Bro I watched this video 4 times. The points were soo beautifully articulated, the comedy complemented the points perfectly and the analogies used were immaculate. Well done young man, your growth shown over the past 6 months has been truly humbling. This has slowly become my favourite NBA RUclips channel and that comes from a guy who has been watching the likes of dom2k and the rest for years.
Good gracious, you have me over here saying aww shucks. I'm very honored to hear this. I was subbed to Dom for years and am well aware of how great he is, so to be comparared to him is surreal. I will continue to progress and do better as I have much more work to do before I feel worthy of that.
This is my first video on this channel, but I can agree with your comments about his points, comedy, and analogies. He did a great job. And good on you for showing love ✊🏾
“What haven’t I done?” - Be the clear #1 option on a championship team - Average more than 8.3 rebounds despite being 6’10+ with a 7’6 wingspan - Make an all defensive team - Take accountability for his playoff failures
KD was the Clear #1 on the Warriors and should've been All Defense on those teams but media voted awards shouldn't have a ton of emphasis anyway with these type of debates Imo
@@danielbattle7620 KD took all the Big shots, he was the guy that closed games for the Warriors and was a beast Defensively to cover for their weakness at the 5, he was the best player full stop
I always thought it was tied with Lebron going to the Heat with the way Cleveland took that news (then again I guess it was retroactively softened with how Lebron gave em a ring in 2016)
He also served LeBron up some poetic justice for the decision. KD’s ring-chasing was probably inspired by LeBron’s ring-chasing, but it definitely ruined LeBron’s ring-chasing. And in the end, neither of them became as great as they could’ve been.
Facts on facts. The journey and story behind the ring holds a lot of weight in how a player can be judged, it's why even though Dirk had only 1 ring, it's respected cause it was one of the most stacked playoff runs ever and Dirk led his squad all the way.
They should be considered two different pairs of rings. Kawhi’s should definitely be considered more impressive, but one thing I will say for Durant: His 2017 finals performance was excellent looking back at it.
He had some scoring titles and one MVP before he moved right? That was like 10 years ago. What's he really done since? Only done anything with the Warriors could argue he was a flop without them.
As an OKC fan this man broke the hearts of all of us Oklahomans and we still resent him to this day. But now we don’t even need him as we have SGA now and the 2 seed
The bulls built around Jordan. Okc wouldn’t resign hard over a million dollars. KD had no reason to be loyal to a franchise unwilling to invest during his time there
Kd is not even top 10 all time. He’s an absolute sellout and throughout his career, he’s played with some of the best guards in the game. Russ and harden, steph and klay, kyrie and harden and now he’s playing with booker and beal. This dude HAS to play with two elite guards or he’ll request a trade. People like to shit on bron, for going to miami and recruiting players, but at least bron finished all his contacts and he got all the cities he played for chips. Mj, bron, kareem, kobe, magic, shaq, wilt, bird, hakeem and bill are 10 guys i would take over kd. Shit, id take giannis over kd.
@@Jaymack12 totally, even tho kd has more fmvps than curry, i dont think kd would of made it to the finals if he wasn’t on the warriors. Kawhi proved he can lead a team in toronto and jokic is just as great as giannis
Livingston will always be revered by Warrior's fans more than KD. Man pulled up every game shooting that pretty mid-range J and never complained about his feelings or legacy.
I actually rooted for him when he came to the league. He's so tall and reminded me of mcgrady. I believe if seattle was never disbanded, he never left that team. He would've had different teammates. He never liked okc. Well that's all ifs now
But Lowry literally qualifies in terms of those greatness intangibles that are not just skill set, and he’s top 20 all-time in assists and threes come the end of his career, and was the leader of a championship team and one of the outright best of the 2010s?
KD will NEVER be in the GOAT debate cause he LITERALLY pulled the “if I can’t beat them, join them” card. His 2 rings have ZERO weight on him when it comes to player debates. Heck he tried joining 2 different organisations and try to make super teams out of them and FAILED!!! Now he is trying to win with the Suns and that’s not happening 😂
LeBron literally did the same thing. He teamed up with DWade and Bosh to beat Kobe. Also, why don't people criticize the GS warriors for recruiting KD? Why is it all on KD? KD wanted to learn how to win. That's the same thing that LeBron did.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl one of the reasons why Lebron left Cleveland to join Miami with Wade and Bosh is because Cleveland couldn’t give him that #2 guy. Besides Lebron during the crunch times who the hell do you feel confident on that roster getting the job done??? If KD wanted to learn how to win then he could’ve went the Giannis route and stayed with OKC and try to see if he could win a title for them OR stay in the west or go to the east and try to knock off Golden State or Cleveland and show the league that your the guy now.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl but yet like I said before he chose the “if I can’t beat them, join them” card. That like saying the 08 or 10’ season when LBJ joins the Celtics right after they eliminated him.
