Mannix: Boston dark horse for Durant

[PhoSita]

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is coming here until the day it happens.

[BitterJim]

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is coming here until the day it happens.

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is leaving OKC until the day it happens

[PaulP34]

I think what happens is KD waits it out and sees what the Boston Celtics acquire in the trades on draft day. If Boston lands Jimmy Butler and James Harden through draft day trades, He's gonna wait out free agency n see who we pick up. Say we grab a Horford and or DeRozan then I think he jumps on the bus in Boston...

[greece66]

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is coming here until the day it happens.

^this

Mannix is a bit of a homer.

He is right that Durant is unlikely to go to Washington but this is totally unrelated to him coming to Boston.

[PhoSita]

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is coming here until the day it happens.

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is leaving OKC until the day it happens

Agreed.

[CoachBo]

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is coming here until the day it happens.

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is leaving OKC until the day it happens

Agreed.

Ditto.

[greece66]

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is coming here until the day it happens.

I'll sincerely doubt that Durant is leaving OKC until the day it happens

Agreed.

Ditto.

Add me to this quote.

[PaulAllen]

Mannix has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Homer article to help fans get over getting destroyed game 2..

Ill tell you this is the Celtics lose this series they have 0 chance landing Durant

Mannix is very reputable and writes for The Vertical. In fact, this isn't even about the C's. It's a national piece about the Brooks signing and the snippet about the Celtics was just that.

The Heat (a 5th seed) were dispatched by the C's in the 1st round in just 5 games. They signed James and Bosh a couple of months later.

Miami is a destination spot where Boston is not.. Luxurious beaches and warm year weather all the other perks not mention no state Tax so they keep most of their contract.. Second Wade was already there and he recruited James and Anthony, where they eventually settled on Bosh to join.. completely different circumstances.. 3rd Boston has never signed a FA in his prime so put it at .00001% Durant becomes a Celtic

When we were contending we had free agents choose us over other contending teams. We had guys like Murphy, Shaq, Sheed, etc. come to Boston over "luxury spots". The fact is we haven't had money in a long time, so let's not confuse being financially capable with not being able to.

Kidding right? Murphy, shaq, and sheed were on their last legs and many times i thought to myself they were hurting this team come playoff time... Boston has NEVER signed a player in their PRIME...

[Lucky17]

Mannix has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Homer article to help fans get over getting destroyed game 2..

Ill tell you this is the Celtics lose this series they have 0 chance landing Durant

Mannix is very reputable and writes for The Vertical. In fact, this isn't even about the C's. It's a national piece about the Brooks signing and the snippet about the Celtics was just that.

The Heat (a 5th seed) were dispatched by the C's in the 1st round in just 5 games. They signed James and Bosh a couple of months later.

Miami is a destination spot where Boston is not.. Luxurious beaches and warm year weather all the other perks not mention no state Tax so they keep most of their contract.. Second Wade was already there and he recruited James and Anthony, where they eventually settled on Bosh to join.. completely different circumstances.. 3rd Boston has never signed a FA in his prime so put it at .00001% Durant becomes a Celtic

When we were contending we had free agents choose us over other contending teams. We had guys like Murphy, Shaq, Sheed, etc. come to Boston over "luxury spots". The fact is we haven't had money in a long time, so let's not confuse being financially capable with not being able to.

Kidding right? Murphy, shaq, and sheed were on their last legs and many times i thought to myself they were hurting this team come playoff time... Boston has NEVER signed a player in their PRIME...

Boston has never had cap space to land a PRIME FA.

[chambers]

I think a lot of Boston's appeal to Durant will depend on other moves.

He's not going to come here as the only significant addition to the roster besides the rookies in the draft. He's going to want a veteran core around him, and we are short of what I suspect he's looking for.

I disagree. To me it's not about having a veteran core. The appeal of our team is our youth and discipline. We've got young, hungry , gym rat kinda guys that are willing to work their butts off and play defense for 48 minutes a game, which makes your life so much easier as an offensive juggernaught trying to conserve energy.  As a top 3 player in the NBA, he doesn't have to wait for the perfect situation. If he decides to go somewhere- Boston in this case- he'll have a swarm of top 20 guys all wanting to join him here and that's when we add the perfect veteran support.

