The Mega Super Rumor Thread (Part 2)

[JayBirdHawk]

Nets not shopping Ben Simmons, little market for him anyway

While he did have surgery and is on schedule to be ready for training camp, according to a source, one league source said there was no chatter about the Nets actively shopping Ben Simmons, while two said there was little market for him.

 

– via Brian Lewis @ New York Post

[JayBirdHawk]

Gigantic Gulf' Between Brooklyn's Asking Price On Kevin Durant, 'What Market Willing To Pay'

Kevin Durant remains on the Brooklyn Nets more than a week after his trade request and a deal

"We have a pretty gigantic gulf between what the Nets' value of Kevin Durant is and what the market is willing to pay," said Brian Windhorst. "Again, this requires some nuance and I know that this potentially will be taken out of that context.

"Kevin Durant is obviously a very valuable player. Nobody doubts that this guy is still in his prime years as an MVP level candidate, who can completely swing a team from pretender to contender with his presence. However, the market does not want to pay a super premium price for him because if you trade away all of these top assets on your team to get him, he becomes less valuable to you. And that gulf is why we're in a stalemate right now and could have one for a while."

Durant has the Phoenix Suns "by far No. 1 on his wish list," according to Zach Lowe.

[timebomb]

11 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Good for Harden. The max contracts in the NBA are a little over the top especially for guys on their second third extensions. This is a great look for Harden and hopefully starts a trend for some of the top players. Probably not but it would be nice for some of these guys like Harden who make even more money off the court to help their teams by taking a little bit less money.

[Spud2nique]

6 hours ago, macdaddy said:

I love you guys that’s awesome  

[Spud2nique]

5 hours ago, kg01 said:

Brunson and Ayton

Brunson yes Rick NY ties, Ayton was the 1st pick, it might be a HIM issue. So, you’re half right you get half a  

[AHF]

Thread creators:  Since we have passed the moratorium and things have calmed down, I'm closing this one and opening a new one for your posting needs.  Thanks!