The Boston Herald claims that there are rumors that while Kyrie and KD want to team up, Kyrie wants the Nets and KD wants the Knicks.
What I don’t understand is why the Nets would want Kyrie. Kyrie will get a max. Shouldn’t Russell also get a max? And of course Dinwiddie is also a good player at the point. That would be a ton of money invested in the PG position.
So even if Kyrie wants the Nets, do the Nets, and their fans want him?
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Is the nets gutted really that much better than the knicks?
also remember the reports about kyrie to nets mainly have been his "people" pushing the nets and him wanting the knicks
Unclear if the Nets org wants Kyrie.
Kyrie to the nets makes no sense for both parties
Agree. Want no part of Kyrie
I don’t think the Nets are the second unnamed team in that article. I think the second team is the Clippers (ie they only want Kyrie if Kawhi says he wants to play with him in LA).
The Nets front office is one of the most leak-proof in the NBA. This kind of stuff almost certainly isn’t coming from them. No one seems to have any idea what Brooklyn is aiming to do. All of the KD/Kyrie/Butler to the Nets talk seems to be coming from the agent-side.
Nets FO may want him over Russell or they may have crossed him off entirely. No one knows.
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I wouldn’t say I prefer him, but he may be a better fit for the Knicks with KD, assuming he comes. Kyrie is younger and a much better player so that trumps all. There’s just something about putting Kyrie with Durant that scares me. They are both incredibly thin skinned and Kyrie in particular is extremely moody and things could go downhill quickly if they start to struggle.
I’d still take Kyrie but I absolutely understand others preferring Kemba
This.
They need maintain a healthy balance of draft picks and free agency. My dream acquisition is; KD, AD and draft Morant.
I know Kyrie turned a lot of people off this year, but there's no debate who is the better player. Sure, there are some issues and risks involved with Kyrie, but I have no interest in Kemba.
Kyrie is also 2 years younger.
I understand peoples concerns with Kyrie, but I don't understand people preferring the lesser player.
Performance team and coaching staff would be a big sell for kyrie
the only second he signs haha, the thing is how do you prove it? they have not mentioned duranta name at all...
you know golden state will file the second it happens though
Kyrie is also 2 years younger.
I understand peoples concerns with Kyrie, but I don't understand people preferring the lesser player.
Last 3 years...
Kemba: 241 Games
Kyrie: 199 Games
Kyrie (24.5 PPG / .552 eFG%) has been a better scorer than Kemba (23.7 PPG / .518 eFG%) these last 3 years. Kyrie is a little better at everything outside of but Kemba has been far more durable recently.
Durability edge combined with the fact that Kemba seems to be a superior teammate are a decent argument for him over Kyrie.
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there's anything Kemba does better than Kyrie.
Kyrie is also 2 years younger.
I understand peoples concerns with Kyrie, but I don't understand people preferring the lesser player.
Last 3 years...
Kemba: 241 Games
Kyrie: 199 Games
Kyrie (24.5 PPG / .552 eFG%) has been a better scorer than Kemba (23.7 PPG / .518 eFG%) these last 3 years. Kyrie is a little better at everything outside of but Kemba has been far more durable recently.
Durability edge combined with the fact that Kemba seems to be a superior teammate are a decent argument for him over Kyrie.
Kemba would not be a terrible 3rd option. And he would LOVE coming back to the Mecca.
I know Kyrie turned a lot of people off this year, but there's no debate who is the better player. Sure, there are some issues and risks involved with Kyrie, but I have no interest in Kemba.
While this may be true, Kemba has never gotten to play with an in his prime LeBron. I mean, who is the best player Kemba has ever played with?
Kyrie is CLEARLY the better player, and younger, but he's also a weird dude. I think he'd be fine as a 2nd banana to KD, but you do have to consider how his personality fits into a locker room. It didn't work very well in Boston this year.
Durability edge combined with the fact that Kemba seems to be a superior teammate are a decent argument for him over Kyrie.
Kyrie's argument will always be whipping Steph Curry's ass so badly in the Finals that the next season when the teams faced off again, the Cavs made Klay Thompson guard him. As for how he's viewed as a teammate, his situation was basically a lowercase version of KD's in Golden State. It was just missing the blatant Draymond Green "We don't need you" blowup. However, all the young kids on the Celtics obviously felt that way. They're as much to blame as he is. I'm not worried about Kyrie once he's finally in a situation of his own choosing.
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Durability edge combined with the fact that Kemba seems to be a superior teammate are a decent argument for him over Kyrie.
Kyrie's argument will always be whipping Steph Curry's ass so badly in the Finals that the next season when the teams faced off again, the Cavs made Klay Thompson guard him. As for how he's viewed as a teammate, his situation was basically a lowercase version of KD's in Golden State. It was just missing the blatant Draymond Green "We don't need you" blowup. However, all the young kids on the Celtics obviously felt that way. They're as much to blame as he is. I'm not worried about Kyrie once he's finally in a situation of his own choosing.
That shot he buried in game 7 was easily the most clutch shot in the NBA in the last decade. The fact that he had the balls to take and make it with Lebron on the team should tell you all you need to know. he can be a weird dude, but there's no arguing with his #'s.
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Durability edge combined with the fact that Kemba seems to be a superior teammate are a decent argument for him over Kyrie.
Kyrie's argument will always be whipping Steph Curry's ass so badly in the Finals that the next season when the teams faced off again, the Cavs made Klay Thompson guard him. As for how he's viewed as a teammate, his situation was basically a lowercase version of KD's in Golden State. It was just missing the blatant Draymond Green "We don't need you" blowup. However, all the young kids on the Celtics obviously felt that way. They're as much to blame as he is. I'm not worried about Kyrie once he's finally in a situation of his own choosing.
That shot he buried in game 7 was easily the most clutch shot in the NBA in the last decade. The fact that he had the balls to take and make it with Lebron on the team should tell you all you need to know. he can be a weird dude, but there's no arguing with his #'s.
Kyrie offensively can take over a game when he's in a zone. And we know he is a gamer. I like his game on the court alot. Apparently so does KD.
It is funny he attacked him for that but didnt attack him for saying durant is recruiting people to knicks...
Itnis funny for all the talk about him to knicks he has not attacked a single report about it
You aren’t getting anything quality in a return and his value couldn’t be lower, therefore I would hold on to him. I actually think he will play better with better scorers on the team.
He clearly feels pressure from the media and fans. The way he responds on twitter against guys like Broussard is one thing, but creating burners and coming at fans? That’s soft. He cares a little too much.
But then he goes out and delivers in the playoffs and especially Finals. Cavs D sucked the last couple of years but he still eviscerated them to secure his status as an all-time scoring machine.
Odd dude. Him and Kyrie as the faces of a New York squad would be interesting.