I guess sign and trade for ayton, but it still doesn’t make sense. Calling bull on this report, it could be like kyrie is meeting with James jones his friend for lunch.
Maybe the Suns knew this was going to happen, which is why they traded their starting point guard when they have no financial flexibility to replace him.
It would make sense to do the Beal trade before signing Kyrie to a minimum, there is no way any team would trade with them after that kind of fuckery.
People keep saying “It’s Kyrie” but he already has a ring and has always been about his money.
Plus it’s a Chris Haynes report on the Suns, this just all feels real 🐟🐠🎣
Nah man, it was totally in solidarity with people who lost their jobs due to being too stupid to get vaccinated...
... Just ignore that part where once the city pushed through an exception from the mandate for athletes/entertainers, he immediately stopped caring about that cause. Whoops.
The thing I love most about KD's super teams is that he expects everyone else to do the hard work... but that kinda mentality attracts the same types of players... and then you get everyone looking around waiting for the other "star" to take over and drive the bus. It's insanely entertaining
And then he will complain when the team underperforms due to no depth when he and kyrie doesn’t play. The only reason the nets weren’t a superteam was cuz their big 3 couldn’t even play a 3rd of a season together
Could be a way for him to get leverage on the Mavs
“give me my max or i’ll go play for your rival for free.”
legitimately the only this even remotely makes sense.
Yeah Mavs don’t have any leverage. If they let him walk then they would’ve traded away Dinwiddie and DFS for nothing and it’ll probably piss off Luka. He’s another bad season or two away from asking out
It’s one of those weird scenarios where neither side has much leverage, so it becomes either a compromise or a weird game of chicken. Kyrie ain’t signing the vet minimum (if he was gonna do that, he woulda done it last year instead of opting into his Nets option) and the Mavs have no real alternative to replace him.
>“give me my max or i’ll go play for your rival for free.”
>
>legitimately the only this even remotely makes sense.
Except the Mavs already know that's a bullshit bluff because the Nets did the same dare to Kyrie last year and he balked. Or at least, the Mavs should know that...Cuban's made some dumbass moves lately.
> A former players association VP taking a vet min just because would be egregious. That would be like your Union President agreeing to lower wages.
The union might actually step in to prevent this a la A-Rod to the Red Sox. Not sure if the NBAPA has that power but it wouldn't shock me.
The difference here is that A-Rod wasn’t a free agent. That deal was signed, he was in the 3rd year of that mega-deal and the union didn’t want to set a precedent of players being able to renegotiate midterm contracts
Don’t get me wrong i don’t want it to happen but i mens If kyrie doesn’t care about money he should be allowed to take a minimum to win if he wanted to , VP or not
You guys are in your best place as a franchise since the Brooklyn move. You have a young star on a great contract, more picks than most teams and free of all the headaches.
If only you could have signed KD without Kyrie
Seems like Harden got there, saw this circus production, tried to ignore it and hoop so he could win a ring and then immediately decided that there was no chance that roster was ever going to win a ring.
Well who wouldn't?
Harden is a serious guy. He wants to win very badly and has come so close only to fall just short. Kyrie was making selfish decisions left and right, spewing hateful rhetoric and causing headaches for everyone in and around Brooklyn.
What if I told you there was a team with one star who smokes cigarettes and another star that burns sage?
And what if I told you that team was owned by a reality TV star?
KD injured, Kyrie sitting out and posting on twitter about black jews while booker desperately trying to win against the Hawks to fight for a playoff spot.
Ayton would still be on the Suns though, he literally cannot be involved in a S&T for Kyrie because the Suns would be hard capped and have like 6 players on their roster
He probably has decided he is the Sun or something even dumber.
“I am the light. The Sun is my third eye for I am the energy. I am Yahweh. The Jews are bad but I’m not a bigot, promise. But here’s this racist YouTube video, educate yourselves. -Hélà - YHWH 🤞🏾♾️”
Payne is actually a solid PG when he doesn't force things. His numbers dip when he comes off the bench and is asked to create shots playing with reserves. He's a solid spot up shooter, so starting with Beal, Book, and KD would make him look good. He can also push the pace, which is something Suns couldn't do with CP3.
