Is Trading Kevin Durant For Paul George, No. 3 Pick TOO RISKY For Phoenix Suns?

Is Trading Kevin Durant For Paul George, No. 3 Pick TOO RISKY For Phoenix Suns?

Could the Phoenix Suns land the number three overall pick in this year’s draft? Plus, Paul George if they trade Kevin Durant to the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s Eric and Stephen here for PHNX Suns. A trending addition. While you’re here, hit that like button, hit that subscribe button if you’re listening on audio. Five star reviews go a long, long way. Stephen, of course, as you know, Kevin Durant might get traded this summer. That’s a bit of news to me. I was not aware. Never heard it. So, we’ve been doing lots of Trade Machine Tuesdays, putting together hypothetical trades, and we have dove into the Paul George of it all. And of course, this recent reporting from Jeremy Woo says that the Sixers could be targeting Kevin Durant this off season with the number three pick in Paul George being on the table. What’s your initial reaction to a Kevin Durant trade package centered around Paul George and the number three pick in this year’s draft? Uh my first question for full transparency is do the Sixers value KD more or do they value Li Markin more who is the the other all-star caliber player that was kind of tabbed to the number three and Paul George trade template um that Woo spoke to. Um, and to that to that to answer that, I would imagine they value Kevin Durant more, but would Lowry be more easily attainable? Lowry be more on the timeline with that part too, Jared McCain and Tyrese Maxi because now they’re walking this tight rope, which is why they might be willing to part with the number three overall pick of building around Joel Embiid, who is around his 30s and is in his prime. So, do they want another older player to maybe go more alongside this championship aspirations with Joel Embiid or do you want to invest in the younger forward and Lowry Markin for the same price to more more so pair up with your Jared McCain and your Tyrese Maxis? Exactly. and you look at, okay, if if it is Joel and Tyrese that you’re trying to build around the type of usage you’re getting that from that player that’s going to be fitting with them that you’re going to be getting back in that trade. Obviously, Kevin Durant can be the best catch and shoot player in the league, but is that going to be what best suits him for your team? and you imagine the fit for him next to a Joel and a Tyresese Maxi in comparison to Lowry Marketing. And I feel like them having an elite shooter at that specific position will help them in ways that Kevin Durant would obviously be able to play to, but it’s just going to be a little different. And to that point, that’s why I posed the question that I did to start it because I feel like I feel like Lowry makes more sense for the Sixers context than Kevin Durant does. But is he worth and and separating with that number three pick also is interesting because you’re moving along with Paul George. So you’re not fully committing to either timeline with this trade considering you’re trading pieces from from both timelines. Kevin Durant needs the ball in his hands not to be effective but to be at his most effective. He could play off ball right? He can have gravity. He can catch and shoot like you mentioned but at the end of the day when Kevin Durant’s creating shots for himself that’s when Kevin Rance at his best. You can say the same thing about Joel Embiid. You can say the same thing about Tyrese Maxi, right? Even more so than the fit of Kevin Durant with Devin Booker. I feel like the fit with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxi is a little bit clunkier in theory because of the fact that okay, Embiid needs the ball to cook in the post and to to put up his numbers and to shoot as much as he needs to. Tyresese Maxi, he’s a good passer, but he loves to create off the dribble. So there is some overlap there even if it’s not positionally on the Sun side of things though because I Lowry I think has less value. He’s a worse player but a better fit. So do you want to give up the same type of package for in a vacuum a worse player but better fit? That’s interesting from the Sixers perspective. From the Suns perspective, the number three pick in Paul George for Kevin Durant. If you’re walking away as the Phoenix Suns, do you think that’s the best deal that you can get? It might be. It It very well could be honestly just because of the value of that number three pick. Obviously, the contract of Paul George is the contract. That’s a dice roll in and of itself. But if that dice rolls to a number that that’s inclined for your team, you have somebody that can be a above average player at worst and one of the better catch and shoot players, someone that can clearly play with another superstar and do so at a high level. And then the pick puts you in position to do multiple things. Obviously, you could use it. Obviously, you could literally trade it, attach it, or use it independent of any other player and see what type of contracts or what type of teams you can like knock on their door and just have a conversation about. Any team that’s on the skirts or they’re in limbo about what direction they’re headed and how they want to go about heading, whatever direction that is. Maybe you might be able to do something with that. Maybe you can maybe you can hit up Orlando, see what you could do with them. Maybe