBA now, he could be number 1 if he was healthy, unfortunately, he is prone to injury now. However, if he gets traded with the Suns, I think Durant will not have to carry all the burden as he has Booker who is also a scoring machine, which he can rely on.

[boltz]

So , the NETS golden era has come to an end , ha ? Well , it should be a surprise for anyone if you ask me , as it was clearly from the start , that Nets trio of stars won't work as long as you don't find someone who can make them understand that they have what it takes to win NBA championship and unfortunately , Irving didn't understand , Harden didn't it either and it was left all on Durand who really had desire to make some great performance with Brooklyn.

Meanwhile , Mavs are in a row and Irving should better pay attention because Luka won't forgive bad plays and ego play-style no matter who you are and where you come from.

[Coin_trader]

So , the NETS golden era has come to an end , ha ? Well , it should be a surprise for anyone if you ask me , as it was clearly from the start , that Nets trio of stars won't work as long as you don't find someone who can make them understand that they have what it takes to win NBA championship and unfortunately , Irving didn't understand , Harden didn't it either and it was left all on Durand who really had desire to make some great performance with Brooklyn.

Given how Durant didn’t much effective on Nets I think this deal is very solid for both team but I would say that Nets benefits the most in the long run due to the 4 first round pick which Nets can used to build a strong team in the future like Warriors did. Nets trio is not even show some good result though so I guess their golden days is not really as it is since the team is just pure hype.

Meanwhile , Mavs are in a row and Irving should better pay attention because Luka won't forgive bad plays and ego play-style no matter who you are and where you come from.

Let’s how these two player reacts when they are on tight situation. I guess their will be more bad blood fight between Suns and Mavs due to the recent trade news of KD.

[TravelMug]

So , the NETS golden era has come to an end , ha ? Well , it should be a surprise for anyone if you ask me , as it was clearly from the start , that Nets trio of stars won't work as long as you don't find someone who can make them understand that they have what it takes to win NBA championship and unfortunately , Irving didn't understand , Harden didn't it either and it was left all on Durand who really had desire to make some great performance with Brooklyn.

I wouldn't call it a golden era though, they didn't even win a champion or move to the finals with their big lineup of Durant, Irving and Harden. The real winner will be the Suns, as they kept CP3, Booker, Ayton and then Durant.

Meanwhile , Mavs are in a row and Irving should better pay attention because Luka won't forgive bad plays and ego play-style no matter who you are and where you come from.

This is going to be interesting and I think everyone will agree that this marriage might not work out in the end.

[Hypnosis00]

So , the NETS golden era has come to an end , ha ? Well , it should be a surprise for anyone if you ask me , as it was clearly from the start , that Nets trio of stars won't work as long as you don't find someone who can make them understand that they have what it takes to win NBA championship and unfortunately , Irving didn't understand , Harden didn't it either and it was left all on Durand who really had desire to make some great performance with Brooklyn.

Meanwhile , Mavs are in a row and Irving should better pay attention because Luka won't forgive bad plays and ego play-style no matter who you are and where you come from.

Yeah, it was a failed mission, they were so optimistic that they'll make a championship team when they have Durant, Irving, and Harden in one team, but it didn't happen, they did not even reach the NBA Finals. Now, individual stars are looking for a team that has a potential of a championship run, and with Durant getting to the Suns, it should not be hard for them to reach the NBA finals.

[arwin100]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

They want to take advantage of their current situation this season because there are possibilities that they will gonna be knocked out again if they don't add some star players to their team. Currently, they are number 6 and if they gonna get well with KD in their rosters, they will gonna improve it more since they are now having more players that are capable of helping them get to the NBA finals again.

Any team who will get Durant will surely become a championship team. Durant is one of the best players in the NBA now, he could be number 1 if he was healthy, unfortunately, he is prone to injury now. However, if he gets traded with the Suns, I think Durant will not have to carry all the burden as he has Booker who is also a scoring machine, which he can rely on.