@@jordankennerknecht4929Hell after losing that 3-1 lead the Thunder drafted Domantis Sabonis and traded for Victor Oladipo, and hindsight we’ve seen how these two players careers have played so it begs the question how good OKC would have been had he stayed
Damn this made me really think about the way my whole mantis shrimp niche I started, there was no videos other than mine 4 years ago, got hijacked and spammed by Durants. Dudes that don’t know anything about the animal or why I make videos but see an easy way to get some views. But now I’m gonna come back cuz people will realize that me as Jordan is better
Your videos are so unique 😂 I love it. But yeah I agree. Everything is watered down now a days. It's what did you do today now, and ppl don't even bother to research the past even tho they have a computer in their pocket. Stats seem to matter more than winning and championships.
I largely agree with this. In no particular order Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, LeBron, Magic, Russell, Kobe, Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan, and Bird are all ahead of him. Then you've got the next group that he's in. Robinson, Durant, Thomas, M. Malone, and Dr J. I think youcould make the argument for him being top 15, but I also think you could put him even lower with guys like The Admiral, Barkley, K Malone, West, Garnet, Baylor and Dirk. Durant is a great player but he can't be in the actual GOAT discussion.
He has to win way more championships, more MVPS more final MVPS and have more team success to even be in the discussion. I mean is he even a top 10 player right now ??? Top 15 maybe
@@jimmykarlsson2567If his entire career resume was accomplished with one team, would he have a case for top ten? As is, I’d say he’s a first ballot Hall of Famer.
@@jimmykarlsson2567What about the first part of my question: If his entire career resume was done with one team, would he rank higher? For the record, I don’t think the rings mean as much to him as average (though 2017 finals was a great series for him). I guess I just choose to appreciate the stuff he’s done more than what he could have been (I find it interesting that everyone talks about him joining the Warriors more than anything else in his career).
Forget about the GOAT conversation... Any chance KD has ever had to be in the Top 10 died the moment Steph led the Warriors to their fourth ring in 2022. That's the reality.
@@nayumo3021 curry had to “take a back seat” as some people love to point out. So that’s makes it even clearer. Offensively and defensively kd was that guy in gsw
"hes grown even more insecure in the years following" "people with burner accounts are insecue, as well as athletes who argue with youtubers" THANK YOU. finally someone said it. for me, his rock bottom was when he decided he needed to hop on random nobody's discord call for their podcast just to defend himself against the criticism of the week. people were praising this move, saying "isnt it so cool how far technology has come that someone like kevin durant can get on a discord call to be interviewed by a youtuber?" and i thought i was the only one who thought this was painfully uncool. kevin durant is supposed to be a larger than life superstar, a celebrity beyond basketball. what is he doing coming down to our level? why is he so worried about what the common person is saying about him? rather than look at the big picture, random people claimed it made him more relatable. did it though? cause all i see is someone who makes millions of dollars to play basketball unable to take the media spotlight that comes with said career needing to defend himself from some mean words on twitter. for the youtuber, yeah that was probably great to have kevin durant on his podcast. but for durant, the superstardom is shattered. for that alone, why would anyone classify him as a goat?
He was spectacular in Brooklyn, In my opinion. Kyrie too. I got to see them that last season... I respect the office's refusal to coddle their stars, but Damn... I really thought it was THE Season for them. The team had it's turmoil, but they had style, and it really seamed they were building an identity under Coach Vaughn.
Don’t get me wrong KD definitely has the skills and the basketball talent to be in the GOAT debate but he doesn’t have the accolades and the leadership skills which automatically disqualifies him in the conversation. To be in the goat debate you have to be a leader of men and KD is no leader.
KD never won anything without Steph. he played with more all stars than Steph ever did and never won anything. Unless he had the Intangibles. Leadership, Accountability, Team building, he will never be in Goat conversations. 2016 (with Westbrook) CHOKED a 3-1 lead against the warriors 2017-18 (BS rings) 2019 (imma give him a pass, legit injury happened) 2020 (still injured) 2021 tried to be LeGM and got SUPER CHOKER James Harden who didn't even average 15ppg against the bucks. "BUT HE'S INJURED!!!" If you're injured, then DON'T PLAY! I'd rather have a healthy mediocre player than an injured all star who plays like ASS. 2022 Badly spanked by the Celtics and straight out CHOKED while Warriors beat that same Celtics team in the finals 2023 Teamed up with Devin Bricker to Lose in game 6 (In an embarrassing way) against the Joker. (The only reason why KD got them big shots was because the defense is more afraid of Curry anyway)
Reputation wise, it's probably better not to win a championship your entire career than to actively seek out trades to teams with championship potential in hopes of chasing after rings.
