https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-kevin-durant-trade-landscape
https://reurl.cc/EV5gE0
The Toronto Raptors could pivot to a trade pursuit of Kevin Durant if Giannis
Antetokounmpo doesn't reach the open market, reports Jake Fischer. The
Raptors could realistically assemble a trade package for Durant as opposed to
the type of outlay required to win the bidding for Antetokounmpo.
The Raptors previously pursued Durant during the 2022 trade deadline upon his
trade request from the Brooklyn Nets. Durant was beginning his four-year
extension during that offseason and he is now entering the final season of
the contract.
Toronto acquired Brandon Ingram at the trade deadline and signed him to a
contract extension. The Raptors' front office is believed to be under
pressure to take a step towards being competitive again in the Eastern
Conference. Multiple reporters have indicated that the Raptors are amongst
the more active teams during the beginning of this transaction cycle.
The Raptors traded away Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby ahead of the 2024 trade
deadline and their impending free agencies as they attempted to reset their
roster around Scottie Barnes.
根據Jake Fischer的報導，如果字母哥沒有進入交易市場，暴龍可能會考慮追KD
而且相較於追求字母哥來說，KD的代價會比較現實一點
暴龍在2022年的交易大限就曾經追求過KD，當時KD的延長合約剛開跑沒多久，現在則在
他合約的最後一年
暴龍在交易大限前交易Ingram後給了延長合約，所以暴龍管理層現在面臨必須要趕快在
東區再次讓自己成為有競爭力的球隊的壓力，許多報導指出暴龍目前在交易市場上非常
的活躍
暴龍在2024年賣了Siakam跟OG，藉此試圖圍繞Scottie Barnes重建球隊
暴龍現在的薪資結構非常的集中，基本上前5位直接稱超過薪資空間
加上今年要進來的新秀，就基本要超過豪華稅線了
他們如果要交易來KD，一定要動的就是RJ跟Quickley其中之一+Poeltl跟其他球員來讓
薪資能配平
https://i.imgur.com/VVhUAK7.jpeg
至於選秀權部分暴龍則相當充裕，未來幾年的籤幾乎都在自己身上
反正就暴龍交易Ingram後造就了兩個問題
1.薪資要破豪華稅線了，老闆未必會給繳
2.因為薪資這樣堆疊，必須要趕快拿出成績
有點像暴龍把目標下一季拉抬到進季後賽只是基本，必須要走得更遠的感覺
所以從上週開始溫胖說暴龍會追逐Big Name，到暴龍記者說字母哥跟暴龍現在搞不好有
興趣
到現在的追逐KD都是這個方向，暴龍需要在下一季就成功
而且是打出明確競爭力的那種成功，所以目前就是動作頻繁啊，交易流言出現暴龍的名字
都不意外