Revisiting the KD idea for December 15, just in time for Xmas, it would be nice if the Nets would go along with this:
BOS In: KD
LAL In: JB, Kyrie, Seth Curry, Joe Harris, Gallinari, Kornet
BKN In: AD, Westbrook, 2025 BOS 1st, 2026 LAL 1st, 2027 BOS 1st, 2028 LAL 1st, 2029 LAL 1st swap, all LAL and BOS second-round picks through 2029
BKN finds suitors for AD and Simmons, hauling in three more first-round picks and a swap. Subsequently unloads the rest of their assets for bad contracts/picks and buys out Westbrook. In other words, officially becomes the leader in the Wembanyama sweepstakes, the year with the exceptional consolation prize of Scoot Henderson.
Meanwhile, the Lakers have new life and perhaps they pull it together to face us in the Finals. How sweet would it be to win banner 18 over LeBron and Kyrie?
Our perspective:
BOS In: KD
BOS Out: JB, Gallinari, Kornet, 2025 BOS 1st, 2027 BOS 1st, all BOS second-round picks through 2029
This is a title team with eight solid starting-caliber players:
Smart/D-White
Brogdon/D-White
JT/G. Williams
KD/Horford
Timelord/Horford