Still all matter depends on his teammates since they didn't work together with his old star teammates. They have Irving and Harden way back then plus Simmons has been added but it end up not good because his star teammates became liability to them since they are not cooperating as a team. But since he is paired up now with Booker and CP3 maybe this will be different since CP3 can have two option to pass the ball since he have best shooters in team to rely on.

[livingfree]

Too many transfers that just happened within a short period of time. What team is still needing some buff for their roster? I am no longer impressed with powerful trios.

We have seen that many of these teams didn't find glory with that type of roster. It's still depending on their teamwork and just as what everyone is saying, about their chemistry.

[Sanitough]

Too many transfers that just happened within a short period of time. What team is still needing some buff for their roster? I am no longer impressed with powerful trios.

We have seen that many of these teams didn't find glory with that type of roster. It's still depending on their teamwork and just as what everyone is saying, about their chemistry.

Exactly, it depends on the teamwork of a team, but people are expecting to win a team that has a good roster as teamwork can be built along the way. Just like Kyrie Irving, he had his first game and they were the underdog against the Clippers and yet they won the game. That simply tells that Irving is easy to play with, he makes his teammates better and feels confident on the court.

Watch out when Luka returns, I'm sure they'll be a better team with good chemistry.

[LogitechMouse]

Some might saw it already, but I'll share my opinion with this 3 team trade deal.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lakers-trade-russell-westbrook-blockbuster-3-team-deal-reports

3 team trade deal
Los Angeles Lakers - D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt
Utah Jazz - Russell Westbrook, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones, and Los Angeles' protected 2027 first-round pick
Minnesota Timberwolves - Mike Conley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and three second-round picks

All of the 3 teams are winners on this one because the players that they've got will have an effect on the team that they will be playing now. Well, at least that's what I saw in this one.

Utah Jazz - The roster is composed of young players like Clarkson, Sexton, Markkanen, THT. They have lots of scorers and adding Westbrook which is a past-first player will be a big help for the team because he can just pass the ball to these scorers. Add also JTA and Damian Jones for defensive purposes.
Los Angeles Lakers - The Lakers are in need of a point guard that can also score and Russell is the good pick for this one since he's fit for the team. It's a re-unite after him being traded. After the acquisition of Hachimura, they also added Jarred Vanderbilt which is a very good defender as well. Beasley on the other hand is a streaky three-point shooter.
Minnesota Timberwolves - Of all the three, they are the ones that I see the players that they got will have a less impact within the team. A veteran Conley might still be helpful with the team because he's a reliable point guard and his experience might help the team, the age though is a problem at least.

[Pamadar]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

They want to take advantage of their current situation this season because there are possibilities that they will gonna be knocked out again if they don't add some star players to their team. Currently, they are number 6 and if they gonna get well with KD in their rosters, they will gonna improve it more since they are now having more players that are capable of helping them get to the NBA finals again.

Any team who will get Durant will surely become a championship team. Durant is one of the best players in the NBA now, he could be number 1 if he was healthy, unfortunately, he is prone to injury now. However, if he gets traded with the Suns, I think Durant will not have to carry all the burden as he has Booker who is also a scoring machine, which he can rely on.

Still all matter depends on his teammates since they didn't work together with his old star teammates. They have Irving and Harden way back then plus Simmons has been added but it end up not good because his star teammates became liability to them since they are not cooperating as a team. But since he is paired up now with Booker and CP3 maybe this will be different since CP3 can have two option to pass the ball since he have best shooters in team to rely on.

Maybe  CP3 will have his chance in winning the title now, KD is a legit scorer and with Booker and the rest of the team.

They can now match up to those super teams who got multiple superstars. But just like what you mentioned , it will be depend  with how his teammates will play with him and how they will execute the system  that will be fit for him under the Suns uniform

[Yaunfitda]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

They want to take advantage of their current situation this season because there are possibilities that they will gonna be knocked out again if they don't add some star players to their team. Currently, they are number 6 and if they gonna get well with KD in their rosters, they will gonna improve it more since they are now having more players that are capable of helping them get to the NBA finals again.