Kevin Durant is trying to sneak through the backdoor of the GOAT debate after Shaq tried to drop Curry into the GOAT debate through the chimney. Michael Jordan still has more NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards than Scottie Pippen, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Isiah Thomas, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, COMBINED! The GOAT conversation is an one-man conversation via Michael “Air” Jordan.
I think KDs Warriors chips should be a unit of measurement for all chips..his chips are like the 1 cent of chips.. So KDs warriors chips are worth around 4 Dirk chips....
I watched this man get his ass handed to him at Footprint center and had to give it to him…I called him Mr Glass after folding during that warmup for his first PHX game but he really held that team down as best as he could but all that load management with Booker was a bait and switch for him. Thanks for all that work KD. You tried my boy👏🏾👏🏾
KD is a great player, but GOAT? I don't think so. LeBron, MJ, and Kareem for me are the 3 players that have an argument to be the GOAT. He may arguably the greatest scorer, though due to his versatility scoring the ball. But even then, I would have MJ ahead of him, and probably even LeBron. KD's still a top 15 player though in my opinion.
The point of videos like these is what a shame it is. He was loved by EVERYONE in OKC and actually took it to contenders even if he didn't manage to win. If he had stayed and the team managed to get some reliable third option he could actually have been in the GOAT conversation out of sheer scoring. That window was shut the hell down when he went to the Warriors.
@@ididntaskverified3663Lebron was alittle different than KD the Cavs were terrible and a entire organization created a super team just to beat him “Lebron couldn’t beat all 5 of us” him going to the heat was understandable but OKC was a good team in a couple of years could have been greatb
@t-god2439 Kareem has better longevity compared to Magic while having a similar peak. He has a better resume compared to Magic in my opinion. He was the all-time leading scorer for nearly 40 years until LeBron broke the record. I know most people don't consider high school and college, but Kareem is probably the GOAT of both high school and college. Kareem also won without Magic in 1971, although he did have Oscar Robertson on his team as a distant 2nd option. Also, in 1980, Kareem should have won Finals MVP over Magic despite Magic's brilliant Game 6 performance. But if you want to have Magic in the GOAT Debate over Kareem, that's fine. You can also include Duncan, if you want. I would find it hard to include Kobe in that debate, as Kobe, in my opinion, is a slightly worse version of MJ, so at best, he's 1B to MJ's 1A. But that's just my 2 cents.
Commish, this could be your 2nd greatest video! KD has/had the game to be in the convo. But we can all see something is lacking. He is better than Giannis, but we all would take the Freak over him. If KD wants to be looked at as a goat level guy he should request a trade to the pistons and lead them outta the mire they're in. But KD hasn't got the fortitude for it, and that's why he'll retire and no one will bat a eyelid. Great player, bad attitude 🏴🇯🇲
He’ll probably be the most accomplished athlete after an Achilles tear. Bucks Nets playoff series one of the best basketball series ever. His unstoppable shot is just incredible. Like Kareem skyhook. And greatest mvp acceptance speech of all time.
KD's issue is that he's a pure basketball player through and through. He loves the game of basketball and only the game of basketball. He's never cared about being a leader, he's never cared about even being the best. He's relying on his natural otherworldly skills and never really did more than that. You can't be that way and expect to be in a goat convo for anything.
The golden state superteam is more reflective of Steph Curry than KD. He couldn’t turn it on and get 1 game in the FINALS which has NEVER happened before. That’s happened over 10 times in the playoffs. End of the day It was his call he could’ve said “fuck KD run it back” but he didn’t and was even cool with adding Demarcus Cousins fresh off a 25 point 13 rebound season. Even in 2022 he had 3 other teammates averaging 17+ not even the Heatles had that
Staying (and winning) with the team that drafted you or the team you spent your erliest years in, probably has a factor in an NBA player's greatness. KD winning a chip on OKC would be worth more than however many he could've won in GS.
Bro I watched this video 4 times. The points were soo beautifully articulated, the comedy complemented the points perfectly and the analogies used were immaculate. Well done young man, your growth shown over the past 6 months has been truly humbling. This has slowly become my favourite NBA RUclips channel and that comes from a guy who has been watching the likes of dom2k and the rest for years.
Good gracious, you have me over here saying aww shucks. I'm very honored to hear this. I was subbed to Dom for years and am well aware of how great he is, so to be comparared to him is surreal. I will continue to progress and do better as I have much more work to do before I feel worthy of that.
glazing
This is my first video on this channel, but I can agree with your comments about his points, comedy, and analogies. He did a great job. And good on you for showing love ✊🏾
@@DaCommishDudewhy did you unsubscribe
I'm not even a basketball fan but I come for the comedy.
