We could feasibly get Horford this year without giving up IT Bradley Smart Crowder KO or BRk 16
Then we could add Durant and resign Horford and STILL have brooklyn 16
That being said I give us no better than a 5% chance at Durant right now
Where can he go?
Stay in OKC, team up with someone on the Mavs, go to the Cs who have the same cap as Dallas but is in a better position to win.
Wizards have Wall but not much else.
What other teams have 30 mil in cap. We might have 50. 2 players.
C's are a much better place than Dallas and Washington. Washington's coach is most likely gone after this year, Beal is looking to be on a career-long minutes restriction, and their frontcourt is aging and already mediocre at best. For Dallas, outside of Carlisle and good management (which we have, too, i.e. excellent coaching and management), they don't really have all that much with Dirk going to be gone in a year or two. Plus, they're in the West, and that means going through San Antonio and Golden State even earlier, which he doesn't want.
The only places that I can see to really challenge us in attractiveness are OKC (nobody wants to leave where they've been that long) and Golden State, though I really think Durant cares more about his legacy than going to be third fiddle in Golden State. Also, who knows if Golden State would even try to clear enough space for him if they continue on their tear - "don't fix what ain't broken."
I think he knows not to go to Houston with their coaching situation and the fact that Harden probably isn't the best teammate, even though they're friends. With it really sounding like Russ is going to go home to Los Angeles, it might be best for Durant to leave for greener pastures somewhere, and hopefully it is us!
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