Kevin Durant, what can you say 29 straight games of 25 points or more a PER above 25.
Kid is IT.
If i was a basketball fan in Seattle i'd be inconsolable.
Fortunately I'm not a Sonics fan i'm a Celtics fan. So, is there any way we can get that kid in Celtics green?
I understand that he has a player? option in 2011.
what would we need to do to create enough cap space to land him.

No player option in 2011... However, if he doesn't sign an extension he will be an unrestricted free agent in 2012-- the same year KG and Sheed come off the books and allow us cap space for the first time since the Pitino era.

Still, with Bird rights the Thunder will be able to offer over $15 million more than any other team. So it's unlikely he hits the market.

KD is a fantastic scorer but I am not convinced he is anything else. But yeah, I'd take him.

Quote from: droopdog7 on February 24, 2010, 02:56:02 PM

KD is a fantastic scorer but I am not convinced he is anything else. But yeah, I'd take him.

You must not be watching him then.  He is better then any one on the Celtics roster right now and that is FACT.

The question is will he become a truly special player, or does he become Tracy McGrady?

Quote from: MBz on February 24, 2010, 03:21:29 PM

Quote from: droopdog7 on February 24, 2010, 02:56:02 PM

KD is a fantastic scorer but I am not convinced he is anything else. But yeah, I'd take him.

You must not be watching him then.  He is better then any one on the Celtics roster right now and that is FACT.

The question is will he become a truly special player, or does he become Tracy McGrady?

I am always up for a Tmac joke, but I do think you are selling him short a bit.  If Tmac had stayed healthy, and had some luck with teammates staying healthy, I think he would be looked at very differently. 

I think Durant is a lock to resign with Oklahoma.

Kevin Durant, what can you say 29 straight games of 25 points or more a PER above 25.
Kid is IT.
If i was a basketball fan in Seattle i'd be inconsolable.
Fortunately I'm not a Sonics fan i'm a Celtics fan. So, is there any way we can get that kid in Celtics green?
I understand that he has a player? option in 2011.
what would we need to do to create enough cap space to land him.

I live in Seattle.   Seattle fans were apathetic when the Sonics left and now that they are gone they are (in general) completely oblivious to what they lost.  If you asked 10 random Seattleites who Kevin Durant is... I'd be surprised if half of them would know.   They lost that team for a reason.

I considered making this custom jersey and wearing it around to mess with these losers, but I don't think anyone would really give a crap.



At my Halloween work party, my boss showed up wearing a full Sonics outfit as his costume... Ray Allen jersey, warmups, headbands, sneakers... etc.  I went up to him and joked, "... Nice zombie costume"... we then started talking about how he use to have season tickets.  The conversation turned to Durant.  He goes, "he's ok, but he has terrible shot selection and he's way too skinny".   I suddenly realized... he was thinking of Durant from his rookie year and had no idea what the kid was currently doing in Oklahoma City.  He didn't even believe me when I said the Thunder had a winning record....  So there you have it.   Even the former fans are oblivious to what's going on.

Durant is dominant. Top 5 player.  That team is a top 10 team and their only big man is nenad krystic.   Scary good potential for that squad if they ever cash in their chips (i'm convinced they could have had amare if they wanted him, but figured they'd hold onto their assets and wait another year).    I'd love Durant in Boston some day, but I think he's really enjoying playing there.

Quote from: Fafnir on February 24, 2010, 03:30:02 PM

Quote from: MBz on February 24, 2010, 03:21:29 PM

Quote from: droopdog7 on February 24, 2010, 02:56:02 PM

KD is a fantastic scorer but I am not convinced he is anything else. But yeah, I'd take him.

You must not be watching him then.  He is better then any one on the Celtics roster right now and that is FACT.

The question is will he become a truly special player, or does he become Tracy McGrady?

He's already better than TMac ever was only because of how easily and effieciently he scores. TMac dominated the ball. Durant can put up 25 in his sleep.

Defensively he will get better as he grows into his body a bit more. He's 21!

Sure, KD may already be a better scorer than TMac was but that is not the point.  And I think that you partly made my point in your post.  From what I have seen, KD gets his points quietly.  You don't think he is doing much but you look up and he has 25.  But, he has not consistently shown the ability (or willingness) to dominate a game, especially in crunch time.

And yes, I am judging KD against greatness.  LeBron, in addition to being a physical freak, is a fantastic passer; better than many PG's.  In the last few years, he has become monster on D and started to dominate the end of games.

Kobe and MJ (who are similar) had the killer instinct that no one else had.  Each could score at will (and I would say at least as good as KD) but they could also defend.  Both were better passers than they were ever given credit for.

KD can get 25 in sleep.  But we knew than coming in.  The question becomes, will he develop in other areas to reach the greatness of these other guys.  Or, will be become the next TMac/Dominique Wilkens?

We'll see.