**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[Bert.]

Kerr just said no update on Durant

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Kerr just said no update on Durant

So they don't have a diagnosis almost three days later?

Alright.

 

[lawdog1]

^^^ Well, damn. I drink Monster products regularly. Did not realize I was supporting Shaitan...

 

[d3si]

 

[vidiviciun]

Kerr just said no update on Durant

Durant going to be running down the corridor Game 7 with a Nike Kobe boot on and ALL!!!!

#DubsIn7 ​

 

[freeze]

 

[ahat]

^^^ Well, damn. I drink Monster products regularly. Did not realize I was supporting Shaitan...

Knew there was something off about you

 

[Bert.]

Yikes

Warriors and Kerr trash

 

[dman14]

 

[vidiviciun]

Durant is going to retire a Warrior! #DubsIn7 ​

 

[Mike dunleavy]

Sources telling me it's a rupture

 

[QU!K]

 

[elpablo21]

Kerr just said no update on Durant

This is getting weird brehs

 

[hand2handking]

Golden State Reportedly Planned to Offer Kevin Durant Unprecedented Long-Term Deal


Image via Getty/Jeff Haynes/NBAE

https://www.complex.com/sports/2019...fer-kevin-durant-unprecedented-long-term-deal

Despite winning two championships and being named back-to-back Finals MVP, it was assumed that Kevin Durant would opt out of his contract with the Warriors and become the NBA's most sought after free agent this summer. As a result, league insiders believed that Golden State had conceded to this and had given up on courting KD. But, it's now being reported that was far from the truth.

According to The Athletic's Frank Isola, the Warriors wanted to offer Durant a long-term contract with "the understanding that if he wanted to leave at any point during his contract the team would grant him that wish." If Durant would have accepted this deal, he would have been in an unpreceded position to control his future for the duration of the contract. Yet, to do this, Durant would either have to fully trust the front office, or the Warriors would have to iron out minor details to keep it within the NBA guidelines.

As it stands, the NBA's collective bargaining agreement only allows players to have one option year. While the CBA does permit players to negotiate a buyout at any time, these deals are not regulated and have to be worked out through the two parties. If the Warriors were able to change this, it would've led to a monumental shift in roster creation similar to the Rose Rule. But, this couldn't officially hit the docket until at least 2023 when both the NBA and the Player Association are eligible to opt out.

Trying to figure out the logistics of this deal could be obsolete. Durant is believed to have suffered an Achilles injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Although this is serious for any athlete, at his age and height many specialists think this is a career-shortening injury. This makes the Warriors' potentially ground-breaking deal a high-risk bet. Yet even if they do extend the offer, Durant might be hesitant to take it. Many NBA insiders believe that it was KD's trust in the Warriors' medical staff/front office that led him to play after missing a month of basketball. As this deal would likely be based on the Warriors' word, it's unclear if he'll trust the team again, after one of the last steps he took as a Warrior likely cost him an entire season.

 

[jlbeight]

Kerr just said no update on Durant

LOL who runs this disaster ?

 

[blastercombo]

GS screwed KD


Point blank

 

[wavycrocket]

Deacon Perk

He got that deep, soothing, old-timer, laid back voice like Barry White. Barry from Beaumont too, wonder if they’re related

 

[Blake P]

Calm down, Kerr is the coach. His job is to help the players who are active on the roster prepare for the most important game of this season... until they win and force game 7. I'd be more concerned if he was just sitting around waiting for KD updates.

 

[tekthemaestro]

Calm down, Kerr is the coach. His job is to help the players who are active on the roster prepare for the most important game of this season... until they win and force game 7. I'd be more concerned if he was just sitting around waiting for KD updates.

yea... yall doing a lot in here with the kd situation lol. next game needs to hurry up.

 

[Blake P]

GS screwed KD


Point blank

Even KD is specifically saying it was his call to be out there. He is taking responsibility for what happened, not pointing fingers. That's a real champion right there.

 

[mr j 858]

Golden State Reportedly Planned to Offer Kevin Durant Unprecedented Long-Term Deal


Image via Getty/Jeff Haynes/NBAE

https://www.complex.com/sports/2019...fer-kevin-durant-unprecedented-long-term-deal

KD is going to to take his 31+ million player option now.

 

[blastercombo]

Even KD is specifically saying it was his call to be out there. He is taking responsibility for what happened, not pointing fingers. That's a real champion right there.

Lol and the “real” doctors gave him the ok. Look how well that went


Season will be over come what may within a week. He will STILL be in a hospital bed. What an awesome trade off

 

[QU!K]

So who do GSW sacrifice?

or who takes a paycut?

Klay?
Draymond?

 

[Nipsey3000]

Tracy McGrady: "how could kawhi leave Toronto...I can't see it happening."

Me: "N ****, how could you leave Toronto"

 

[dman14]

So who do GSW sacrifice?

or who takes a paycut?

Klay?
Draymond?

dray