Any team who will get Durant will surely become a championship team. Durant is one of the best players in the NBA now, he could be number 1 if he was healthy, unfortunately, he is prone to injury now. However, if he gets traded with the Suns, I think Durant will not have to carry all the burden as he has Booker who is also a scoring machine, which he can rely on.

Still all matter depends on his teammates since they didn't work together with his old star teammates. They have Irving and Harden way back then plus Simmons has been added but it end up not good because his star teammates became liability to them since they are not cooperating as a team. But since he is paired up now with Booker and CP3 maybe this will be different since CP3 can have two option to pass the ball since he have best shooters in team to rely on.

Maybe  CP3 will have his chance in winning the title now, KD is a legit scorer and with Booker and the rest of the team.

They can now match up to those super teams who got multiple superstars. But just like what you mentioned , it will be depend  with how his teammates will play with him and how they will execute the system  that will be fit for him under the Suns uniform

Yes, this will be his last chance to win a ring before retiring and become a HOF.

This is really big for the Suns to get KD with Booker. They didn't put a damage on their first five, Ayton will still be there and so CP3. So that is a solid starting five for them. And again, we can go back to Ja Morant's statement, he is fine in the West, Lol, KD is now on their conference again. So he need to worry a lot of teams from the West now.

[danherbias07]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

So the rumor that I mentioned was spot on. It is the Phoenix Suns, indeed. Booker is back OG, he already played against the Nets.

So it's KD and TJ Warren, wow!!! That's big! Because Warren is not a bench "bench", he can also contribute wild numbers if he feels it.
In exchange for Jae Crowder, Mikal Bridges, and Cam Johnson. Yeah, I think that will just be right.
I never thought the Suns would just give up Bridges like that, I mean he had been one of their core players and always stepping up his game if they are undermanned.
This will be good for both teams. I don't think Phoenix Suns is the only winner here as the Brooklyn Nets will now be filled with great roleplayers.
Actually, I think they may end up being one of the top teams with a deep bench. Maybe the Nets will focus on Cam Thomas.

[dwyane36]

I woke up early yesterday to watch LeBron's record live, couldn't sleep much last days anyway. It was also good for distraction. We witnessed history. I don't know when will we see a moment like that again.
Funny part is Lakers lost all games when LeBron past other topscorers. This didn't change in last game as well. I wish his team was more competitive but I guess they wouldn't even go for play-offs this season.

I think the Lakers will perform better after tonight's trade, as they finally got rid of Westbrook. So if Davis doesn't get injured again, the Lakers will have a good chance to make at least a play-in tournament, as they still have 27 more games before the end of the regular season.
As for LeBron's record, he has the potential to score over 42k+ points before the end of his career, and that might make his record unattainable.

[Maslate]

Holy shit! I’m hearing about the Durant news and this is crazy. The Nets traded him for basically nothing! This has got to be a rent a Durant situation. When Booker comes back this team might be the best in the league. If Ayton can play like he’s capable of they should win it all this year. I can’t believe what a steal the Suns just pulled off. Gonna have to grab myself some tickets.

They want to take advantage of their current situation this season because there are possibilities that they will gonna be knocked out again if they don't add some star players to their team. Currently, they are number 6 and if they gonna get well with KD in their rosters, they will gonna improve it more since they are now having more players that are capable of helping them get to the NBA finals again.

Any team who will get Durant will surely become a championship team. Durant is one of the best players in the NBA now, he could be number 1 if he was healthy, unfortunately, he is prone to injury now. However, if he gets traded with the Suns, I think Durant will not have to carry all the burden as he has Booker who is also a scoring machine, which he can rely on.

