{"id":427295,"date":"2023-06-19T17:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=427295"},"modified":"2023-06-19T18:31:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:31:10","slug":"blazers-jusuf-nurkic-mocks-suns-kevin-durant-for-his-new-superteam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/blazers-jusuf-nurkic-mocks-suns-kevin-durant-for-his-new-superteam\/","title":{"rendered":"Blazers&#8217; Jusuf Nurkic\u00a0Mocks Suns&#8217; Kevin Durant For His New &#8220;Superteam&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, it was announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> have signed Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who would team up with All-Star Kevin Durant. The balance of Beal&#8217;s five-year, $251 million supermax deal will be assumed by the Suns in exchange for a few noteworthy items that will be delivered back to the Wizards.<\/p>\n<h2>Blazers&#8217; Jusuf Nurkic\u00a0Mocks Suns&#8217; Kevin Durant For His New &#8220;Superteam&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>When it was revealed that the Wizards were dealing their star shooting guard Bradley Beal to the Suns to create the NBA&#8217;s newest superteam, Twitter erupted on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Jusuf Nurkic, a center for the Portland Trail Blazers, tweeted a criticism of Kevin Durant in response to the shocking deal. With a laughing face emoji, Nurkic commented, &#8220;Brooklyn situation all over again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brooklyn situation all over again \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jusuf Nurki\u0107 \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 (@bosnianbeast27) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bosnianbeast27\/status\/1670537153980293124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jusuf Nurkic weighs in on the Suns&#39; new Big 3 of Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Nurk? \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dr5XUPf1Op\">pic.twitter.com\/Dr5XUPf1Op<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1670786519307517953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nurkic is alluding to Durant&#8217;s infamous superteam attempt with the Brooklyn Nets, which featured Kyrie Irving and James Harden and was a complete failure.<\/p>\n<p>Due to injuries and Irving&#8217;s off-court problems, the Nets three only played 16 games together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ESPN Sources: In addition to Bradley Beal and Jordan Goodwin, the Wizards are including F Isaiah Todd in trade with the Suns. Todd &#8211; the 31st pick in 2021 &#8211; has mostly played with Wizards&#39; G-League affiliate the past two seasons. His $1.8M contract is guaranteed for 2023-2024.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1670842308193927196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Only one playoff series was won by Durant, Irving, and Harden together, and all three were eventually traded away within a two-year period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Suns Big 3&#39;s salary for 2023-24&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Beal: $46,741,590<br \/>Devin Booker: $36,016,200<br \/>Kevin Durant: $46,407,433<br \/>\ud835\udde7\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf: $\ud835\udfed\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff5,\ud835\udfed\ud835\udff2\ud835\udff1,\ud835\udfee\ud835\udfee\ud835\udfef<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, these teams&#39; total cap for next season thus far&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rockets: $86,037,775<br \/>Thunder: $105,700,595<br \/>Pacers: $121,197,156 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qe6TQXviio\">pic.twitter.com\/Qe6TQXviio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAMemes\/status\/1670596671053373440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOn paper, this does definitely resemble the Phoenix predicament. To complete their squad, they are teaming Durant with two incredibly expensive, ball-dominant guards, Beal and Devin Booker, who have pitifully little depth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Washington Wizards are finalizing a trade to send All-Star G Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. Beal\u2019s waiving his no-trade to form a new Big 3 with Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. Teams are still working thru framework, but Beal is headed to Suns. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lQrSh370q\">pic.twitter.com\/0lQrSh370q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1670529465691127811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former league MVP spent three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, playing with superstars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, before moving to Brooklyn in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the team won two NBA titles in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m told Devin Booker and Kevin Durant recruited Bradley Beal\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Can only imagine the talks that they had. Phoenix is a premier landing spot \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mQk7LOZfLb\">pic.twitter.com\/mQk7LOZfLb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Suns Lead (@SunsLead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunsLead\/status\/1670813765800165377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Durant and the Suns missed the opportunity to win an NBA title this season after a second-round playoff ouster to the now-champion Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Reports: QB Aaron Rodgers Rejected Trade To Patriots\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/reports-qb-aaron-rodgers-rejected-trade-to-patriots\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Reports: QB Aaron Rodgers Rejected Trade To Patriots<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, it was announced that the Phoenix Suns have signed Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who would team up with All-Star Kevin Durant. The balance of Beal&#8217;s five-year, $251 million supermax deal will be assumed by the Suns in exchange for a few noteworthy items that will be delivered back to the Wizards. 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