The two biggest trades before this year’s trade deadline was Kevin Durant getting traded to the Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks.
Two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith thinks that superstar trades are good for the league in general and these two are no exception.
“It’s great when you have great players move,” he said. “It’s new energy in new areas around the country. It was in Brooklyn now that energy is here (Phoenix). Energy is in Dallas now. It’s always great for basketball.”
He was then asked whether these two teams are good enough to win the NBA Finals. “They can win the finals, but they’re not the favorites,” Smith said. “Denver is the favorite.”