Any half intelligent NBA player will see Durant, IT, the role player defenders and the genius coach and come running our way and we'd have a legimate contender within 2 years if not this offseason.

[PaulAllen]

Mannix has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Homer article to help fans get over getting destroyed game 2..

Ill tell you this is the Celtics lose this series they have 0 chance landing Durant

Mannix is very reputable and writes for The Vertical. In fact, this isn't even about the C's. It's a national piece about the Brooks signing and the snippet about the Celtics was just that.

The Heat (a 5th seed) were dispatched by the C's in the 1st round in just 5 games. They signed James and Bosh a couple of months later.

Miami is a destination spot where Boston is not.. Luxurious beaches and warm year weather all the other perks not mention no state Tax so they keep most of their contract.. Second Wade was already there and he recruited James and Anthony, where they eventually settled on Bosh to join.. completely different circumstances.. 3rd Boston has never signed a FA in his prime so put it at .00001% Durant becomes a Celtic

When we were contending we had free agents choose us over other contending teams. We had guys like Murphy, Shaq, Sheed, etc. come to Boston over "luxury spots". The fact is we haven't had money in a long time, so let's not confuse being financially capable with not being able to.

Kidding right? Murphy, shaq, and sheed were on their last legs and many times i thought to myself they were hurting this team come playoff time... Boston has NEVER signed a player in their PRIME...

Boston has never had cap space to land a PRIME FA.

They did this year...
Also by next year every team will have ample cap space..

[LooseCannon]

It's pretty obvious that if Durant cares about winning and not just maximizing dollars or landing in a prime location, then Durant will have legitimate interest in going to Boston.  There is a non-zero chance that Durant cares about more than just money/location.  Therefore, there is a non-zero chance that Durant ends up a Celtic.

You don't need inside sources or green-tinted goggles to understand this.

[BitterJim]

Mannix has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Homer article to help fans get over getting destroyed game 2..

Ill tell you this is the Celtics lose this series they have 0 chance landing Durant

PaylAllen has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Pessimistic forum post to help prevent fans from getting over getting destroyed game 2..

[BitterJim]

Mannix has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Homer article to help fans get over getting destroyed game 2..

Ill tell you this is the Celtics lose this series they have 0 chance landing Durant

Mannix is very reputable and writes for The Vertical. In fact, this isn't even about the C's. It's a national piece about the Brooks signing and the snippet about the Celtics was just that.

The Heat (a 5th seed) were dispatched by the C's in the 1st round in just 5 games. They signed James and Bosh a couple of months later.

Miami is a destination spot where Boston is not.. Luxurious beaches and warm year weather all the other perks not mention no state Tax so they keep most of their contract.. Second Wade was already there and he recruited James and Anthony, where they eventually settled on Bosh to join.. completely different circumstances.. 3rd Boston has never signed a FA in his prime so put it at .00001% Durant becomes a Celtic

When we were contending we had free agents choose us over other contending teams. We had guys like Murphy, Shaq, Sheed, etc. come to Boston over "luxury spots". The fact is we haven't had money in a long time, so let's not confuse being financially capable with not being able to.

Kidding right? Murphy, shaq, and sheed were on their last legs and many times i thought to myself they were hurting this team come playoff time... Boston has NEVER signed a player in their PRIME...

Boston has never had cap space to land a PRIME FA.

They did this year...
Also by next year every team will have ample cap space..

I hope you're not trying to draw meaningful conclusions from a sample size of 1

[indeedproceed]

Mannix has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Homer article to help fans get over getting destroyed game 2..

Ill tell you this is the Celtics lose this series they have 0 chance landing Durant

PaylAllen has no insight to Durants destination.. He is just trying to speculate and doing a poor job doing it... anyone can write a Pessimistic forum post to help prevent fans from getting over getting destroyed game 2..

Bitter Jim has no insight to Paul Allen. Anyone can write a ad-hominem forum post to help discredit someone they disagree with while trying to get over getting destroyed in game 2.