03-05-2025, 12:56 AM
(03-04-2025, 10:45 PM)mvossman Wrote: From everything I am reading, given that Kyrie is an older small guard who relies (at least to some degree) on quickness, there is a reasonable chance he will never get back to what he was, and if he does it probably wont be next season.
That means your first real chance at contention is the following season when KD is 38, Kyrie is 34 coming off ACL and AD is an injury prone 33. Between that and the toxic environment with the fans, I feel like it would have to be full bro code for KD to want to come here.
In light of this injury, the best route might be to fire Nico, showcase AD for a couple of weeks if healthy, sell off every player older than 27 in the offseason and go full tank for a year. Then you have to try to win because you have no control over your picks after that.
I agree with you about Kyrie - call me pessimistic, but I feel like this is essentially the end of his prime. I'm no longer interested in him being around, if I'm the Mavs.
But, you've talked yourself into this notion that Harrison wants Durant to the point where you're basically presenting it as fact. I doubt that's where this is headed (unless Kyrie is in the deal, maybe).