Durant should've stayed with Curry

[draftbarnes]

people forced KD out of Golden State because they said he was killing competition and it wasn't helping his legacy at all, but now his legacy has gotten worse since leaving with Curry getting another ring without him. KD was in the perfect situation to succeed, but wanted to prove he could lead his own team and it's most likely never going to happen.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

KD set out to prove people wrong and then proved them right.

It happens.

[Pelly24]

If he wanted to win? Sure. But I really think KD is wired differently than other legends. I think he just wants to play with his friends and vibe and have a decent shot at competing. I think the thing is that he's just officially past his prime post 2k22, and he's also a tall, skinny guy with a high dribble so it can be hard for him to be as dominant as LeBron and bigger players with tighter handles. He needs to have a great playmaker with him, if you look at every time he was most successful. he always had a great playmaker (s) with him. Him, Devin Booker and Beal are all just varying levels of each other, kinda same with Kyrie. Him and Kyrie could've worked, but injuries and Kyrie's weirdness ended it prematurely. But KD is 35 going on 36. A lot of injuries. I never believed in this suns team for a second.

TBH he's never been much better if at all better than prime Westbrook, it's just that he plays a theoretically easier brand of ball to build around. But if you're not able to put force at the rim and be a great playmaker, being a deadly play and play scorer can come with some limits, even when he was at his best.

[cgf]

I think I could be convinced either way. I can't blame KD for wanting to try to win a ring somewhere where it would be recognized as his team, not just a team that he was the best player of...especially if they were starting to get bored.

But that team was so incredible to watch that I can't say I would've been mad if they stuck together for another ~3 years.

[ChipotleWest]

Draymond called him a b**** and he got in his feelings so it was all over after that. They literally talked about it all season how he was going to leave and low and behold he left.

[NZB2323]

KD should have went to Boston.

He’ll never get credit for winning championships with a team that won 73 games and won a championship before and after him.

He’s currently not a top 15 player and he isn’t a top 15 player of all time. He’s so overrated by some.

[EmpireFalls]

I actually think he made the right move doing his own thing in Brooklyn just it blew up in his face super badly.

[JN61]

Durant isn't going to save Curry from the late career disaster

[Onus]

Draymond called him a b**** and he got in his feelings so it was all over after that. They literally talked about it all season how he was going to leave and lo and behold he left.

He was already gone before that incident. I know he says that’s the reason but you could tell from his play and body language he was already out which is why dray blew up.

I don’t blame kd for leaving. The warriors were at different parts of their personal lives settling down while kd wanted a group of friends to hang out with and win together. Both parties got what they wanted out of that short stint.

[Onus]

Durant isn't going to save Curry from the late career disaster

Curry did save Durant’s career.

[LaLover11]

people forced KD out of Golden State because they said he was killing competition and it wasn't helping his legacy at all, but now his legacy has gotten worse since leaving with Curry getting another ring without him. KD was in the perfect situation to succeed, but wanted to prove he could lead his own team and it's most likely never going to happen.

KD can try being the Lakers #1 option and Let AD/LeBron be #2 & #3 option

It would be a team where nobody will take shots away from him and same championship timeframe

[Johnny Bball]

He tore his Achilles. KD is/was a great player.

[LaLover11]

Durant isn't going to save Curry from the late career disaster

Curry did save Durant’s career.

Durant saved Curry from losing to Kyrie and LeBron
2016 Cavs Win without Durant
2017 Cavs Win without Durant
2018 Cavs Win without Durant

Maybe warriors get a superstar trade in 2019 to try beating the Dynasty Kyrie/LeBron Cavs

Curry would've only had 1 ring without Durant
The recent warriors championship only happened because of trades that came from Durant lol

Curry and Warriors would've been Butler Heat reaching the finals and losing Everytime to the better team in the Finals

[Onus]

Durant isn't going to save Curry from the late career disaster

Curry did save Durant’s career.

Durant saved Curry from losing to Kyrie and LeBron
2016 Cavs Win without Durant
2017 Cavs Win without Durant
2018 Cavs Win without Durant

Maybe warriors get a superstar trade in 2019 to try beating the Dynasty Kyrie/LeBron Cavs

Curry would've only had 1 ring without Durant
The recent warriors championship only happened because of trades that came from Durant lol

Curry and Warriors would've been Butler Heat reaching the finals and losing Everytime to the better team in the Finals

In 2016 when both teams were healthy the warriors were up 3-1. Then the nba decided to extend the series by suspending Draymond and Bogut and iguodala both got hurt in that game. But sure you can think whatever you want.