you can hit up Memphis, see if you could do something with them. There’s some options on the table that you just don’t have when you don’t have that number three pick. It is tough because I look at that number three pick and it’s extremely valuable. I also look at who’s projected to go three in this draft and I’m not in love with Ace Bailey to be completely. The question is though, you’re looking at it from the Suns perspective, right? Yeah. But if you want to flip it to another team who is interested in Ace Bailey. And that’s the thing, your perspective, your being the Suns is going to be different on that number three than another team might be. So that’s why I think a conversation can be had. I think Oh, for sure. If you have the number three pick, there’s going to be somebody who wants it. That there’s definitely value there. the Paul George fit. I don’t I I love if it was Paul George a couple years ago or if you could promise me that this is a healthy Paul George and a Paul George that can get along with Devin Booker, which is I feel like a whole different category to talk about this of does Deon Booker want to be playing with Paul George when they’ve very publicly had some some back and forth and some beef. But even beyond the personal side of things on the court, Paul George in theory fits well next to Devin Booker, sliding into that three- four spot, catch and suit shoot guy and perimeter defender, right? He’s getting near the the ender part, the later part of his career. His contract is massive and he’s only played one year on it so far. And his production is not matched even close to what that contract is worth. Correct. And some people would argue it was just a season from hell for Paul George and the Sixers and that he’ll bump his value up. You’re still taking an inherent risk on that, right? So that’s the Paul George side of it where if you don’t have Bradley Beiel off your team, you’re not getting under the second apron because you just traded for somebody who makes basically the same amount of money as KD on now a longer contract who is not young. So you’re you’re taking a gamble on their future. Mhm. That gives me some pause, right? Okay. But it comes with the number three overall pick. Now, if you can move that number three pick like we mentioned, then then that’s another conversation that you can have. But I I am a lot more comfortable, not that I think the players are better, but in the like 7 to 12 range of this first round, I’m more comfortable kind of taking a shot on somebody. I like Malawak out of Duke with three the the talent up top after one and and even two. Not that it falls off, it just is a little bit more of a shot in the dark. And if you make this trade, Stephen, and you don’t nail the number three overall pick, which you would have to do, you’re putting yourself in a really tough spot. Yeah. That’s the That’s the You have to roll the dice on something like this, though, if it’s on the table. Mhm. And it’s because of again whether you’re literally using the pick on a player that you might see value in, which is one of Gregory’s strengths that has been louded as maybe his most loud strength in terms of skill, his vision for a player and skill development. Um whether it’s that part or another trade that you’re making, it just gives you options. And when you’re in the situation they’re in, and I’m thinking about things with Bill removed from it, whether it’s via trade, whether it’s the waving stretch, I just don’t see him being on the roster next season. You duck that second tax apron, you put yourself in position to kind of reset your books a little bit, but also add talent. And I think that more than anything, they’re looking to be able to do that in multiple capacities. And you don’t give yourself a better chance to do that multiple ways than having that number three pick with your in your possession. I don’t think there’s any perfect trade package for Kevin Durant. They all come with some inherent risk. This one might be the riskiest to be honest with you. But is the risk worth the reward? Let us know down in the comments below. Would you trade Kevin Durant for Paul George, the number three overall pick from the Philadelphia 76ers? Or is there another trade package that you like? Drop a like as well. PHNX Suns is live 5 days a week at 3:00 Arizona time on this very channel. Also, hit that subscribe button, turn notifications on for all the trendings and supplemental content and full live shows that you can get about your Phoenix Suns and all the other State 48 sports. Of course, you can follow us on social at PHNX Suns. You can follow Stephen at StevenPG3. That’s Stephen with a ph. You can follow me at E R U by Y. If you’re listening on audio, five star reviews go a long way. We’ll be back with more news, more trade talk, and everything this Phoenix Suns off season will bring us next time we see you.

Kevin Durant is most likely going to be traded from the Phoenix Suns this summer, and according to Jeremy Woo, the Philadelphia 76ers could be interested in sending Paul George and the No. 3 pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Is that the best return the Suns could possibly get for KD? Is it too risky to trade for a high pick? Should they look to move the pick if they acquire it? Stephen & Erik break it down on another trending mini-pod! Follow the show @PHNX_Suns, @ErikRuby & @StephenPG3!

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