TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Kammrath]

When it comes to this BRK stuff, I think you guys are all falling for the public negotiations. Every single public statement, direct, leaked, whatever, that came after the news of the trade request, has been negotiation. Literally, all of them. 

Instead of what's being said, examine the actions.

The Nets ran this same play during the Harden situation recently. He got traded. There are other dots I could spend time here connecting, like the timing of the trade request, the fact that certain other teams' activity has been frozen since the request was made, etc, etc. 

The bottom line, I believe, is that any notion of Durant playing another year in BRK (particularly together), is probably foolish. At least one of them is getting traded, I think, and my bet is that both will move. It might take until August, maybe even after training camp.

1) I think a significant BRK shake-up is coming, if it wasn't then the rest of the NBA would have moved on (that is the most telling fact in all this).

2) But I am not 100% confident that includes KD being traded before the season. Harden had a TON of power because he had a PO coming up and could just walk. KD has no such power. 

3) I think BRK would prefer in a perfect world to be done with Kyrie (and Simmons) while KEEPING KD and proving to him they can build a contender around him.

4) I think you are absolutely right that much of the noise we are hearing is posturing and negotiating through the media.