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First, Durant is 34. He has a limited shelf life. Second, they traded Kyrie. They might want to break apart the team, particularly if Durant asks to be traded. He went there because of Kyrie (in part) in the first place.

The Nets traded their '24 and '26 picks to the Rockets, so the team is in a really bad position to rebuild.  Finishing in the lottery just gives high picks to another team.  The Nets also are acting like are buyers, not sellers, which is why they took DFS and Dinwiddie in the Dallas deal.  The team now has Durant, Curry, Harris, Warren, O'Neale, Dinwiddie, and DFS all of whom are at least 29.  If they trade Durant, the team still would need a fire sale of large proportions to get draft picks or young prospects for some of those other guys.  Not impossible, but again, if that's the direction they were going, why bring in two guys who are 29?

Second, you know Wiggins is a 27 year old starter, seven years younger than Durant and an All Star, right? I don't think I'd define him as a role player. And Draymond is one of a kind.  Throw in Wiseman, who has an incredible amount of potential, and Moody -- maybe that's who you meant when you said role player -- and I think that's a useful trade...especially if Durant wants out. Who wants a 34 year old? The Warriors, but not too many others, I don't think.

But let's assume you're right that a big fire sale is coming.

First, I think we should all agree that Durant would be an enormous draw in the trade market.  He's an all NBA player.  Any team looking for a title in the next couple of years would pay handsomely with future draft picks, some of which probably would be for seasons after Durant is retired (so the picks might not be low first rounders).  

Second, the assets the Warriors are hypothetically offering here don't cut it.  The key problem is that this trade gives the Nets zero draft picks (for a team already short two picks).  It gives one young player with a low ceiling, which is worth something, but isn't an ideal asset for a rebuild.  Wiseman isn't a bad asset for a rebuilding team because he has upside.  Aside from Wiseman's injury history, however, consider that he may be redundant because the Nets' best young asset is Claxton, another center who can't shoot from outside.  Not to mention Simmons can't shoot.  If the main value of the trade has to come from a player already at, or past, his peak, that's the wrong type of return for a rebuilding team.  So Draymond is a clear "no."  Wiggins is slightly more plausible because he's still in his prime, but I fail to see a path for the Nets to "rebuild" when they'd have 2 first rounders over the next 4 drafts and the team's two (or arguably three) best young players are 6'10"+ with little or no outside shooting ability.

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First, Durant is 34. He has a limited shelf life. Second, they traded Kyrie. They might want to break apart the team, particularly if Durant asks to be traded. He went there because of Kyrie (in part) in the first place.

The Nets traded their '24 and '26 picks to the Rockets, so the team is in a really bad position to rebuild.  Finishing in the lottery just gives high picks to another team.  The Nets also are acting like are buyers, not sellers, which is why they took DFS and Dinwiddie in the Dallas deal.  The team now has Durant, Curry, Harris, Warren, O'Neale, Dinwiddie, and DFS all of whom are at least 29.  If they trade Durant, the team still would need a fire sale of large proportions to get draft picks or young prospects for some of those other guys.  Not impossible, but again, if that's the direction they were going, why bring in two guys who are 29?

Second, you know Wiggins is a 27 year old starter, seven years younger than Durant and an All Star, right? I don't think I'd define him as a role player. And Draymond is one of a kind.  Throw in Wiseman, who has an incredible amount of potential, and Moody -- maybe that's who you meant when you said role player -- and I think that's a useful trade...especially if Durant wants out. Who wants a 34 year old? The Warriors, but not too many others, I don't think.

But let's assume you're right that a big fire sale is coming.

First, I think we should all agree that Durant would be an enormous draw in the trade market.  He's an all NBA player.  Any team looking for a title in the next couple of years would pay handsomely with future draft picks, some of which probably would be for seasons after Durant is retired (so the picks might not be low first rounders).  

Second, the assets the Warriors are hypothetically offering here don't cut it.  The key problem is that this trade gives the Nets zero draft picks (for a team already short two picks).  It gives one young player with a low ceiling, which is worth something, but isn't an ideal asset for a rebuild.  Wiseman isn't a bad asset for a rebuilding team because he has upside.  Aside from Wiseman's injury history, however, consider that he may be redundant because the Nets' best young asset is Claxton, another center who can't shoot from outside.  Not to mention Simmons can't shoot.  If the main value of the trade has to come from a player already at, or past, his peak, that's the wrong type of return for a rebuilding team.  So Draymond is a clear "no."  Wiggins is slightly more plausible because he's still in his prime, but I fail to see a path for the Nets to "rebuild" when they'd have 2 first rounders over the next 4 drafts and the team's two (or arguably three) best young players are 6'10"+ with little or no outside shooting ability.