😂😂😂😂😂trading the entire audience 😅😅..that killed me.
fr im dying rn🤣🤣
Gotta square up with Jordan and the league office for letting that shit happen.
That's pretty ate up that they let that shit happen 😂
😁
„he thought about trading the entire audience“ 😂😂😂
“What haven’t I done?”
- Be the clear #1 option on a championship team
- Average more than 8.3 rebounds despite being 6’10+ with a 7’6 wingspan
- Make an all defensive team
- Take accountability for his playoff failures
KD was the Clear #1 on the Warriors and should've been All Defense on those teams but media voted awards shouldn't have a ton of emphasis anyway with these type of debates Imo
@@willgreig4077 KD wasn’t the warriors best player though. That was Steph. Kevin was the most talented skill wise. There’s a difference
@@danielbattle7620 KD took all the Big shots, he was the guy that closed games for the Warriors and was a beast Defensively to cover for their weakness at the 5, he was the best player full stop
@@willgreig4077 lmao no he wasn’t. Steph proved that both before Kevin and after. KD was icing on the cake. Not the cake
@@willgreig4077 the warriors didn’t need to beat bron and jr smith smh
KD pulled off NBA's greatest backstab. You gotta give him that.
stop being a smartass you'd do the same lebron did the same shi except he heard kyrie was balling out so he gave him some help
I always thought it was tied with Lebron going to the Heat with the way Cleveland took that news (then again I guess it was retroactively softened with how Lebron gave em a ring in 2016)
He also served LeBron up some poetic justice for the decision. KD’s ring-chasing was probably inspired by LeBron’s ring-chasing, but it definitely ruined LeBron’s ring-chasing.
And in the end, neither of them became as great as they could’ve been.
@@Kimeikus LeBron made things right in 2016. I doubt KD going back to OKC. LeBron came out looking better after his backstab
He played out his contract and won a title, what's the problem
Facts on facts. The journey and story behind the ring holds a lot of weight in how a player can be judged, it's why even though Dirk had only 1 ring, it's respected cause it was one of the most stacked playoff runs ever and Dirk led his squad all the way.
Facts! That’s only because of the team stacking era. It’s sad. Sometimes sticking it out things could be better.
Kawhis 2 rings are different from Durants 2 rings, always compare the 2
That Rapters Chip is worth 3 of those KD warriors chip
Dirks chip is worth at least 4 KD warriors chips.
They should be considered two different pairs of rings.
Kawhi’s should definitely be considered more impressive, but one thing I will say for Durant:
His 2017 finals performance was excellent looking back at it.
Haters
@@reeseangle9621 KD if you don’t get off RUclips! Don’t you have a game today?
@@Love.hammer999 😂😂😂 lol
Ever since KD went to Golden State that stained his career
He had some scoring titles and one MVP before he moved right? That was like 10 years ago. What's he really done since? Only done anything with the Warriors could argue he was a flop without them.
"Im up to my ears.. in softness" is a crazy thing to write down, record it, and put in a commercial 🤣💀
I saw KD's quote online and instantly knew the Commish was on -the- his case. Gotta love your dedication to the game.
As an OKC fan this man broke the hearts of all of us Oklahomans and we still resent him to this day. But now we don’t even need him as we have SGA now and the 2 seed
sga cant fill them boots sorry ahh mf 😂😂
I'm very excited for this OKC team. Can potentially be better than the 2012 team
Hope you guys win a ring soon you guys got a great young core
@@Jcon4002 We do but it’s gonna be tough like all playoff runs
The bulls built around Jordan. Okc wouldn’t resign hard over a million dollars. KD had no reason to be loyal to a franchise unwilling to invest during his time there
Chuck's face at the intro edit KIILED me!
Dude u are a breathe of fresh air here on RUclips. The first 20 seconds of this mans videos are fkn GOLD and the strays to doherty and N3ON
I loathe the both of them. I'm very glad you enjoyed thanks a lot for watching
Kevin Durant is one of few people who you would never be able to please
The General Grievous of the NBA
Kd is not even top 10 all time. He’s an absolute sellout and throughout his career, he’s played with some of the best guards in the game. Russ and harden, steph and klay, kyrie and harden and now he’s playing with booker and beal. This dude HAS to play with two elite guards or he’ll request a trade. People like to shit on bron, for going to miami and recruiting players, but at least bron finished all his contacts and he got all the cities he played for chips. Mj, bron, kareem, kobe, magic, shaq, wilt, bird, hakeem and bill are 10 guys i would take over kd. Shit, id take giannis over kd.
