The draft is over, and the next thing fans are concerned about is the upcoming summer league and the trade market. Recently, trade rumors have been flying, but the focus is undoubtedly on where Durant's next game will be?
A netizen gave a set of trading plans that are not quite in line with reality:
Mavericks trade to get Durant;
The Suns get two second-round picks from Hardaway Jr. + Green + Gafford + Hardy + future
No1, the Mavericks will form an epic "Big Three"!
Although Durant is a 35-year-old veteran, he still averaged 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the 23-24 season, and the shooting percentage (52.3% + 41.3% + 85.6%) is close to the "180 Club"!
This season's Mavericks, under the leadership of Doncic and Irving, returned to the Finals stage after more than ten years, and the two at their peak are undoubtedly one of the strongest duos in the current league. In other words, if the Mavericks had a top scorer like Durant in the Finals series, sharing the pressure on Doncic and Irving, the Celtics would never have had an easy stable championship.
The Mavericks' starting five Tigers: Doncic + Irving + Durant + Washington + Lively, isn't it too scary?
No2, the Suns rebuild around Booker!
The 27-year-old Booker should be in his prime, but in the 23-24 season, he averaged 27.1 points and 6.9 assists per game, and the statistics are not ugly at first glance, but compared with the past, there is no significant improvement, and even some statistics have declined. For example, the deterrent power outside the three-point line, as we all know, Booker has the aura of a "three-point champion".
It is undeniable that the trio of Booker + Durant + Beal is a failure, and in the playoff series, it proves that the current Beal simply cannot match the name of "All-Star guard". Hardaway Jr. can share some of the pressure on the offensive end, while Green is a defensive wing potential star.
Although Hardy has some criticism, but, in the playoff series, Hardy still played some commendable performances, after the baptism of the finals, he is bound to find his own positioning, grow up rapidly, Gafford is a top "blue-collar" inside, energetic, can "eat cakes", can completely replace Nurkic's starting position, so that the Suns' lineup has more depth.
Based on the above, this lineup seems to be beneficial to Durant, in fact, it is not a good thing for the Suns, Durant has been doing "both a father and a mother" throughout the 23-24 season, too tired!