Still all matter depends on his teammates since they didn't work together with his old star teammates. They have Irving and Harden way back then plus Simmons has been added but it end up not good because his star teammates became liability to them since they are not cooperating as a team.

Correction, Simmons was added but it was in exchange of Harden who are now with the 76ers.
I believe when the big 3 were playing together, they created a good team, it's just unfortunate because they are drag by injuries that happened to Harden and Irving. Irving and Durant battle the bucks, Irving was injured then Harden played, but he was not 100% that time.

I think a healthy big 3 would beat the Bucks.

But since he is paired up now with Booker and CP3 maybe this will be different since CP3 can have two option to pass the ball since he have best shooters in team to rely on.

agree

[inthelongrun]

Some might saw it already, but I'll share my opinion with this 3 team trade deal.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lakers-trade-russell-westbrook-blockbuster-3-team-deal-reports

3 team trade deal
Los Angeles Lakers - D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt
Utah Jazz - Russell Westbrook, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones, and Los Angeles' protected 2027 first-round pick
Minnesota Timberwolves - Mike Conley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and three second-round picks

All of the 3 teams are winners on this one because the players that they've got will have an effect on the team that they will be playing now. Well, at least that's what I saw in this one.

Utah Jazz - The roster is composed of young players like Clarkson, Sexton, Markkanen, THT. They have lots of scorers and adding Westbrook which is a past-first player will be a big help for the team because he can just pass the ball to these scorers. Add also JTA and Damian Jones for defensive purposes.
Los Angeles Lakers - The Lakers are in need of a point guard that can also score and Russell is the good pick for this one since he's fit for the team. It's a re-unite after him being traded. After the acquisition of Hachimura, they also added Jarred Vanderbilt which is a very good defender as well. Beasley on the other hand is a streaky three-point shooter.
Minnesota Timberwolves - Of all the three, they are the ones that I see the players that they got will have a less impact within the team. A veteran Conley might still be helpful with the team because he's a reliable point guard and his experience might help the team, the age though is a problem at least.

My first reaction was Minnesota seems like giving up this season and then I realized that a veteran Conley might be a good addition to boost Gobert's morale. I knew they were trying to unload D'Angelo even before the start of the season but they just can't find a fair trade. I think Minnesota lost a little in this trade but at least it tried to change something that might work. And the 3 future 2nd round draft picks are just part of the bonus for losing D'Angelo. 

I honestly don't think Utah gained anything here. Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt would've been developed and gained meaningful experience when the time Utah is getting their future top picks. There's a chance they will just release Russ. And Russ might steal the rebounds of Markkanen and JC will have less time holding the ball to set up his play.

The Lakers absolutely gained a lot in this trade. Any top teams in the west might be in danger in the first round of the playoffs if the Lakers' roster remains healthy.   

[Shinpako09]

Now that Irving and Durant have been traded, Brooklyn is likely out of the championship race. I'm curious if Kyrie will improve Dallas or if he will make another drama and screw up the team or chemistry. This guy seems to like creating drama this past. If not, Doncic has a lot of help this time and will make the Mavericks a better title contender.

Meanwhile, I wonder if Jazz will improve now that they have Westbrook. Now that he is in Jazz, he could be potentially their main player as that is how Westbrook is. Maybe can have if not near or maybe half of his performance while he was still in OKC.

As for the Suns, they have gained the most in this trade with Durant's addition to their lineup.

[Yogee]

Now that Irving and Durant have been traded, Brooklyn is likely out of the championship race.

That much is already known but they may still make it to the playoffs or in the play-in at least. Too bad the young guys won't have a mentor right now but Cam Thomas is enjoying his new role and has given the Nets over 40 points in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, I wonder if Jazz will improve now that they have Westbrook. Now that he is in Jazz, he could be potentially their main player as that is how Westbrook is. Maybe can have if not near or maybe half of his performance while he was still in OKC.

I honestly do not know. At least WB will be given more room to play his own style so hopefully that will benefit the Jazz.