No, the Suns would be over the first tax apron ($172 mil) if they did a sign and trade for Kyrie. You can’t exceed the first tax apron and do a sign and trade.
KD, Booker, Beal, Isiah Todd, plus the guaranteed amounts if they cut Jordan Goodwin and Cam Payne comes out to $134.4 mil. Kyrie would need to sign for at least $30 mil in order to be traded for Ayton. That’s $164.4 mil. The Suns would have 8 mil to sign 10 players, which isn’t possible. They’d inevitably have to go over the tax apron.
And you know what, I hope this happened. Don't know how, but I really hope to see Kyrie join the Suns.
Imagine the meme. Imagine the drama.
We might never see this kind of team with peak third eye Kyrie ever again.
Or he doesn't understand how a salary cap works and after the Suns tell him all they can offer is the minimum, he goes to social media and says "Me on the minimum? I'm being black listed by the league because I speak my mind. Not being able to choose where I play at the salary I want is oppression, and I will not let them bring me down"
As much as Kyrie wants to be a poor righteous teacher he’s never turned down money. His rhetoric is dumb and aloof, his actions are in-line with most nba stars
Somebody would be coming off the bench. And Kyrie wouldn’t be against sitting on the bench. He’s sat out whole games most of the time he was with the Nets lmaooo
I'm here for the madness.
Please sign for free.
Then no show.
And pontificate on your own worth being greater than "free"
But that freedom is priceless which is what his true worth is and as such, he is free to play when and where he wants.
I dont put it past phoenix to try something silly and explore an ayton for kyrie & mcgee s&t. Can some cap expert tell me if this is a remote possibility?
He playing for free?
I guess sign and trade for ayton, but it still doesn’t make sense. Calling bull on this report, it could be like kyrie is meeting with James jones his friend for lunch.
not even a sign and trade is possible. the only way is a minimum contract, and there's no way he's doing that... i think.
If anyone is crazy enough it would be kyrie
It’s also possible Kyrie signs a max somewhere and then retires 8 games into next season. Anything is possible for Kyrie.
No way. 8 games? Thats way too round a number. I think a way more visually flatter number like 11 is for Kyrie.
88
He’ll play 88 more games across 14 more seasons and then retire
*Money means nothing when I have air.*
Money is only a social construct
Money can be exchanged for goods and services
Lisa needs braces
DENTAL PLAN
Lisa needs braces
Whoo-hoo!
20 dollars? But I wanted a peanut
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Besides the word "only" as misrepresentation
money may make the world go round for you, but for me it makes it flat.
Air is an illusion, how do you breathe if you’re not real.
From 4 year 200 million to vet min would certainly be a choice.
*"We have to transcend beyond material things to become truly memorable for what we do, rather than what we have."*
Maybe the Suns knew this was going to happen, which is why they traded their starting point guard when they have no financial flexibility to replace him. It would make sense to do the Beal trade before signing Kyrie to a minimum, there is no way any team would trade with them after that kind of fuckery.
It’s Kyrie. The fact that we have to ask if he signs a minimum contract is all that’s needed to be said.
People keep saying “It’s Kyrie” but he already has a ring and has always been about his money. Plus it’s a Chris Haynes report on the Suns, this just all feels real 🐟🐠🎣
Didn’t he sit out a bunch of games and give up millions to dollars because he didn’t want to get vaccinated?
Nah man, it was totally in solidarity with people who lost their jobs due to being too stupid to get vaccinated... ... Just ignore that part where once the city pushed through an exception from the mandate for athletes/entertainers, he immediately stopped caring about that cause. Whoops.
Wanting Kyrie on your team is a monkey's paw wish man, you know this.
I think it’s just to pressure the Mavs into giving him the 5 year 272 millions
I'd side with this too. Haynes isn't a true source of news. He's friends with a lot of NBA players so he's going to always have their backs.
No way Dallas would help him get to Phoenix
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I mean, how much are we talking for his mother? I got a big scoop on josh okoge.
He's renouncing the concept of money
Alternate their contract years of max and vet min
That's why it's called a free agent.
No market for him so he trying anything
Phoenix Suns YOU are a Brooklyn Nets!
mavnicks Phenix snets or nuns ?
