Kevin Durant will be on a new team next season
and there's nothing he can do about it.
When the Suns went all in to acquire KD last
season,
the only expectation was championship or bust.
After two playoff stints, Durant's only won one playoff series
and just got swept while losing by an average margin
of 15 points.
With the sun strapped on draft picks and cap space,
not to mention Beals no trade clause,
the Suns don't have a lot of options to try
and improve their roster,
and we all know Devin Booker isn't going anywhere.
Which leaves them with one option.
Even though he's in his late 30s,
KD is still under contract for the next two years,
and his latest averages are near identical to his MVP
season 10 years ago.
If the Suns want to recoup assets while staying competitive,
there are three teams that would help them do just
that.
One of them is the New York Knicks.
They have the draft picks,
enough assets to form a playoff team around Booker and
Beale.
But most importantly, it gives both teams a little flexibility.
We all know KDS wanted to play for the Knicks
at one point,
but since they weren't really winning,
he decided to cross the border.
Now that they have a winning culture and a budding
superstar on their roster,
it won't take a lot to convince him to bring
a championship to the Mecca of basketball.
But if he wants to stay out West,
one of the best storylines he can do for his
legacy is by finishing the job he once failed to
do in OK C It's clear that the Thunders rebuild
is already complete, but with a ton of first round
picks still at their disposal.
They can get even scarier.
A trio of Shea, Holmgren and KD will not only
be the favorites to win the West next year,
but will still be the case three to five years
from now.
Another reunion that you can't count out to happen next
season is KD going back to the Bay.
He already knows the system.
The stars on the team are on his same timeline,
and the move wouldn't be criticized as much since they
did miss the playoffs this season.
But you still can't sleep on a team that has
KD and Steph on its roster.
The clock is ticking on KD to save his legacy.
He's been on two separate super teams after he left
the Warriors and never made it past the second round.
While going to another super team will only hurt his
legacy even more,
the only way he can also save it is by
winning another ring.