Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

I might be okay in a "sure, whatever" sort of way with a KD trade - as long as Christie, PJ, and Lively aren't included in the deal.

Count me in this camp.

I am looking at a KD trade like a bystander watching Thanos get the infinity stones. Dread it, run from it. Nico will still Nico. It's going to happen. I am just focused on keeping the best available guys that we can after that trade.

Lively, Christie, and PJ are non-starters for me. They are too impactful. I'd want to keep Klay too but we won't have the money for this all in trade. If we can keep the best guys then Kyrie/Christie/KD/AD/Lively is a helluva starting 5 even with our aging stars.  Then we have PJ off the bench to wreak havoc. Hopefully we can keep Exum and/or Dinwiddie on a minimum as well, and then hope there are a bunch of ring chasers. 

Again, I don't want a KD trade to happen, but I am so convinced that this was Nico's grand idea when he moved Luka that I think he will try and make it happen no matter what.