It was a busy Sunday in the NBA, with the season officially wrapping up with somewhat of a whimper. What promised to be a thrilling game seven between the Pacers and the Thunder got sidetracked after star Pacers guard Tyrese Halliburton tore his Achilles in the first quarter, essentially ending any hope they had of pulling off a road upset against the heavy favorite Thunder. It was still a great moment for Oklahoma City and their lone pro team (Sorry, OKC Energy FC, I don’t do soccer, as you can tell by my calling it “soccer”) as the Thunder capped off a brilliant season and one that could be the start of a legitimate dynasty.
With all that going on, it’s easy to forget the other big headline of the day… no, not the war, the other big headline: Kevin Durant was traded! Which is a series of four words that probably doesn’t deserve an exclamation point, considering this is now the third time in his career that he’s been traded and this will be his fifth team of his career (6th if you count the Super Sonics and Thunder as different teams). Durant is not a stranger to the trade block. It’s been understood over the past decade or so what his trade market looks like: We usually see one or two promising young guys that could become a second or third best player on a team (Jalen Green, D’Angelo Russell, and Cam Johnson) an established veteran starter (Mikal Bridges, Dillon Brooks, and Jae Crowder) and a boat load of draft picks.