The nba won 2016 for Lebron

[LaLover11]

Curry did save Durant’s career.

Durant saved Curry from losing to Kyrie and LeBron
2016 Cavs Win without Durant
2017 Cavs Win without Durant
2018 Cavs Win without Durant

Maybe warriors get a superstar trade in 2019 to try beating the Dynasty Kyrie/LeBron Cavs

Curry would've only had 1 ring without Durant
The recent warriors championship only happened because of trades that came from Durant lol

Curry and Warriors would've been Butler Heat reaching the finals and losing Everytime to the better team in the Finals

In 2016 when both teams were healthy the warriors were up 3-1. Then the nba decided to extend the series by suspending Draymond and Bogut and iguodala both got hurt in that game. But sure you can think whatever you want.

The nba won 2016 for Lebron

In 2015 Kyrie and K Love both didn't play in the Finals
Curry playing without Klay/Green gets 4-0 By A Healthy Cavs Team! LeBron took it to 6 games by himself

2016 Kyrie and K Love we're coming back from serious injuries and we're not 100% and they still came back from 3-1 once they realized LeBron/Kyrie > Curry/Klay

Please tell me what happens if Durant joins the Cavs and K Love takes a paycut to get KD on the Cavs????

That Cavs Team would've kept winning until this Denver Nuggets Team... Easily 3 peat

Warriors literally got KD at his Prime lmao
This thread should be renamed

"Durant should've joined LeBron and Kyrie"

[ChiTownHero1992]

He certainly should've stayed...would've been better for him and Curry honestly but oh well Warriors still got one without him

[syrus3]

Golden State’s problem is that they are too loyal to the wrong dudes. Klay and Draymond should’ve been gone! KD should’ve never left. Or Poole.

It seemed like Poole was never going to recover from the slap. But he found himself at the end of the regular season. Too bad it’s on the Wizards.

The KD-Steph duo ended prematurely. They were the right fit for each other, not Steph and Klay!

[Jerry Maine]

Durant isn't going to save Curry from the late career disaster

Winning a 4th ring and fmvp at 34 was most certainly disastrous.

[Johnny Fontane]

Dude killed the nba for a few years. Goodness was that painful

[shi-woo]

Naa this thread should read "OKC never should have got a team if they weren't serious about winning when they got a true contender," and that's the unfortunate narrative that was buried in the annals of NBA history.

KD is a star that had to endur 3 of the weirdest and most heart breaking changes in NBA history. He was the face of a franchise that was moved, and then he's the only player in NBA history to have his championship window cut early because his team didn't want to pay for a contender. The first 1/2 of his career was essentially Vince Carter in TOR fused with LeBron's 1st CLE split.

Not many generational players are exposed to that side of the business world, but KD had to eat it every single year till he final said enough is enough. KD's career is so weird in that regard, because it's mired in What if's? that were out of his control. I don't care about his going to GS because of that, though I know a lot of people are still salty just like how i'm salty about LeBron teaming up in MIA. It just is what it is, and what those guys needed to do to break out of the business model they were thrown into.

KD secured his legacy as the #3 of his generation, and that's all that mattered to him. Now he just gets to play ball and do him. LeBron propagandists will convince you that GS was a perenial powerhouse, but other posters have already mentioned how that wasn't the case. They were always going to be less talented than those CAVS teams with 3 All-NBA players. KD just gave them the same edge over the rest of the league that LeBron enjoyed in both MIA and CLE. Nothing really to see there, just LeBron propaganda again. Weird how when KD and Steph say they temed up to beat LeBron who had by then played in 6 strait finals it's a travesty and unhuman, but LEBRon and Wade saying the same thing but about a 45 year old BOS Big 3 it's applauded...so weird. Especially when you consider LEBron by hiimself in CLE the year prior won 61 games and was 1st in the East...you know kind of similar to the Warriors being 1st out West the year prior to teaming up LEBron propagandists man, they'll have you believing water isn't wet if you listen to them long enough.

I respect KD leaving, and again, thought that he chose the right team, and honestly the right player in Kyrie in Brooklyn. Covid just happened, that's all. Once again hi career altered negatively by unseen forces out of his control. He had a chance to build that franchise up, but after Kyrie quit on the tem, and then Harden, it was just a wasted few years after coming back from injury.

I don't think PHX was the right spot for him though, he should have came to BOS or went to Philly. That's my only gripe about what he's done with his career.