IMO the Durant injury not only kills any chance the Knicks will (or should) sign him, it also kills the potential Davis trade - which I am completely opposed to anyway. I think it would be foolish to give away all those players and picks for Davis, especially when he will not be paired with Durant. I'd rather keep the picks, draft Barrett or Morant (if available). And save at least one or two max slots for next season.
How would a Davis led team look like:
Davis, Irving (maybe) and little else. No Barrett, no Knox, no Mitchell Robinson, no Smith, no picks. That will get us to the playoffs but little else.
I'd rather see the young players develop and sign a top FA when and if available.
He's a three time All-NBA first teamer. That doesn't hold water.
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wind up leaving the team at their first opportunity, you'll have some actual, concrete evidence that Myers was insincere, or the team neglected to consider Durant's health for their own selfish reasons.
Every meaningful player on the team (actually, probably every player) is very close with the front office and coaching staff. I find it hard to believe they'd remain so if they observed what so many of you think happened despite having no evidence to support it.
Eh, you could be right but did that happen in SA? It seems likely that KD feels he was given poor information to get him to play in last night's game while risking his future health. Otherwise, why did he fly to NY directly after to get checked out by independent doctors?
My guess is because in his condition, being in plane for 90 minutes is far more appealing than 6 hours.
This is a devastating injury for a basketball player, but Durant can return to be the same or very close. This does not mark his downfall as an elite player.
Many would point to Bryant, who was still good but not the same player after his Achilles. But it is significant to remember Bryant was older (34) when he tore his Achilles, and six games into his return had a season-ending knee injury, which complicated matters. Look at high-flying Dominique Wilkins, who returned about nine months from his complete Achilles tear and was the same player.
I am not a contractual expert, but it seems to me that with Durant’s supreme talent a team would still make him a max offer. Or he could choose to exercise his player option to stay. The landscape of the league is changed with this, but it might actually extend Durant’s tenure with the Warriors.
I wish Durant the best of luck in his recovery. Let’s salute his effort to try to help his team.
He'll still get the max. Odds are he'll be 80-95% of what he used to be. Its just a terrible injury. Torn Achilles and Torn Patella's are just brutal. i keep reading about players coming back from torn achilles, no one mentions Rudy Gay. He's a guy who gives you hope, he came back at at a fairly high level.
His age is the biggest problem. A lot of wear and tear on his body already. Hopefully he goes the Wilkins route.
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This is a devastating injury for a basketball player, but Durant can return to be the same or very close. This does not mark his downfall as an elite player.
Many would point to Bryant, who was still good but not the same player after his Achilles. But it is significant to remember Bryant was older (34) when he tore his Achilles, and six games into his return had a season-ending knee injury, which complicated matters. Look at high-flying Dominique Wilkins, who returned about nine months from his complete Achilles tear and was the same player.
I am not a contractual expert, but it seems to me that with Durant’s supreme talent a team would still make him a max offer. Or he could choose to exercise his player option to stay. The landscape of the league is changed with this, but it might actually extend Durant’s tenure with the Warriors.
I wish Durant the best of luck in his recovery. Let’s salute his effort to try to help his team.
He'll still get the max. Odds are he'll be 80-95% of what he used to be. Its just a terrible injury. Torn Achilles and Torn Patella's are just brutal. i keep reading about players coming back from torn achilles, no one mentions Rudy Gay. He's a guy who gives you hope, he came back at at a fairly high level.
His age is the biggest problem. A lot of wear and tear on his body already. Hopefully he goes the Wilkins route.
Gay was a non-entity before the injury- just another guy. Now he comes back- and he's still just another guy, and we are supposed to draw hope for AD from that?
Come on man.