Why a Suns trade of Kevin Durant for Mikal Bridges would just make sense
Wolf & Luke take a look at why the Suns trading Kevin Durant to the New York Knicks for a Mikal Bridges return makes sense for Phoenix.
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19 Comments
No it really wouldn’t. It makes sense for people who can’t let go of the past but that’s it. Mikal Bridges has took a massive step down defensively since leaving Phoenix and Bridges as the second option would lead this team to 30 wins. Would I like Bridges on my team? Absolutely if he was the fourth option and not the second option and he’s going to expect a huge pay raise so no thanks. Only the clueless fans who can’t let go of the past want Mikal Bridges.
COME HOME MIKAL
This would be so stupid lol love mikal but man does the suns want to be laughed into non existence….oh well we couldn’t do it with Kevin let’s bring back the guy we traded him for but now we are begging for him back……love bridges but this is silly
As nice of a thought that it is – at most we will get back picks and a player like KAT plus another serviceable player/vet.
This isn’t about getting back certain players – it’s about getting back the maximum return to retool and speed up another 10+ year process that we FINALLY had then messed up due to being starstruck.
Anyone who says he has fallen off defensively, go look at how he performed against the Celtics in the playoffs this year. Go look at those two game-winning stops against Jayson Tatum on back-to-back games.
Offensively if you think he’s taken a step back then you’re just ignorant or willfully obtuse.
He’s a much much better player than the guy we traded away. He’s not Kevin Durant offensively, but he is a great value in return for a deal that sends Kevin away.
Mikal and Kat, fuck it
Suns always obsessed over 1 player and when they get them they cant wait to get rid of them 😂
PLS send KD SOME WHERE on the East😑 We too deep in the West🤷🏽♀️ & I'm cool with Mikal 🤷🏽♀️ MB plays Defenses KAT doesn't NOT
yes paying Booker 70m to then pay Mikal 50m makes sense without your own draft picks
make it make sense fam
trade everyone and rebuild
hmo phones
Bring him back & just mayb Cam well follow 😮
mikal fits booker’s timeline but its a no deal If we can’t get kolek, and mitchell robinson with 2-3 frps considering they won’t be valuable anyway
So Ishiba traded away Cam and 5 draft picks for nothing? 😂
gotta have more than Mikail. Deifnitely a 3 team trade to get more assets
End of day only way bridges comes back is with multiple 1st Rd picks and another star player/semi-star.
Watch it be Beal for bridges lmao
Bridges and OG for Durant and Oso
Honestly this would be dumb af. We sent him, Cam, and a million picks just to trade for an older Mikal, no Cam, and likely less picks? Make it make sense
lol that would be New York stupidest trade now that KD 36 year Going be 37 in few months and two year window your lucky if you even get a second round pick . KD is free agent next year two you guys are delusional 😂😂😂😂