[valentine]

 Well I think this run and the way Westbrook has played pretty much guarantees that he will not be a Celtic or be playing anywhere other than okc. Beside going to cavs or warriors there just is not a better situation out there.guess I will just pray for Ben Simmons. Until that dream dies tomorrow night.lol

[McDunkin]

 Drinking/posting on the Internet/being a Celtics fan in 2016

 

These things shouldn’t mix sir

[McDunkin]

 Drinking/posting on the Internet/being a Celtics fan in 2016

 

These things shouldn’t mix sir

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 The West is So tough…….. Clippers, Spurs, Warriors & Thunder would All Dominate the East & be right there w/ Cleveland……..

This is the first time the Warriors are playing one of those other 3 Big teams in the Playoffs….. The West is Brutal…… & All those top 4 teams are neck & neck & any one of them can come out of the West each year……

& KD is not leaving OKC b/c it’s his Best chance of Winning a Title…… & the guy Desperately wants to win a Ring…….

At the very most he’ll do a 2 year deal w/ an Opt out after one…… but I still don;t see him leaving…. these top guys want to be wanted & they luv be courted but in the end they almost always stay….. All the talk of KD leaving is Media generated hype…….

 

 

 

 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 The West is So tough…….. Clippers, Spurs, Warriors & Thunder would All Dominate the East & be right there w/ Cleveland……..

This is the first time the Warriors are playing one of those other 3 Big teams in the Playoffs….. The West is Brutal…… & All those top 4 teams are neck & neck & any one of them can come out of the West each year……

& KD is not leaving OKC b/c it’s his Best chance of Winning a Title…… & the guy Desperately wants to win a Ring…….

At the very most he’ll do a 2 year deal w/ an Opt out after one…… but I still don;t see him leaving…. these top guys want to be wanted & they luv be courted but in the end they almost always stay….. All the talk of KD leaving is Media generated hype…….

 

 

 

 

[SeattleSuperChronicsParticipant]

 Steven Adams Enes Kanter combo is becoming lethal. 

[SeattleSuperChronicsParticipant]

 Steven Adams Enes Kanter combo is becoming lethal. 

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

I do agree with the OP. The more success KD/OKC has the less likely KD is leaving anywhere. Kanter and Adams are tough together. Boston better get a top 2 or I will be depressed TBH.

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

I do agree with the OP. The more success KD/OKC has the less likely KD is leaving anywhere. Kanter and Adams are tough together. Boston better get a top 2 or I will be depressed TBH.

[daggers818Participant]

Ditto what Op said but instead for my Lakers.

At best we had a "slim and none" chance of signing Durant, but after OKC got past the Spurs and beat GSW in game 1, I think "slim" just walked out the door!

[daggers818Participant]

Ditto what Op said but instead for my Lakers.

At best we had a "slim and none" chance of signing Durant, but after OKC got past the Spurs and beat GSW in game 1, I think "slim" just walked out the door!

[HitsterParticipant]

 KD can get best contract deal with the Thunder, he has a fellow top 5 player in Westbrook alongside him so logic says he stays.

If I was KD I’d take 5 year deal but put a couple of player options in to give him some freedom, leverage, also get no trade clause. He stays with the Thunder but it is under his terms.

 

 

 

[HitsterParticipant]

 KD can get best contract deal with the Thunder, he has a fellow top 5 player in Westbrook alongside him so logic says he stays.

If I was KD I’d take 5 year deal but put a couple of player options in to give him some freedom, leverage, also get no trade clause. He stays with the Thunder but it is under his terms.

 

 

 

[Toronto16Participant]

East is so much easier, but can Durant leave a team that (might) make it to the finals?

[Toronto16Participant]

East is so much easier, but can Durant leave a team that (might) make it to the finals?

