Trade Rumors ESCALATING... Potential BLOCKBUSTER Trade with Warriors | Suns News

As we all know, the Phoenix Suns are wanting to keep this big three intact this summer. Matt Ishbia, James Jones, Mike Wunholzer want to work with this squad, but after a disappointing first round exit and a salary cap that is very, very expensive, could the Suns be parting with one of their stars, in particularly Kevin Durant, as he could be seeking another trade after a disappointing season with this team? We'll be breaking down, looking at all of that and more on this episode of Suns Digest. I'm Bruce Velez. Before we dive in though, before we get into all of this news, around 88% of you guys who watch our videos are not subscribed. CJ and I have been appreciative of you guys dropping that number down. If you guys make sure you want to stay up to date on everything revolving around this team, hit that subscribe button as this is the centralized place for Suns news and Suns topics. jokes without further ado though let's dive into the video at hand make sure to grab a snack as it's going to be a jam-packed episode and like i mentioned in the introduction we're going to be looking at the possibility of a kevin durant trade and we're going to be looking at an article that proposed a trade that i think is a little bit ridiculous in my opinion but we're going to have to dive in we're going to look at it and let's get into that for you guys here kevin durant trade imminent phoenix suns face major offseason overhaul this article seems to think that with the sun salary cap issues being a huge problem for the future that a team like the suns might look to trade one of their stars and one of those guys being kevin durant now if we want to look at the phoenix suns payroll we can see from this graphic and from what cj and i have brought up been talking about that this team is star heavy and loaded with salary kevin durant devin booker bradley meal bill all making around 50 million dollars which takes up about 150 of the 184 million dollars that you would have to take to be under to be on the second apron therefore it doesn't allow a lot of flexibility a lot of other guys on this team and to make a bunch of money besides you know use of nurkic which is why he's a trade candidate and ultimately allows this team to be looking around the veteran minimums. Therefore, this article kind of thinks that a trade should be soon and says that Kevin Durant could be the one to want out because we kind of mentioned in the introduction, when things don't go great for Kevin Durant, he always tries and finds himself to leave. So let's dive into this article looking at it here. They say, despite the high hopes for a deep playoff run, Durant and his team fell short in the first round due to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now the Suns are staring at a daunting $194 million payroll, surpassing the second apron threshold of 190 million dollars and the pressure is mounting NBA analyst Stephen A Smith recently highlighted the growing tension within the Suns on first take saying that he went there that he went more than a month without talking to the head coach and then he says he does not look happy there you gotta disband the group this was Kevin Durant talking about Frank Vogel talking about how their head coach you know wasn't the greatest Kevin Durant and we we stated this multiple times on this show here talking about Kevin Durant talking about how he felt like he was using the corner too much he felt like he wasn't a prime star with this team and that was very very frustrating for him on the offensive side that's why I think realistically everything went bad with Frank Vogel and why they looked to move off of a guy in Frank Vogel was due to the fact that guys like Kevin Durant and players on this Suns team necessarily didn't jive with him or didn't really necessarily find his offensive scheme great that's why bringing up Mike Booneholzer i think was the smart decision for this team and ultimately why i think that this is a big of an issue as some people may think these claims paint a picture for durant's future with the team and further complicated by the sun's inability to sign free agents through their financial status the absence of a lot of arrival room room protector only exaperates their woes and we've kind of broken that down and kind of talked about on this episode on this show here multiple times cj and i breaking down how the suns do need a room protector and how possibly you know when looking at you know this excuse me when looking at this payroll when looking at this team when looking at a guy like Yusuf Nurkic that could be a contract that could be possibly moved now obviously we might have to give up some some draft capital with that and with the Suns not having a lot of draft capital that's not the greatest kind of going back into this article kind of looking at this team kind of looking at what this writer proposes they propose a trade that i think makes no sense for the phoenix suns and that's why we're going to get into this part here where they talk about kevin durant returning to golden state with clay thompson's future uncertain in the warriors own luxury tax issues acquiring durant will require sacrificing their young core to match its 51.2 million dollar salary for next year the high stakes gamble key to reignite their championship aspirations or further