It's no secret that Durant's performance with the Suns this year hasn't been as good as he expected. Despite contributing an average of 303 points, 62 rebounds and 5With 5 assists, Durant seems a little disappointed with the overall functioning of the Suns this season. So far, it can be seen from the last 3 games alone that Durant is very dissatisfied in his heart, Beal's injury has made him have to increase his time on the court and serve as an organizational guard to connect the team, which requires more communication, plus Durant himself is not good at talking, so will Durant play happily?At this time, the old club Thunder made a move, 8 for 1, including 4 first-round picks from the Suns to Durant back, if the operation is successful, this should be Durant's second way out in his later years in addition to the Warriors (10 reasons why Durant is destined to return to the Warriors again) Click to read. Durant has played a superhero role on any team for the past 10 seasons, from leading the Thunder to the Finals in 2012, and then to the Warriors winning two championships in three years, and then to the Suns. Back then, Durant left his old club Thunder, the champion city of the Golden State Warriors, and then to today's choice, no matter which team Durant goes to, fans will welcome it as always, because the current Durant is still in peak condition, although it is not as good as the 17-19 season, but the skill is at least 9 percent, and the league's new stars have not fully grown up, so Durant is still the league's No. 1 scoring killer!
Looking at the old club Thunder, the overall performance this season has been excellent: it is a true offensive and defensive team in the league, with a defensive efficiency of 1123, 6th in the league;Offensive efficiency 1199, sixth in the league;Net efficiency value 76, third in the league;The team is shooting 38 from three-point range7%, second in the league;Overall shooting percentage of 497%, third in the league;
This string of excellent data is inseparable from Alexander's mobility, impact, explosiveness, Holmgren's omnipotence and overall situation, if Durant comes back at this time, it is the Big Three, then the West will be completely turned upside down and change the pattern of the NBA, and this year's playoffs and finals will be a gluttonous feast!
Thunder specific trade stats: Thunder sent 8 (4 players + 4 draft picks), and the Suns obtained: Josh Giddey, Lugenz Dort, Davis Bertans, Carson Wallace, 2024 first-round pick (1-4 pick protected, from Rockets first-round pick (from Clippers first-round pick (from Heat first-round pick (from Nuggets) This deal seems crazy, but if you look back on the past few years, you will sigh at the Thunder's old spiciness, and the whole team has been around since 2019-20 Since the beginning of the season, they have been accumulating first-round picks, so in less than 4 years, the Thunder has been secretly Chencang, planning to do a big thing, like Popovich's script to select Wembanyama and the Mavericks to choose Doncic, in recent years, the Thunder once had more than 30 first-round picks, and they can sign a top superstar who can help the Thunder win the championship at will, this wave of operation is too sassy. In a blockbuster trade that caused a sensation in the entire NBA, once Durant returned to the Thunder, a new Big Three was born, coupled with the current 19-9 start, and Durant himself has 2 championship experience and super personal ability, the entire Thunder team has almost risen to the height of the "Galaxy Battleship". The Thunder's current offensive strength ranks fifth in the league, coupled with Durant's ability to harvest games, Alexander's playmaking ability, and Holmgren's versatility, such a big three makes it estimated that only the Nuggets can match.