One thing is very clear to me now. Clippers and Knicks are both going to go full-on press to make a Durant and Kawhi pairing happen. Kyrie rumored so strongly to Brooklyn tells me he is the odd man out of the main event free agency pitches.
Knicks vs Clippers? We have one huge advantage. The ability to gut our assets to trade for AD to make it Durant, Kawhi, and AD.
Recent reports say that Clippers have taken SGA off the table in trade talks for AD. Any package they offer now is going to be considerably weaker than ours. We have better draft picks and better remaining players on rookie deals. Plus, we are not in the West.
All that said, if the Clippers get Kawhi and we get Durant, both teams have other options for additional players in free agency.
If we get neither, man, just put the wallet away and build the right way.
Knicks vs Clippers? We have one huge advantage. The ability to gut our assets to trade for AD to make it Durant, Kawhi, and AD.
Recent reports say that Clippers have taken SGA off the table in trade talks for AD. Any package they offer now is going to be considerably weaker than ours. We have better draft picks and better remaining players on rookie deals. Plus, we are not in the West.
All that said, if the Clippers get Kawhi and we get Durant, both teams have other options for additional players in free agency.
If we get neither, man, just put the wallet away and build the right way.