02-18-2025, 10:27 AM
My bad. You are correct, I was just going off the top of my head.
It was the 66 game, strike shortened season with B2B2B scheduling. They lost to MIA in 5 then traded Hardin in the offseason. I try to block out that season because of how MC gutted the championship team.
Otherwise, the observation still stands.
I think KD is a phenomenal offensive player and a 1st ballot HOFer. He's broken DAL hearts many times, but he's getting older and has a pretty big ego with a (sometimes) thin skin. Blowing up a talented team just to trade for Durant doesn't move the needle because it creates so many holes in other places. Just like it did when DAL traded for KP or Kyrie. And you can't always fill those holes with rookies or Vet Min free agents.
It was the 66 game, strike shortened season with B2B2B scheduling. They lost to MIA in 5 then traded Hardin in the offseason. I try to block out that season because of how MC gutted the championship team.
Otherwise, the observation still stands.
I think KD is a phenomenal offensive player and a 1st ballot HOFer. He's broken DAL hearts many times, but he's getting older and has a pretty big ego with a (sometimes) thin skin. Blowing up a talented team just to trade for Durant doesn't move the needle because it creates so many holes in other places. Just like it did when DAL traded for KP or Kyrie. And you can't always fill those holes with rookies or Vet Min free agents.
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