Kevin Durant to the Warriors? Devin Booker to the Spurs? 5 superstar trades we want to see

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As we saw over the weekend with the Lakers trading for Luka Dončić, any deal is apparently now on the table in the NBA. Even Giannis Antetokounmpo (more on him later) is joining in on the fun and throwing out trade ideas — Nikola Jokic to New York?

So let’s play along, too. Here are five blockbuster deals we’d like to see:

Kevin Durant to the Warriors

Ben Rohrbach: In the wake of Saturday night’s Luka Dončić deal, any halfwitted trade idea seems doable, and I’m pretty good at halfwitted ideas, so here goes one:

Kevin Durant to the Warriors.

It is actually not entirely out of left field. The Suns are “listening” to deals for Durant, according to Jake Fischer, and the Warriors are among the teams who want to be heard on the matter.

It would take Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Dennis Schröder’s expiring salary, either Moses Moody or Brandin Podziemski, every one of their available draft picks, a third team, maybe a fourth team and some delicate work around the details, especially as it pertains to the collective bargaining agreement’s second apron, which impacts both the Suns and Warriors.

But it is doable, and what great theater it would be. To reunite Durant with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green would make the one-time SUPER VILLAINS the underdogs. No longer would they be the overwhelming championship favorites, but they might just be legitimate contenders.

The old guys have still got it and all that. Plus Durant, who has searched his entire career for somewhere he belongs, would have a home in Golden State — a place he can call his own, even in the shadow of Curry, despite his clashes with Green, and especially if they win again. Who doesn’t love a redemption story? It is far better than the narratives Durant cannot escape.

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Kevin Durant to the Rockets

Vincent Goodwill: It’s very tasty to say Durant going back to Golden State, considering it feels like a natural fit with Stephen Curry and knowing the system. But let’s get crazy and move Durant to play alongside a collection of young players and a coach who gives no quarter: The Houston…

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Publish date : 2025-02-03 22:46:00

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