Is there anyway the Blazers sign Kevin Durant?

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  1. riverman

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    You just know Olshey wants to pull a Chris Paul like out of the hat deal and shock the league...he's a pretty sharp cookie
     
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    LOL, "returning home to the Portland Trailblazers"?
     
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    No. Basically zero chance. The type of chance that I'd send a man to prison for being guilty if there was that same chance he was innocent.

    But I'll indulge for the sake of daydreaming the what if.

    Davis / Plumlee / Meyers
    Aminu / Vonleh
    Durant / Harkless
    Hendo / Crabbe
    Dame / CJ

    May need to mess with configuring the lineup and rotation. It would be fun to watch and he's obviously one of the best players in the game. Paul Allen can try to sell him on some sort of Seattle connection he really had his one year with the Sonics.

    The lineup is harder to make fit than I expected though. With Durant and Dame on the court does CJ make sense as a starter? They all play great with the ball but are less than average defenders. If CJ goes to the bench does Hendo have the range to floor space? Or do we end up with the problems at SG the Thunder have had for years. We probably want Ed Davis defense in the middle since Plumlee's playmaking wouldn't be as important. Who starts at PF, Aminu or Vonleh?

    Obviously we make the signing and figure it out later. But trying to envision him here makes me concerned it isn't an automatic slam dunk contending move. He may not be the ideal fit. I wonder how much his style would remove the benefits of our Dame/CJ + defensive role playing wings dynamic. Who knows maybe it works out far better than expected and we rival the Warriors. Theres just a huge gamble of uncertainty and risk with such a big move.
     
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    I'm thinking there's a 10% chance. That might optimistic, maybe closer to five. Not impossible tho. Neil is a good GM.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    5% is about 6% higher than it should be.
     
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    about the same chance as the Blazers had on Dec. 1 of ending up as a playoff team this year.
     
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    Since we're entertaining the impossible...

    I don't think we can retain Henderson's bird rights and still have enough cap space for Durant, so he's out. Not sure about Meyers, but I think he'd probably go too. I think you're right about CJ not working in the starting lineup with Dame/Durant, so he moves back to the Ginobili role, and Crabbe stats at 2. I like Moe better than Aminu, but the only way I see us keeping both if Durant is here is if we start one of them at 4 and relegate Vonleh to a reserve role. So that leaves us with: Dame/Crabbe/KD/Aminu/Plumlee starting, with CJ/Moe/Vonleh/Davis on the bench.
     
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    no. and here are a few scenarios that would happen before he would even think of signing here:

    1. i win the lottery
    2. i get struck by lightning
    3. a cure for herpes
    4. a pregnant woman giving birth to a dolphin
    5. going back in time
    6. the 76ers winning the nba championship this season

    you get the idea......
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    No. Tell me more.
     
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    They already have him locked in. Ask HCP. He has his Portland Jersey already. !!!!
     
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    Blazers are definitely his best chance for a long string of titles.

    Only Paul Allen's cheapness could prevent the otherwise inevitable Blazers signing of Durant.
     
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    I think Durant signs for one year wherever he goes. Its some insane number like $80 million more he can get by doing a one year deal and max contract after, than just a max contract this summer. He seems like such a loyal guy I don't see how he leaves the Thunder. Now if Ibaka and Westbrook are looking at signing with other teams in summer of 2017 he definitely may bolt; or two years of playoff shortcomings between now and then. But for him to leave this summer their would have to be some sort of epic change between now and the summer. Who knew Wes would blow his Achilles with us so I suppose anything can happen but just seems very unlikely to me.
     
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    I think like a lot of superstars, he'll see a better chance at a ring by going to the eastern conference...the playoffs in the west are just a beast to get through
     
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    technically, yes.

    realistically, unlikely.

    KD already plays with a Lillard-like player in Westbrook, and they have had more success there. If he's going to uproot, it'll be for a near sure-thing. Wasn't there rumors of him going to the Warriors or something?
     
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    There is no way he comes here. Durant was pissed for years about us passing on him and thats something that you dont forget.
     
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    Some-Warriors-Think-Theyll-Sign-Kevin-Durant-In-Free-Agency

    http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...Think-Theyll-Sign-Kevin-Durant-In-Free-Agency
     
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