Giants star becomes collateral damage in off-the-rails NBA-style trade proposal

Just when you thought the NBA trade scene couldn’t get any crazier than Luka Doncic heading to the Lakers for Anthony Davis, the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant said, ‘Hold my beer.’ In a massive seven-team megatrade, the Suns dealt Durant to the Rockets, looping in five other teams to get the deal done.

In the wake of the trade that lit the sports world on fire, it opened the door for a little make-believe — imagining a world where a deal this historic actually went down in the NFL. That’s exactly what A to Z Sports set out to explore in their blockbuster seven-team NFL trade proposal.

In total, the New York Giants joined six other teams in the quest to match the ridiculousness of the Durant trade. The fallout was as follows:

• Lions get: Edge Tyree Wilson
• Cowboys get: NT DJ Reader
• Vikings get: CB JuJu Brents and a 2026 7th-round pick from the Colts
• Giants get: WR Romeo Doubs and a 2026 5th-round pick from the Vikings
• Colts get: 2026 6th-round pick from the Raiders
• Packers get: CB Trevon Diggs
• Raiders get: Edge Kayvon Thibodeaux

Giants get dragged into hypothetical wild seven-team blockbuster trade

First off, let's admit this trade is just bonkers. The sheer quantity of teams involved is peak ultimate chaos. That being said, it has its merits. There is logical reasoning behind the move, especially from New York's perspective, and the analysis—on the surface—makes some sense:

"Abdul Carter and Brian Burns are the future of the edge rusher position in New York, making the former No. 5 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, Kayvon Thibodeaux, expendable," A to Z Sports wrote. "Getting a playmaking wide receiver like Romeo Doubs to pair with the likes of Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt gives the Giants offense a much more potent passing attack."

To be fair, there are a few parts that make sense. First, Burns and Carter could render Thibodeaux expendable. The G-Men don't need three top-tier pass rushers. Second, Big Blue could use some more skill position players opposite Malik Nabers. Their offense was lifeless last season, and aside from a rebuilt quarterback room, little has changed.

Now, onto where we might have some holdups. Doubs is a fine player. Through three seasons, the fourth-year pro has amassed 1,700 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. Again, that's fine, but if the Giants are going to trade a former top-five talent in Thibs, the return should be much higher. That's really the problem with this trade proposal.

Doubs has had a strikingly similar career to Slayton... and while that's not a terrible thing, it's not amazing either. Do the Giants really need another WR3 moonlighting as a WR2 alongside Nabers? Doubs has yet to record more than 700 receiving yards in a season, and has been passed on time and again in Green Bay. So sure, bring him in to help bolster the receiving corps—that'd be helpful. But the draft pick needs to be a Day 2 selection if this were to get any traction. A 24-year-old former top-five pick with 21 career sacks deserves at least that much

If this is what it looks like when Kayvon Thibodeaux gets the Kevin Durant treatment, Big Blue Nation might want to sit the next blockbuster out. Fun idea, wild concept—but in the real world, New York needs more than WR3 returns for one of its few game-wreckers.