I’d stake Steph and kawhi and jokic over him too.
@@Jaymack12 totally, even tho kd has more fmvps than curry, i dont think kd would of made it to the finals if he wasn’t on the warriors. Kawhi proved he can lead a team in toronto and jokic is just as great as giannis
@@Jaymack12Kawhi hell no. He won FMVP averaging 17
@@shalimhasanrakhimhabibi4783KD was literally in the finals at 23
NAH The Devin Booker clip along with the music had me dead lmfao
1:03 It is so poetic that KD's ring is covered by Livingstone's.
Livingston will always be revered by Warrior's fans more than KD. Man pulled up every game shooting that pretty mid-range J and never complained about his feelings or legacy.
@@LevanEvanI'd rather have livingston and Zaza retire their numbers than kd.
@@LevanEvanbecause their stories are nowhere near the
I actually rooted for him when he came to the league. He's so tall and reminded me of mcgrady. I believe if seattle was never disbanded, he never left that team. He would've had different teammates. He never liked okc.
Well that's all ifs now
4:06 LMAO the Snuggle bear mascot pull. Dynamo is hittin!
“We need to stop lowering the standards of greatness.” I agree, I mean look at the basketball hall of fame, you got guys like Kyle Lowry making it in.
I've been saying this for years. I gave up. HOF don't mean shit now. The only players worth a damn right now are Gilgeous, Jokic, Giannis, and Doncic.
But Lowry literally qualifies in terms of those greatness intangibles that are not just skill set, and he’s top 20 all-time in assists and threes come the end of his career, and was the leader of a championship team and one of the outright best of the 2010s?
The NBA HoF was never a particularly strict one, so I don't have a problem with lowry
Omg the Charmin soft bear. That was hilarious.
Shout out Barry McCockiner for exposing KD.
KD will NEVER be in the GOAT debate cause he LITERALLY pulled the “if I can’t beat them, join them” card. His 2 rings have ZERO weight on him when it comes to player debates.
Heck he tried joining 2 different organisations and try to make super teams out of them and FAILED!!! Now he is trying to win with the Suns and that’s not happening 😂
LeBron literally did the same thing. He teamed up with DWade and Bosh to beat Kobe. Also, why don't people criticize the GS warriors for recruiting KD? Why is it all on KD? KD wanted to learn how to win. That's the same thing that LeBron did.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl one of the reasons why Lebron left Cleveland to join Miami with Wade and Bosh is because Cleveland couldn’t give him that #2 guy. Besides Lebron during the crunch times who the hell do you feel confident on that roster getting the job done???
If KD wanted to learn how to win then he could’ve went the Giannis route and stayed with OKC and try to see if he could win a title for them OR stay in the west or go to the east and try to knock off Golden State or Cleveland and show the league that your the guy now.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl Lebron is nowhere near GOAT status, everyone knows this. Only the media and his fans think he is.
@@Arctanis-vt3hl but yet like I said before he chose the “if I can’t beat them, join them” card. That like saying the 08 or 10’ season when LBJ joins the Celtics right after they eliminated him.
@@jordankennerknecht4929Hell after losing that 3-1 lead the Thunder drafted Domantis Sabonis and traded for Victor Oladipo, and hindsight we’ve seen how these two players careers have played so it begs the question how good OKC would have been had he stayed
That intro killed me😂
6:50 "If you eat pure icing, you're likely to get diabetes."
That cut deep, fam!
I feel like KD Draymond and Harden gonna put dynamo in a straight jacket
Dont forget the pistons! They're the foundation for his insanity
Damn this made me really think about the way my whole mantis shrimp niche I started, there was no videos other than mine 4 years ago, got hijacked and spammed by Durants. Dudes that don’t know anything about the animal or why I make videos but see an easy way to get some views. But now I’m gonna come back cuz people will realize that me as Jordan is better
One of the greatest RUclips videos I have witnessed
Aww stop your making me blush. Thank you very much for watching.
The only GOAT debate Kevin Durant is in, is in "people who are delusional about their hairline and should just let it go"
ngl thats just facts stacked up, youre spittin
4:29 You made me cackle 😂 come on it's MJ it's hard enough getting to do any media thing ever since he retired my man Ramone can't fight against that
LeBron tradimg the entire audience 😂😂😂
This comment is GOAT status 😂😂😂
Your videos are so unique 😂 I love it. But yeah I agree. Everything is watered down now a days. It's what did you do today now, and ppl don't even bother to research the past even tho they have a computer in their pocket. Stats seem to matter more than winning and championships.
