Yeah, there's no need. The Wiz will have the salary cap room to sign him. They just can't have Beal making more than $14.5M on the first year of his extension... they're already talking about extending him this summer.
So who think KD still leaving Thunder?
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Yeah, there's no need. The Wiz will have the salary cap room to sign him. They just can't have Beal making more than $14.5M on the first year of his extension... they're already talking about extending him this summer.
This makes me think he's gone. Time will tell, but what goes around comes around and Clay and them boys got it coming. :mjsonics:
you a wiz fan breh?He coming back home to DC, PG stand up
hopefully
Why would Durant leave Westbrook for Wall though.
I fukks with Wall too, but he's no Westbrook
1. Kd would get an increase in endorsement money for " coming home".
2. The wiz play in a weaker conference.
3. Outside of wall and westbrook, the wiz have more pieces
Beal wouldn't even be on the table anyway.
Why would Durant leave Westbrook for Wall though.
I fukks with Wall too, but he's no Westbrook
Its not even about leaving Westbrook. Leaving Presti who knows how to draft and keep a pipeline of young talent and depth would be the head scratcher!
I mean, Ernie Grunfeld is still making basketball decisions in DC. That's terrible. The #KD2DC smoke has been ordered to him by Leonsis to have contracts expire and for Leonsis to make his pitch to KD as he did to Michael Jordan in 1999.
And FWIW, I saw this the other day on CSN Washington:
Some folks have stated that the Wiz have been given no indication that KD would sign here (assuming he leaves OKC).
Well if you believe J Michael that's not the case. This is what I suspected all along.
Morning tip: Wizards sacrifice again for Kevin Durant
http://www.csnwashington.com/basket...ning-tip-wizards-sacrifice-again-kevin-durant
This is from the comments section:
Rajat Garg:
At what point does this pursuit of Durant actually become a detriment? This team isn't that far away from contending in the weaker Eastern conference. Yet, they have essentially placed all of their eggs in the Durant basket, so to speak. What happens if he doesn't come?? At this point, I would guess the odds aren't in the Wizards favor.
J Michael:
@Rajat You make a plan and you see it through. You don't change it every 5 minutes because of a whim. I mention the Sacramento Kings for a reason. That's what a franchise looks like when they have no direction. .... The Wizards know already that Durant has them in their top 2 destinations if he leaves OKC. No one can say anything publicly b/c it would result in a massive fine for "tampering." So you plan to land him -- and you always have a plan b, c & d in case you don't -- but the fact is you have your core of Wall, Beal, Porter & Gortat under contract when he's a FA. And you have a massive amount of cash to throw at him. ... The Wizards planned on Ariza returning, he didn't. So Pierce was their Plan B. Not a bad Plan B at all. They got him, benefited greatly from him, didn't tie themselves up long term in the process. I'd say the plan they've instituted has worked so far. There's only detriment if you set a plan of this nature in place for KD and then start spending money carelessly to handicap yourself in what you're able to offer in 2016
ReggieFlare
Superstar
Why would Durant leave Westbrook for Wall though.
I fukks with Wall too, but he's no Westbrook
KD doesn't need a Westbrook. Wall is all he needs on PG duties
I think It depends on how Beal is looking over the next year. Unless he makes major improvement, I don't see the point of leaving OKC since they have a pretty good core right now
KnickstapeCity
The Big Dikk King
If he goes East... Those KD-LeBron playoff matchups though... Sheesh 
Because unicorns and fairys said so.Why would Durant leave Westbrook for Wall though.
I fukks with Wall too, but he's no Westbrook
Wiz has more pieces
. Durant RIGHT behind LeBron in endorsements he's fine with that.
blac_da_rappa
All Star
This made me think he is staying
"I love it here, man. I love my teammates, I love the city, I don't really think about anywhere else," Durant told Revolt TV in a recent interview. "I hear it all the time, don't get me wrong, and once you hear it you're kind of like [looks up, thinking]. But for me, I love staying in the moment, and I'm one of those guys that would love to stick it out with one team my whole career.
I would love to get my jersey retired here."
soucre
http://kfor.com/2015/04/01/kevin-durant-i-would-love-to-get-my-jersey-retired-here/
"I love it here, man. I love my teammates, I love the city, I don't really think about anywhere else," Durant told Revolt TV in a recent interview. "I hear it all the time, don't get me wrong, and once you hear it you're kind of like [looks up, thinking]. But for me, I love staying in the moment, and I'm one of those guys that would love to stick it out with one team my whole career.
I would love to get my jersey retired here."
soucre
http://kfor.com/2015/04/01/kevin-durant-i-would-love-to-get-my-jersey-retired-here/
KD stays. He gets emotionally attached to his teammates evident by his MVP speech and even when Harden left. He was really down about that. He's going to stay. He has love for his teammates and the Thunder organization. I would put money on it tbh
Because unicorns and fairys said so.
Wiz has more pieces
Ill take beal, gortat, and nene over adams, waiters, and kanter
Thats why its 90% chance he stays.
He isn't LeBron
The Wizards will have backup plans, like acquiring a PF in the event KD re-signs with the Sonics.
I'd take ibaka Kanter morrow westbrook roberson and Adams over them. They'd have to dump nene anyway to sign kd.