Aloha,
The Suns have matched Aytons offer sheet so it appears he sticking around for a while. He can’t be traded until January 15th and he can veto a trade for a full year. That is going to really hurt the Suns ability to chase KD. Perhaps they gave up on that.
Not sure what the Pacers do with Turner. The Pacers stated goal was to be competitive while building which Ayton at 23 fit perfectly. But Turner is only 26 so it’s not far fetched that might hold onto him. The Raptors were trying to trade for Turner and they have the forwards that would interest the Pacers. But again if they want to stay competitive they would be better served holding onto Turner. Then they could revisit Ayton after January 15th.
While we nine of us know what inner machinations teams are engaged in on the surface this would seem to all but take the Sun out of the mix for Durant. Unless they’re planning on making an offer of Bridges/Crawford and whatever else they can wrangle, maybe from a multi-team angle but they just had the biggest chunk of change in one guy they could ina Durant deal taken off the board until 1/15, at the earliest. As noted below Ayton now cannot be traded to Indy and Ayton has veto rights for a year. With more movement on the Ayton front than Durant we are entering the phase in free agency where age is a big factor. Who is emptying the cupboard for KD? Teams can start to tighten the offer up now, no need to throw the kitchen sink into the deal if there are fewer bidders. Makes the Nets holding the line a little more likely now.
I don’t know, Jamie. I think KD getting put on hold may open up opportunities for the Nets to resolve the Kyrie situation. If there’s no deal before the summer league ends, we could be in for a long slow summer before things get resolved.
I guess this also leaves Turner on the trading block, probably even unhappier now with Indiana. Lakers should see if Russ, THT, and two unprotected picks would get them Myles, Buddy, and T.J.
You know I would love Myles on the team, Buddy would of course be of aid in the shooting dept. I far prefer both to KI in every way possible. But especially with LA county about to bring back indoor restrictions. Bringing Kyrie here really doesn’t make a lot sense with COVID being what it still is, he needs to play in a state that won’t close back down come hell or high water. New York and Cali are just going to end up costing him money and the team a chance to gel.