I largely agree with this. In no particular order Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, LeBron, Magic, Russell, Kobe, Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan, and Bird are all ahead of him. Then you've got the next group that he's in. Robinson, Durant, Thomas, M. Malone, and Dr J. I think youcould make the argument for him being top 15, but I also think you could put him even lower with guys like The Admiral, Barkley, K Malone, West, Garnet, Baylor and Dirk. Durant is a great player but he can't be in the actual GOAT discussion.
I think u have Durant too high. But your list is right on.
Not Lebron. He is the same.
@@saurabh7489same as what? 😂
@@nostalgiaharvey7213 Same as Durant ??? Pioneered modern super team culture
@@saurabh7489 at least Lebron won a title with those 3 teams. 🤷🏾♂️
"scientists at Down Bad University" sent me 🤣
He has to win way more championships, more MVPS more final MVPS and have more team success to even be in the discussion.
I mean is he even a top 10 player right now ???
Top 15 maybe
He's top 15 at best
@@Jcon4002 yess at best.
Awesome scorer absolutely, but then what
@@jimmykarlsson2567If his entire career resume was accomplished with one team, would he have a case for top ten?
As is, I’d say he’s a first ballot Hall of Famer.
@@fortynights1513 of course he is a hall of famer there is no discussion there.
I mean if Kukoc and Sabonis can get into the hall fame soo..
@@jimmykarlsson2567What about the first part of my question:
If his entire career resume was done with one team, would he rank higher?
For the record, I don’t think the rings mean as much to him as average (though 2017 finals was a great series for him).
I guess I just choose to appreciate the stuff he’s done more than what he could have been (I find it interesting that everyone talks about him joining the Warriors more than anything else in his career).
everybody in the goat debate are usually top tier or good defenders. (e.g: MJ, Duncan, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq, etc.)
LeBron was an elite defender in his Cleveland days, Miami heat days and in his second cavs stint.
How is Durant defensively?
@@fortynights1513 KD was amazing defensively in GSW
@@jerryren4076he's not elite tho
Forget about the GOAT conversation... Any chance KD has ever had to be in the Top 10 died the moment Steph led the Warriors to their fourth ring in 2022. That's the reality.
I agree. Kd has to win 2 more chips to even think about sniffing the top 10.
@@Jaymack12don’t forget to add that he needs to win it being the first option of a team as well
@@nayumo3021he was the first option in gsw
@@curtiszyr no way you’re saying that with prime curry as his team mate
@@nayumo3021 curry had to “take a back seat” as some people love to point out. So that’s makes it even clearer. Offensively and defensively kd was that guy in gsw
"hes grown even more insecure in the years following" "people with burner accounts are insecue, as well as athletes who argue with youtubers"
THANK YOU. finally someone said it. for me, his rock bottom was when he decided he needed to hop on random nobody's discord call for their podcast just to defend himself against the criticism of the week. people were praising this move, saying "isnt it so cool how far technology has come that someone like kevin durant can get on a discord call to be interviewed by a youtuber?" and i thought i was the only one who thought this was painfully uncool. kevin durant is supposed to be a larger than life superstar, a celebrity beyond basketball. what is he doing coming down to our level? why is he so worried about what the common person is saying about him? rather than look at the big picture, random people claimed it made him more relatable. did it though? cause all i see is someone who makes millions of dollars to play basketball unable to take the media spotlight that comes with said career needing to defend himself from some mean words on twitter. for the youtuber, yeah that was probably great to have kevin durant on his podcast. but for durant, the superstardom is shattered. for that alone, why would anyone classify him as a goat?
He was spectacular in Brooklyn, In my opinion. Kyrie too.
I got to see them that last season... I respect the office's refusal to coddle their stars, but Damn... I really thought it was THE Season for them.
The team had it's turmoil, but they had style, and it really seamed they were building an identity under Coach Vaughn.
Hes good but i domt even have him top ten
Don’t get me wrong KD definitely has the skills and the basketball talent to be in the GOAT debate but he doesn’t have the accolades and the leadership skills which automatically disqualifies him in the conversation.
To be in the goat debate you have to be a leader of men and KD is no leader.
Same for LBJ to me
@nicolasm.3708 that's crazy because lebron has led his own team before
@@nicolasm.3708cool, but is objectively not same.
@@nicolasm.3708mentally tapped
Man, KD should go to the Nuggets fr fr 😂
That would break the league maybe even worst than him joining the warriors jokic and kd will most likely be the best duo to ever play if that happens
I heard it was considered he'd go to the Lakers smdh
KD isn't that desperate. He wants to win a championship as his team's best player and he prefers to iso all game
@@T.H.E.O.R.Y. in the 2019 offseason? Because since then the Lakers have had no assets to trade for someone as big as KD
oh hello no, don’t need him, don’t want him
Bro the music plus the calm tone is just too perfect for tearing KDs ego up
KD never won anything without Steph. he played with more all stars than Steph ever did and never won anything. Unless he had the Intangibles. Leadership, Accountability, Team building, he will never be in Goat conversations.