plunge them into turmoil so this article seems to think that with Kevin Durant going back to Golden State for a possible reunion with Steph Curry, that it'd be able to change the narrative for Kevin Durant, it would be able to change history for him, and he'd be able to try to win something. The Warriors are not the powerhouse they once were, obviously, as they were the 10th seed this year and eliminated before even making the playoffs, but with their performance faltering and their once-unmatched dominance fading, for Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and potentially Kelly Thompson, a final push to reclaim their glory might hinge on Recreek reuniting with Durant. However, the feasibility of this move remains questionable, with many obstacles in their path, obviously. As the Suns and Warriors navigate through these turbulent waters, the NBA world watches closely. Will the Suns part ways with Durant to rebuild, or will the Warriors risk it all for a shot at redemption? The answer will shape the future of both franchises and this high-stakes off-season drama. Seems like this article wants to paint more of a narrative their own in trying to get this trade actually done then either kevin durant or the warriors would be inclined to do so when looking at this this realistically makes absolutely zero sense for the phoenix suns if you're the phoenix suns why would you go out there and trade kevin durant who's a all-star type level player an all-nba type guy just to get some young players in return yes we want to go into that youth movement but if we want to look at the salary cap like we did with the Warriors or the Suns we also have the Warriors salary cap here would the Suns be really interested in Chris Paul at 30 million dollars when they traded him last year for 30 million dollars definitely not are they going to be interested you know in Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green for Kevin Durant most likely not the most likely trade candidate that's going to have to come out of doing this trade is Klay Thompson who again is looking for an extension so it'd have to be a sign-in trade the Suns would then have to trade Kevin Durant for Klay Thompson maybe a young role player in a guy like Jonathan Kuminga who could you know come over and help out and be a star player and then they'd have to get some young assets now obviously with this Suns team already being constructed how they are with Booker and Beal and having no point guard how do you think Suns fans would react or how do you think CJ and i or you guys would react if they brought in clay thompson a guy who went over 10 in his last game for the gold state warriors from three point range another three point specialist to help out alongside two guys who already are that position at the two guard and we're still stuck in our rut of no point guard i think it's absolutely disastrous if we want to look at the stats here we can see looking at kevin durant's stats 27 points per game this year 6.6 rebounds five assists on 1.2 blocks 0.9 steals did have three turnovers a game and 1.8 fouls but look at that field goal percentage 52 from the field 41 from three at age 35 he still consistently can shoot 46 on quarter threes where 81 of his threes are assisted and 28 of all the shots are three pointers we want to look at clay thompson look at that drastic difference 27 points to 17 points per game oh jeez yes three rebounds two assists 0.5 blocks 0.6 seals one turnover one 1.6 field goals yes he has a worse field goal percentage worse three-point percentage shot worse on corner threes this year this just doesn't make any sense to me doesn't make any sense for suns fans and i hope that you guys can agree so drop down your thoughts down below in the comment section here but honestly i think that the suns are going to keep this big three attack and they're going to make some moves around the edges like CJ and I have mentioned this payroll is deep with this squad with Durant Beal and Booker making a crap load of money not gonna lie but with the assumption of bringing Royce O'Neal back having Grayson Allen already extended on this team guys like Yusuf Nurkic and Azir Little I would not be shocked are going to be shocked at the trade deadline if not moved at the trade deadline we'll have to see what the Suns do with their pick we've heard the reports we've heard the rumors they're going to keep their pick they're going to try to draft brawny they're going to try to stay competent but we've also heard you know the rumors we've also heard everything about the suns you know trading they're picking letting go they're picking we're not keeping any first rounders so ultimately there is a lot of confusion with the sun's team if you want to make sure you stay up to date with everything revolving around this team the draft coming up off season trades possible rumors coaching stuff this is the place for you this is the centralized hub check out the other videos at the top you guys this is your first video hit that subscribe button as cj and i are pushing for 1000 subscribers guys and we are so close away less than 250 subscribers we can't do it without your guys's help once again this kevin durant trade i think is a little bit crazy a little bit blasphemous let me know what you guys think down below in the comment section once again i'm bruce velez have a great rest of your day and go phoenix suns