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

 still a chnace to play with Curry, Thompson AND green? (it is possible)

i agree tho, especially if he beats GS, but if he loses, he will still have not got back to the finals in 5 years

 

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

 still a chnace to play with Curry, Thompson AND green? (it is possible)

i agree tho, especially if he beats GS, but if he loses, he will still have not got back to the finals in 5 years

 

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

 Adams and Kanter are TOUGH.  Then you still got Serge Ibaka aka Good Darryl Dawkins/Bad Darryl Dawkins.  Dion Waiters is a tough kid who can score.  Like what he did.  Roberson looked decent.

Ok, there was supposed to be this Warriors Dynasty thing.  But the Thunder’s Left-for-Dead Dynasty may be coming back to life.

KD-Russ remind me a bit of the early nineties editions of MJ and Pippen.  Then as I said yesterday, the rets of their roster reminds me a bit of that initial 3peat: length, size, rebounding, defense.  

Now, I STILL think they need a third guy.  

Looks like they have the BIG TWO. 

Then a really dangerous 3 big man rotation.

Dion Waiters can be their combo scoring guard off the bench.  Roberson works at times.  

Not sure who is out there, but if they can get a guy who can get them 15 points a night, run some offense, shoot the 3, and defend a position or two, then they will be really, really dangerous.

Not even sure it needs to be a starter — I think it COULD be a 6th man.  Or, a 6’10 multi-dimensional freakishly athletic combo forward who can hit 3’s, dunk, block shots, help out on the boards, and get you about 11 or 12 points a night like Robert Horry.  

If I am the Thunder, I get an upgraded back up point guard really quick.  Then I go out and get a Rasheed Wallace type.  Bring him off the bench with Enes Kanter.  Then you have a FOUR HORSEMEN big man rotation.  

I think if they want to go for a slightly better upgrade at the 2, then they should look at Courtney Lee.  He is a guy who can get you about 15 a night.  Ok, well, 20 one night, then 10 the next.  Good shooter, solid overall scorer, really good from mid-range, decent defense, can handle the ball some, and is a pretty good athlete with decent 2 guard size.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

 Adams and Kanter are TOUGH.  Then you still got Serge Ibaka aka Good Darryl Dawkins/Bad Darryl Dawkins.  Dion Waiters is a tough kid who can score.  Like what he did.  Roberson looked decent.

Ok, there was supposed to be this Warriors Dynasty thing.  But the Thunder’s Left-for-Dead Dynasty may be coming back to life.

KD-Russ remind me a bit of the early nineties editions of MJ and Pippen.  Then as I said yesterday, the rets of their roster reminds me a bit of that initial 3peat: length, size, rebounding, defense.  

Now, I STILL think they need a third guy.  

Looks like they have the BIG TWO. 

Then a really dangerous 3 big man rotation.

Dion Waiters can be their combo scoring guard off the bench.  Roberson works at times.  

Not sure who is out there, but if they can get a guy who can get them 15 points a night, run some offense, shoot the 3, and defend a position or two, then they will be really, really dangerous.

Not even sure it needs to be a starter — I think it COULD be a 6th man.  Or, a 6’10 multi-dimensional freakishly athletic combo forward who can hit 3’s, dunk, block shots, help out on the boards, and get you about 11 or 12 points a night like Robert Horry.  

If I am the Thunder, I get an upgraded back up point guard really quick.  Then I go out and get a Rasheed Wallace type.  Bring him off the bench with Enes Kanter.  Then you have a FOUR HORSEMEN big man rotation.  

I think if they want to go for a slightly better upgrade at the 2, then they should look at Courtney Lee.  He is a guy who can get you about 15 a night.  Ok, well, 20 one night, then 10 the next.  Good shooter, solid overall scorer, really good from mid-range, decent defense, can handle the ball some, and is a pretty good athlete with decent 2 guard size.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BiggysmallsParticipant]

 This is a good thing. Having top-3 players in the league leaving their team and reshaping the entire league isn’t good in my opinion.

Franchise players shouldn’t be mercenaries.

[BiggysmallsParticipant]

 This is a good thing. Having top-3 players in the league leaving their team and reshaping the entire league isn’t good in my opinion.

Franchise players shouldn’t be mercenaries.

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