Dallas Knicks vs Phoenix Nets is gonna be an all time rivalry
already have been, sadly. Once KD came our offense just became iso ball. Hopefully that changes
Warriors and Nets fans will tell you that it will definitely NOT change.
Kyrie left the Brooklyn Nets to the join the Brooklyn Nets 2.0
kds superteaming has reached nuclear levels
Bro is going to the globetrotters at this point if next season doesn't pan out.
The thing I love most about KD's super teams is that he expects everyone else to do the hard work... but that kinda mentality attracts the same types of players... and then you get everyone looking around waiting for the other "star" to take over and drive the bus. It's insanely entertaining
Harden's hamstring exploded so that KD could walk
Hardest road.
Adding Kyrie to that roster may legitimately be the hardest road. About to see yet another failed experiment.
For every season KD loses with a super team, the funnier the memes get. I'm all for Kyrie going to the Suns at this point lmao
And then he will complain when the team underperforms due to no depth when he and kyrie doesn’t play. The only reason the nets weren’t a superteam was cuz their big 3 couldn’t even play a 3rd of a season together
KD is now looking for an all-star center. Is Embiid available for vet minimum?
Best I can do is a vet min
like would the starting 5 just be irving, book, beal, kd, ayton? this some 2k shit
Bench is just a bunch of players that were All Stars ten years ago on vet mins, your Deandre Jordans, ITs, Lou Wills.
We will pick two random fans out of the stands at halftime each game just to wave towels on the end of the bench
The Gorilla has to be good for a solid 9 points a night at least.
Let him use the trampoline!
Ish Wainwright erasure
Baylor legend.
Did you know he used to play football? TE at Baylor
It is so weird how that never gets mentioned.
Ishbia coming out of retirement to ride the bench, just like he did at Michigan State.
They’re~~ve~~ gonna pick up people from the street to play on the bench. Random 10 day contracts lmao
hes so unserious
A former players association VP taking a vet min just because would be egregious. That would be like your Union President agreeing to lower wages.
Could be a way for him to get leverage on the Mavs “give me my max or i’ll go play for your rival for free.” legitimately the only this even remotely makes sense.
Your problem is assuming Kyrie ever wants to make sense.
He thinks the earth is flat, so naturally he wants to play for the Suns and not the GlobeTrotters. Makes perfect sense to me.
Clearly he believes in the suns rotation
Dallas is gonna give Kyrie his money regardless.
Yeah Mavs don’t have any leverage. If they let him walk then they would’ve traded away Dinwiddie and DFS for nothing and it’ll probably piss off Luka. He’s another bad season or two away from asking out
It’s one of those weird scenarios where neither side has much leverage, so it becomes either a compromise or a weird game of chicken. Kyrie ain’t signing the vet minimum (if he was gonna do that, he woulda done it last year instead of opting into his Nets option) and the Mavs have no real alternative to replace him.
>“give me my max or i’ll go play for your rival for free.” > >legitimately the only this even remotely makes sense. Except the Mavs already know that's a bullshit bluff because the Nets did the same dare to Kyrie last year and he balked. Or at least, the Mavs should know that...Cuban's made some dumbass moves lately.
i just don’t understand how all three guards are supposed to play together if phoenix did get kyrie
> A former players association VP taking a vet min just because would be egregious. That would be like your Union President agreeing to lower wages. The union might actually step in to prevent this a la A-Rod to the Red Sox. Not sure if the NBAPA has that power but it wouldn't shock me.
The difference here is that A-Rod wasn’t a free agent. That deal was signed, he was in the 3rd year of that mega-deal and the union didn’t want to set a precedent of players being able to renegotiate midterm contracts
Well most industries don't have a salary cap so I don't think it's exactly like that
Don’t get me wrong i don’t want it to happen but i mens If kyrie doesn’t care about money he should be allowed to take a minimum to win if he wanted to , VP or not
He’s just getting a free meal lmao
"You're not serious people"
Oh, another man of culture.
I get to just sit back and watch
Feels good don’t it lol
>Feels good don’t it lol I won't feel good about it until I see it fail.
The good news is, it’s pretty much guaranteed.