2016 (with Westbrook) CHOKED a 3-1 lead against the warriors
2017-18 (BS rings)
2019 (imma give him a pass, legit injury happened)
2020 (still injured)
2021 tried to be LeGM and got SUPER CHOKER James Harden who didn't even average 15ppg against the bucks.
"BUT HE'S INJURED!!!"
If you're injured, then DON'T PLAY! I'd rather have a healthy mediocre player than an injured all star who plays like ASS.
2022 Badly spanked by the Celtics and straight out CHOKED while Warriors beat that same Celtics team in the finals
2023 Teamed up with Devin Bricker to Lose in game 6 (In an embarrassing way) against the Joker.
(The only reason why KD got them big shots was because the defense is more afraid of Curry anyway)
Reputation wise, it's probably better not to win a championship your entire career than to actively seek out trades to teams with championship potential in hopes of chasing after rings.
Stop it. So long as your massa chase rings its ok.
The 1st 9 seconds of the video is golden😂😂😂😂
The thumbnail man 😂😂😂😂
you're killing me with that scooby impression oh lord
Excellent Video dissecting KD. chefs kiss
Props to the Detroit Pistons team for unlocking this gem of a basketball channel to the major audience on the digital airways of youtube.
Bro, THIS! This is why I love your channel. Your views on basketball are based af.
Bruh I lost it when the Nirvana came on @1:03
Kevin Durant is trying to sneak through the backdoor of the GOAT debate after Shaq tried to drop Curry into the GOAT debate through the chimney. Michael Jordan still has more NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards than Scottie Pippen, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Isiah Thomas, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, COMBINED! The GOAT conversation is an one-man conversation via Michael “Air” Jordan.
That's your opinion sir
@@MrTimLee84thats facts honestly
@@blodiaaa6990 its really not
Scottie is arguably the best wing defender of all time
by the time the DPOY was introduced Kareem was *35*
not to mention that Bill and Wilt weren't even around for it and would've probably both had more
On behalf of the Nuggets delegation: we good dawg no thanks ✋😅
HAHAHA 😂😂
@@DaCommishDude yup. Too much championship and HOFer baggage for our taste. We strictly gets it out tha mud (er, gold mines) over here 🤣⚒️😊
I think KDs Warriors chips should be a unit of measurement for all chips..his chips are like the 1 cent of chips..
So KDs warriors chips are worth around 4 Dirk chips....
I like the meditative vibe of this video
Charles didn't hold back, damn
Like @RAMOV28 said, I gotta give props to the Dynamo. This video was very well done
4:19 "trading the entire audience" 😭😭😭
*1)JORDAN*
*2)KOBE*
*3)BIRD*
*4)MAGIC*
*5)CURRY*
*6)BIG SHOT BOB*
*7)RUSSEL*
*8)KAREEM*
*9)WILT*
*10)DUNCAN*
*.•°~*HONORABLE MENTIONS*~°•.*
*11A)SHAQ 11B)LEBUM*
*12)A.I.*
*13)KLAY*
*14)DR. J*
*15)BABY JESUS*
An instant dynamo classic
The background music for this is perfect
The warriors didn't need kd....they just needed someone better than Harrison barnes. That's what Durant was a upgrade over barnes. 😂😂
Excellent point and funny 😂
They did need him. They Curry and Draymon begged him to come there after they lost to the caves
That would be my expression being so close to Draymond Kong.
I watched this man get his ass handed to him at Footprint center and had to give it to him…I called him Mr Glass after folding during that warmup for his first PHX game but he really held that team down as best as he could but all that load management with Booker was a bait and switch for him. Thanks for all that work KD. You tried my boy👏🏾👏🏾
W video. Your opinion always beats the figureheads over at espn
This was truthful and funny, good job.
Thank ya
funny commentaries; love your content!
Thank you and appreciate ya for watching
i love this format bro from music to you its great :D
🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg these videos are absolutely comedic gold. the music was perfect too the depressing piano for kds career breakdown 😂
I agree with everything u said
KD is a great player, but GOAT? I don't think so. LeBron, MJ, and Kareem for me are the 3 players that have an argument to be the GOAT. He may arguably the greatest scorer, though due to his versatility scoring the ball. But even then, I would have MJ ahead of him, and probably even LeBron. KD's still a top 15 player though in my opinion.
