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"person close to." Havent heard from them in awhile.

if im handicapping it im saying 60% he stays in OKC, 30% he goes to the wizards, 10% he goes somewhere else.

Hopefully the knicks arent thinking about him at all at this point. If they want to leave some money open this year for flexibility and the chance to make a big move in 2016 im fine with that, but i wouldnt want them to specific hold money for durant.

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can continue to develop and be rotational players on a team that can contend. If so this season was a success no matter the record.

just like LeBron and then the butthurt commences

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was listening to the college sports channel on Sirius on the way into work this AM. They were having that very discussion soliciting calls on whether having a player from your college rival on a pro team causes you to root against that team. Got me thinking. I think guys like JJ Reddick annoy me still to this day but not as much as when they hat that shitty blue on.

has fit in. He just seems like a solid consistent role player. Not great at anything, but solid at everything.

Also its really nice to see hardaway playing well again. And it doesnt seem to just be that his shot is falling again, he is contributing in other areas as well.

In comment 12114125 jlukes said:

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just like LeBron and then the butthurt commences

what a clueless comment on every level.

I vividly remember tweeting as much to the draft express guy and he smugly strongly disagreed. Well he can suck it.

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In comment 12114125 jlukes said: Quote: just like LeBron and then the butthurt commences what a clueless comment on every level.

Huh? Do you not remember what this site was before and immediately after Lebron chose to go to Miami? It was absolutely hilarious

he is going to Washington but if he chooses the Knicks you can see why...

Has a relationship with Melo, very good friends

Has a relationship with Fisher, a lot of respect there as former teammates and Durant was one of the first former players to come out and say he thought Fisher would be a great coach..

has a relationship with a couple of the assistant coaches on the Knicks including one assistant that when he was hired was described as "durants guy"

So there are some connections there but in the end i think he ends up in Washington if he leaves...

I do think this is a different situation than Lebron because Melo is in New York...

I think if Melo was in New York when they were recruiting Lebron the Knicks would of had a much better chance to sign him...

There are rivals, and then there's Duke. Duke's in its own galaxy as far as hatred goes.

That said, I'd take Okafor in a heartbeat.

I have to say believe it or not there is not much I will miss about the ACC. I will miss beating those shits at that tool shed they call a gym. silencing those shitty little nerds. We had a stretch back in the laet 90's/early 2000's where we beat them like 3 out of 4 years there. Godamn the sound of silence in that building is sweet. Thats something we will never be able to replicate in the B1G.

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he is obviously nothing special, but fun to watch. Offensive game is a disaster though.

When the rumors were swirling that we were headed for the Big Ten as well, I absolutely hated the idea for exactly those reasons.

And yeah, you guys had Duke's number for a while like no one else has.

Has a great team there. His brand would do well in NYC, but he doesnt strike me as the type to be so focused on that over his life. I think being out in OK suits his lifestyle quite well. And outside of a couple college teams, there is nothing out there really.

ASSISTANT WHO IS CLOSE TO DURANT. And next year...we'll have LeBron.

2016 lineup

PG - Who cares?
SG - LeBron
SF - Durant
PF - Melo
C - Okafor



You know it's gonna happen...

I changed it after the hacking.

all have a better chance of landing Durant than the Knicks.

There are rumors starting to leak out about how Durant is a little sick of the OKC front office and the OKC media. The media part makes him come off a bit soft. If he can't handle the OKC media then wtf is he gonna do in LA or NY. But the front office thing I totally understand. The OKC ownership is a pathetic pathetic group that has embarrassed themselves. They take the Sonics out of Seattle and then they turn into complete cheapos in OKC when spending just a little bit of money would've meant Championships. They've got good fans but I hope Durant leaves OKC because their front office/ownership doesn't deserve a ring.

In comment 12114463 PA Giant Fan said:

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Has a great team there. His brand would do well in NYC, but he doesnt strike me as the type to be so focused on that over his life. I think being out in OK suits his lifestyle quite well. And outside of a couple college teams, there is nothing out there really.

Durant's seemingly lack of a "brand" is his brand. It's no accident that he hides his tattoos or hired Jay-Z's company to represent him. I see almost no way he stays in OKC. It's just a matter of where he ends up. And yes the Knicks are a huge longshot IMO for many reasons....with one of the biggest being why would he go somewhere where there's already a max player who sort of does all the same things he does on the court (albeit not as well)? Wouldn't you want to go somewhere with star guards and/or bigs in place?

for Durant that makes a lot of sense is Golden State. If the cap takes a big leap next summer as expected, it appears they would be able to give him a max deal.

they have 51 mill committed already. They would have to let Barnes walk, Probably Ezeli as well and they def couldnt resign Green this year.

Personally i think he stays in OKC and if he leaves it will be for WAS.

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Do the knicks have a shot? Sure, but its a small one.

new TV money into the cap next year but some have projected the cap to be as high as $80 million for next year. Even if it isn't, all GS would have to do is find a landing spot for Iggy and/or Bogut...or they could just stretch one or both of them.

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If he can't handle the OKC media then wtf is he gonna do in LA or NY.

IMO, media in place like OKC or Green Bay can be way worse than NY. In OKC there isnt nearly as much to report. There are the Thunder, OSU sports, capital politics, and local stuff (policies, crime, silly stories etc). Compare that to NY - lots more random stories (more people), celebrity stuff, and a bazillion sports teams. In OKC, Durant is one of the big men in town. No anonymity. It's actually a lot easier for athletes to live under the radar in NY.

I admit I dont read the papers regularly, but when I did I never thought that the NY print media was particularly harsh. Maybe 20 years ago NY was harder because we had sports radio and other places didnt, but now they have sports radio and blogs etc everywhere.

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all have a better chance of landing Durant than the Knicks. There are rumors starting to leak out about how Durant is a little sick of the OKC front office and the OKC media. The media part makes him come off a bit soft. If he can't handle the OKC media then wtf is he gonna do in LA or NY. But the front office thing I totally understand. The OKC ownership is a pathetic pathetic group that has embarrassed themselves. They take the Sonics out of Seattle and then they turn into complete cheapos in OKC when spending just a little bit of money would've meant Championships. They've got good fans but I hope Durant leaves OKC because their front office/ownership doesn't deserve a ring.

Washington I understand, but why LA? Why Houston? Have you seen or heard evidence of this? I'm being serious, maybe I missed something. And I know the Knicks are a long shot, but I have no clue why LA or Houston are so much more obvious.

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