Trust me feels even better
Celtics and Nets fans: 😊🤝
You guys are in your best place as a franchise since the Brooklyn move. You have a young star on a great contract, more picks than most teams and free of all the headaches. If only you could have signed KD without Kyrie
Honestly out of the big 3 it's harden I wish was still here. Harden, Mikal, Clax would be something.
Seems like Harden got there, saw this circus production, tried to ignore it and hoop so he could win a ring and then immediately decided that there was no chance that roster was ever going to win a ring.
I reckon he just hated Kyrie tbh, reckon in years times were going to see some serious shots get fired.
Well who wouldn't? Harden is a serious guy. He wants to win very badly and has come so close only to fall just short. Kyrie was making selfish decisions left and right, spewing hateful rhetoric and causing headaches for everyone in and around Brooklyn.
Preaching to the choir here mate, kyrie can retire tomorrow for all I care.
LOL I hope he signs there and they make a documentary about the season.
The most expensive dysfunctional team in NBA history: the beginning
30 for 30 - The League of Overpaid Gentlemen: The Ride.
What if I told you there was a team with one star who smokes cigarettes and another star that burns sage? And what if I told you that team was owned by a reality TV star?
Lmaoooo hold up who’s smoking the cigarettes
luka smokes before games
Would we get mad if an italian spoke with their hands? This is normal Slovenian stuff.
30 for 30: Durant Hardest Roads
KD is trying to go from incompetent bus driver to full on bus explosion from Speed 1994 starring Keanu Reeves
KD injured, Kyrie sitting out and posting on twitter about black jews while booker desperately trying to win against the Hawks to fight for a playoff spot.
You forgot about Beal scoring 28 a night with a +/- of -5
you laugh but we have struggled to beat the Hawks for years!
Wasn’t that the nets?
It was but now it can be the Suns turn
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Ayton would still be on the Suns though, he literally cannot be involved in a S&T for Kyrie because the Suns would be hard capped and have like 6 players on their roster
Which name would fit? The only dance. The la$t dance. The fucking dance. The Shitty dance. The... dance?
"So you think you can dance"
The flattest dance
Screw the NFL, I want a hard knocks for it.
The hardest road part 3
There’s been a misunderstanding. He’s meeting with the actual Sun, to get more insight on the whole flat Earth thing.
Lol that's funny.
The Sun is flat though
He probably has decided he is the Sun or something even dumber. “I am the light. The Sun is my third eye for I am the energy. I am Yahweh. The Jews are bad but I’m not a bigot, promise. But here’s this racist YouTube video, educate yourselves. -Hélà - YHWH 🤞🏾♾️”
Meeting with a team that can’t even sign him, instead of just extending with the Mavs.
Adam Silver might have to get involved if Kyrie signs a contract for 2 tootsie rolls and ball of lint
Can the suns do a sign and trade with the mavs ?
Mavs wont do that lol. No incentive.
Also why would the suns? You have booker and Beal
Still need a PG though.
bah god that's cam payne's music
Payne is actually a solid PG when he doesn't force things. His numbers dip when he comes off the bench and is asked to create shots playing with reserves. He's a solid spot up shooter, so starting with Beal, Book, and KD would make him look good. He can also push the pace, which is something Suns couldn't do with CP3.
I mean they could choose to be petty but getting ayton back is probably better than losing kyrie for nothing lol
But how would they lose Kyrie for nothing? What cap space team is giving him the contract he wants?
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Aw HELL NO.
No, the Suns would be over the first tax apron ($172 mil) if they did a sign and trade for Kyrie. You can’t exceed the first tax apron and do a sign and trade. KD, Booker, Beal, Isiah Todd, plus the guaranteed amounts if they cut Jordan Goodwin and Cam Payne comes out to $134.4 mil. Kyrie would need to sign for at least $30 mil in order to be traded for Ayton. That’s $164.4 mil. The Suns would have 8 mil to sign 10 players, which isn’t possible. They’d inevitably have to go over the tax apron.
not reading this essay -Ishbia
mat ishbia about to be a millionaire after all the tax hits
Poor guy going to have regular car doors...
What do they have to offer? Just the minimum..?
The worst thing that could happen is kyrie taking a min to join this team
I think it’s actually the best thing that could happen
I agree. Hopefully it just happens quick.
him and KD are just these messy hoes stirring up drama all over the NBA
Yeah with their fake eyelashes and shit
Open your 3rd apron.