The point of videos like these is what a shame it is. He was loved by EVERYONE in OKC and actually took it to contenders even if he didn't manage to win. If he had stayed and the team managed to get some reliable third option he could actually have been in the GOAT conversation out of sheer scoring. That window was shut the hell down when he went to the Warriors.
Lebron can't be in the goat debate either, he is arguably the most consistent scorer of all time but not the goat
Why do you have Kareem over magic? Why isn’t magic, Duncan and Kobe in more people goat debate
@@ididntaskverified3663Lebron was alittle different than KD the Cavs were terrible and a entire organization created a super team just to beat him “Lebron couldn’t beat all 5 of us” him going to the heat was understandable but OKC was a good team in a couple of years could have been greatb
@t-god2439 Kareem has better longevity compared to Magic while having a similar peak. He has a better resume compared to Magic in my opinion. He was the all-time leading scorer for nearly 40 years until LeBron broke the record. I know most people don't consider high school and college, but Kareem is probably the GOAT of both high school and college. Kareem also won without Magic in 1971, although he did have Oscar Robertson on his team as a distant 2nd option. Also, in 1980, Kareem should have won Finals MVP over Magic despite Magic's brilliant Game 6 performance. But if you want to have Magic in the GOAT Debate over Kareem, that's fine. You can also include Duncan, if you want. I would find it hard to include Kobe in that debate, as Kobe, in my opinion, is a slightly worse version of MJ, so at best, he's 1B to MJ's 1A. But that's just my 2 cents.
Just found this channel and it’s brilliant!
What a video man so well worded and funny af.. goated channel
I have KD as a top 3 player in the 2011-2012 OKC Thunder roster, and uh yeah that's about it.
He was a great third option on that team I have to say.
Well done
Thank you man
The "trade the entire audience" line got me good.
🔥 video. Agreed with everything.
No he is not a goat. That GS ring ruined it for him. He ran to a 70 win team. What did he expect.
I'm glad you got that clip max throwing up the devil horns...
That thumbnail is PERFECT! 😅
Very well put. Made me laugh, but it made sense.
In OKC he was everyone’s favorite players, it wasn’t till he left that people switched to Russ
Curry should have 5 rings. KD would be in the GOAT debate if he stayed with Russ and won at least 2 rings.
most versatile team player and most versatile iso ball player. KD is goated🔥🔥🔥
Dynamo destroyed KD there
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finally Detroit is gonna get some much needed help !
I wouldn't wish this on him or any player...
Maybe Draymond though.
to be honest, lebron shouldn't be in it too. he basically started the super team era.
That’s too bad bro
No he didn't. The Rockets had a super team way before him. The Celtics and Lakers both had super teams when they were winning all of those rings
Commish, this could be your 2nd greatest video! KD has/had the game to be in the convo. But we can all see something is lacking. He is better than Giannis, but we all would take the Freak over him. If KD wants to be looked at as a goat level guy he should request a trade to the pistons and lead them outta the mire they're in. But KD hasn't got the fortitude for it, and that's why he'll retire and no one will bat a eyelid. Great player, bad attitude 🏴🇯🇲
He’ll probably be the most accomplished athlete after an Achilles tear. Bucks Nets playoff series one of the best basketball series ever. His unstoppable shot is just incredible. Like Kareem skyhook. And greatest mvp acceptance speech of all time.
Lebron & MJ has something KD doesn't have: actually carrying a ringless team to a chip
KD's issue is that he's a pure basketball player through and through. He loves the game of basketball and only the game of basketball. He's never cared about being a leader, he's never cared about even being the best. He's relying on his natural otherworldly skills and never really did more than that. You can't be that way and expect to be in a goat convo for anything.
Why not ? At the end of the day they’re all SIMPLY playing basketball we just try to make it out to be more than what it really is. 😂
100% correct @@curtiszyr
KD top 10 all time pure skill n talent
I love the sprinkles and icing on a cake analogy.
The golden state superteam is more reflective of Steph Curry than KD. He couldn’t turn it on and get 1 game in the FINALS which has NEVER happened before. That’s happened over 10 times in the playoffs. End of the day It was his call he could’ve said “fuck KD run it back” but he didn’t and was even cool with adding Demarcus Cousins fresh off a 25 point 13 rebound season. Even in 2022 he had 3 other teammates averaging 17+ not even the Heatles had that
I think he should be, but people are over thinking it. Some are about rings and some fans don't. Who the goat is up to you.
Dbook saying “let’s work on our game no double teaming” is hilarious like work on how to move the ball when you’re being doubled
Really enjoy ya' content.
The first number that popped up in my head when thinking of kd on a list is 17
Staying (and winning) with the team that drafted you or the team you spent your erliest years in, probably has a factor in an NBA player's greatness. KD winning a chip on OKC would be worth more than however many he could've won in GS.