This Kevin Durant-Spurs trade proposal makes way too much sense... for Houston

A new Spurs trade proposal has hit the world wide web, and this time, it's for Kevin Durant. Again. I was hoping the "San Antonio for KD" talk would have ended by now, but here we are—spinning the block on an idea that only makes sense for everyone except the Silver and Black.

This trade wouldn't just be for Durant. Yahoo's Adam Martin added Fred VanVleet and draft capital to the deal in exchange for De'Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson.

Fox would move even closer to home, and KJ would get a fresh start while staying in Texas. Kevin Durant would get one last real shot at a championship. Fred VanVleet... anyway. There's every reason for the Rockets to do this deal. Unfortunately for them, it doesn't serve San Antonio.

Houston would jump at this trade for obvious reasons

Ime Udoka didn't even have a real point guard last season. VanVleet tore his ACL before a single game was played, leaving San Antonio's East Texas rival without a playmaker. It pretty much ruined their year.

Fred is expected back, but there's never certainty with guys returning from major injuries. The former Toronto champion will turn 33 in February. It'd be safer to move on now. Swapping him with a 28-year-old Fox would give Houston an upgrade with both players fully healthy, but making that trade under these circumstances would be tremendous work by their general manager.

As for Keldon, he'd give Udoka some much-needed offensive firepower. The ex-Celtics head coach has a strong defensive mind, but he leaves a bunch of meat on the bone on the other end. KJ could bring an additional scoring punch. The fit works financially, basketball-wise, and it realigns their timeline since their best core players are all under 25 years old. It's a no-brainer.

The Spurs have nothing to gain from this deal

People keep making these trade proposals to move De'Aaron Fox like he's hurting the team or something. It's a fallacy. He had a strong year and only played poorly in the postseason—mostly after he suffered a high ankle sprain.

Kevin Durant is someone you go get if you need help with offense. San Antonio didn't really have that problem. They were one of the league's best on both ends of the floor. As a matter of fact, Harrison Barnes was 0.1 points per game from giving the Spurs the 8 double-digit scorers on the year, which would have been a first in league history. They just don't need burner boy.

As far as VanVleet is concerned, why would the Spurs want to trade guys they know can play for a disrespectful, near-33-year-old guard who shot 39% FG in the 60 games he played the year before he tore his ACL? Does any more really need to be said about that?

The Rockets tried to skip steps after their success two seasons ago by getting rid of young players for Durant. It bit them. A deal like this would bail them out of those choices, giving them a mini-do-over. That's reason enough to say no. But still, there are more reasons. A lot of reasons to say no.

It's funny: nobody expected the Spurs to win a championship going into last season or even halfway through it. But since they did and didn't win, people want them to mess with a team that everyone agrees overachieved. It makes no sense. Less sense than this trade proposal that SA would likely have less than zero interest in.

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