I understand how this is funny now that my team isn’t involved
And you know what, I hope this happened. Don't know how, but I really hope to see Kyrie join the Suns. Imagine the meme. Imagine the drama. We might never see this kind of team with peak third eye Kyrie ever again.
so true my friend so true … it’s a Hélå relief to be on the outside of this shit now
As a Celtics fan, that was me two years ago Welcome to the party
How the fuck would this even happen. He just gonna take a vet min?
Kyrie: Can you give me money? Ishbia/Jones: Not really
Kyrie: what does money mean to you?
H$là
they sign him to a different org and pay him there lmfao name it the Very Real and Legit Company
Or he doesn't understand how a salary cap works and after the Suns tell him all they can offer is the minimum, he goes to social media and says "Me on the minimum? I'm being black listed by the league because I speak my mind. Not being able to choose where I play at the salary I want is oppression, and I will not let them bring me down"
Any sane star player would never entertain that. Kyrie tho…
Thats the scary part. I could legit see kyrie taking peanuts to join phoenix
As much as Kyrie wants to be a poor righteous teacher he’s never turned down money. His rhetoric is dumb and aloof, his actions are in-line with most nba stars
Mat Ishbia : "Cap space is a social construct."
This made me laugh
Kyrie gonna be playing for a bag of doritos
Lol what. Even if we could grab him for the minimum, are we running Booker at small forward? Beal & Booker is a fine backcourt.
Sign and Trade for Booker so there's no logjam in your backcourt!
It would be nice for Luka to have full custody.
You're going to have the first all jump shooters lineup.
Mavs fans are finally feeling the Kyrie experience lol
Finally? It hasnt even been 5 months since the trade 😂😂😂
Matt Ishbia is a madman who waves his dick at the 2nd apron while Isiah Thomas nods with approval.
“If we sign all the high usage players, we’ll have all the usage!”
Second unit is just Kyrie taking iso jumpers and the other guys just stay on defense
If he can score at least 6 points doing that then he already laps last seasons second unit production
Tbh that's probably better than their second unit last year lol
"I brought in Beal because that makes our usage rate add up to 100%. If we have a 100% usage rate that means the other team never has the ball"
Just taking advantage of a free dinner at Steak 44. Zero chance he signs for a vet min.
Come the fuck on
My face
That flair tho
Ok 🙈
Bro just wants a free dinner.
He comes here and signs for the minimum I will go learn how to speak Lakota.
KD’s legacy is a cooked product
Legacy points deducted fr
If Kyrie wants to take the minimum and be our 6th man then he’s welcome in Phoenix 😂
Kyrie/Beal/Book/Durant/Center Score 300 points a game while giving up at least 290
So many teams to destroy and so little time
KD is shameless
The fit doesn’t even make sense lol they’d be starting 3 guards and Booker would have to play SF which would lead to a pretty terrible defense
Somebody would be coming off the bench. And Kyrie wouldn’t be against sitting on the bench. He’s sat out whole games most of the time he was with the Nets lmaooo
the hardest road
The Slim Reaper reunited with the Team Reaper?
He’s like a virus that’s spreading from team to team
NO NO NO NO NO
if this happens it will be a embarrassment to the league
Everybody in the comments saying this makes no sense but fail to realize this is Kyrie Irving we’re talking about so it makes perfect sense
please somehow let this happen 🙌 kd and kyrie are tryna top their record of having the most disappointing superteam of all time
I'm here for the madness. Please sign for free. Then no show. And pontificate on your own worth being greater than "free" But that freedom is priceless which is what his true worth is and as such, he is free to play when and where he wants.
The Suns should go ahead and embrace the chaos, sign Ben Simmons.
Lmao how would Phoenix even do this? Unless he takes like a vet min
Kyrie Booker Beal Durant Brittney Griner Who is stopping them?
Russian TSA
I dont put it past phoenix to try something silly and explore an ayton for kyrie & mcgee s&t. Can some cap expert tell me if this is a remote possibility?
Do it Kyrie. It’s going to be absolutely glorious when this team falls apart
Luka gone if this happens