KD Worth Trading For?

 With the NBA waiting for the Brooklyn Nets to trade Kevin Durant, free agent signings have been put essentially on hold. The question becomes is it worth it to trade for Kevin Durant. 

The team that trades for Kevin Durant would have to be a team that believes they are a superstar away from winning the Championship. The biggest obstacle is that when trading for Durant it will require key players and draft picks. With this being the case I feel there are only realistically 2 teams that could trade for Durant and still have enough for them to be contenders and him be satisfied. The teams that fit this criteria would be Celtics, and Miami Heat.

The Boston Celtics assuming they would only have to give up Jaylond Brown, Marcus Smart and picks as the framework of the deal. Durant with Jayson Tatum would be a powerful offensive combination.

The Miami Heat would be a great destination if they are able to keep both Bam and Jimmy Butler. The Heat would send Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson and picks. 

The Kevin Durant will go down as one of the biggest trades in NBA  history.

DURANT WANTS OUT AND GOBERT TRADED!!!!

 The 2022 NBA Off season is going to go down as the craziest in NBA History. Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. Rudy Gobert has been traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. I will examine these two potential league changing situations things.

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant requested a trade and he has given a list of teams that he would like to go to including the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat. The Nets are reportedly looking for 2 young All Star players and draft picks. When this trade occurs it could not include either Devin Booker of the Suns or Bam Adebayo of the Heat. This is because due to the Collective Bargaining Agreement you can only have one designated rookie max player per roster that can be acquired via trade. This means in order to get either of these players, the Nets would have to include Ben Simmons in a trade with Durant. With that being said, Phoenix is still the favorite in my opinion with them having the ability to sign and trade Deandre Ayton in a potential deal to land Durant. I predict Durant will also command 7 draft picks.

Rudy Gobert

Rudy Gobert was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for 4 players and 4 1st round draft picks. 3 of the draft picks are unprotected, which means no matter where the Timberwolves ended up in the draft the Utah Jazz get their draft pick. This will be an interesting pairing as the 2 time Defensive Player of  the year will be paired in the front court with Karl-Anthony Towns. The defense will be improved with the great rim protector that Gobert is. The issue will come playoff time because you still will have Rudy Gobert's inability to contribute offensively, and also his lack of ability to defend on the perimeter. They can become a middle of the pack team being a 4 to 6 seed in the Western Conference. They will be a first round exit especially if they have to play the Nuggets, Clippers, or Grizzlies.

This off season is just getting started. I cannot wait to see what the rest of the Summer unfolds!!!!!