@@GXprogamer he can get swept two times in the first round. We know who he is. (All troll aside, I don’t hate KD. I don’t know about you. But I just like to have fun)
I have to say, i love the WWE references, The Undisputed Era appearing when yall said undisputed, or Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart shaking hands when yall said time heals all wounds, love it
His home will be the expansion supersonics (once they get it). He'll get involved in the organization to get a city behind him, and it works perfectly since Seattle basketball fans hate OKC.
I think the main thing about his legacy is if he just said "yeah i know i pissed you off and yeah i know i seem like a wuss but screw you its my career. " people wouldn't care as much cause at least it would be more honest.
12:29 Well, that's not entirely true. Yes, there were a lot of things that KD had no control over, but the things that he DID have control over (Steve Nash's hiring, DeAndre Jordan's signing, showing poor leadersip when things went awry, throwing his teammates under the bus in an interview, his crappy performance against the Celtics) WERE his fault.
Lies on top of lies. He never showed poor leadership or threw anyone under the bus. He wanted lue. Nash was hired by marks cuz they are friends and former teammates. The Celtics was a result of their entire team selling out to stopping him and the nets having 46 different starting lineups and 10 games together post harden trade and being completely undersized. Learn ball. That team lost 11 in a row and 17 of 20 games when kd was out. They would’ve been a lottery team without kd. You can’t even name a team to make the playoffs with over 40 different lineups and not many players are even getting shots off vs the coverage he was seeing.
@@brendanbloom3366 Thank you for being one of the FEW that actually provides context. Most of these people just get on here and lie or spread false narratives with little to no fact checking. And i can guarantee you that this person cant even give a definition of what a leader is to begin with because any ONE definition can be easily debunked because there has never been a single way to lead a team.
@@brendanbloom3366You only argued against those 2 parts of my comment. Your point about the Celtics series? Fair enough. However, his friendship with DeAndre Jordan did lead to Jordan's signing even though they did not need him because Jarrett Allen had already broken out. Why would he want Ty Lue hired before giving Kenny Atkinson a chance? Is wanting the coach replaced before giving them a chance to show how they can help you win not showing poor leadership? Also, Durant did an interview where he made comments that, at least, could be construed as throwing his teammates under the bus by some.
@@smoothsavage2870You're right. There is no one specific way to be a leader, and it does come in many different forms and definitions. But Durant has done a poor job of displaying those forms and definitions more often than not.
@@urbaindelva7869 having Jordan there was no problem. Kd took less money so they could sign them. That doesn’t mean they have to sign them. Kd is not the GM and Kd wasn’t the one who decides who started between Allen and Jordan. Jordan was a solid backup and mentor for Allen. Where is your evidence of Kd not giving Atkinson a chance? Nash was hired cuz he’s a former teammate and a friend of Sean marks. You are going with conspiracy theories about stufff that is the front offices business and trying to use that as some measurement of kds leadership.
Moses was on 2 teams. He has a connection to both, what are you talking about? Lebron's been on 3 teams and nobody's saying anything about him not having a strong connection to a franchise. Nobody says that for Kareem. Nobody says that for Shaq. Nobody says that for Rodman. Some of yall really need to quit with this foolishness.
I have enjoyed watching KD for 10 years, I guess it helps as a Bucks fan that whilst the warriors were dominating, the Bucks were a bubble playoff team mostly so it didn’t really affect me. And the one playoff series against KD was one of the greatest series ever, and I was fearful of him in all 7 games . He might be the all time mercenary, but he’s also an all time great.
Other way around. Shaq was the undisputed #1 player on the Lakers during the Shaq and Kobe Era. If Kobe and Shaq never won without each other (I.e. Laker 2009-2010 and Miami 2005), people would view Shaq as the undisputed better player than Kobe. The 2009 and 2010 championship helped Kobe more than the 2006 championship helped Shaq.
I don't know if that works since: 1. The Lakers weren't a dynasty in the 90s for at least six specific reasons. 2. Even though Kobe is the lifelong Laker, Shaq was unambiguously the first option in the early 2000s. 3. It's well known that Shaq was objectively lowballed and publicly told he wasn't worth the money. Orlando screwed up more than he turned on them. The comparison only works if Shaq decided he was going to go to the 72 win Bulls.
As a pure basketball player, Kevin Durant's one of the greatest ever. But in terms of an all time great legacy, it's a lot more complicated. His talent is obvious, but his legacy is as strange as one can really be for someone that good.
I know its popular for social media to crap on Durant. But it has been a pleasure watching him ball out his whole career. I really do think the media, though valid to a degree, really did a number on how we view him. He does deserve some criticism, as do most athletes, but the guy is a pure baller who really loves the game. I always have found it odd that MANY, and in recent NBA history, MOST superstars have grouped up with other superstars or stars to chase championships. I do think him wanting to leave Westbrook after all those seasons were reasonable. Though I can see why people were annoyed he joined GSW, I still don't believe he deserves the hate or disrespect he has gotten. I think history will be a bit more kind, and he will get the props he more than deserves.
The problem is he, a top 3 player, went to a championship level team that he lost to while on a championship level team. He’s too good to go to a team like that. The C’s grabbed two other superstars to win 1. The Heat got two other stars to get 2. The Warriors didn’t need Durant like the other two teams did. They made the right move as an organization. The same can’t be said for Durant, any case he had to be truly considered one as one of the best was destroyed that night. Cavs V Warriors was about to be a LEGENDARY rivalry, then KD joined and got 2 easy rings (barring that 2018 Houston series). He has yet to win as “the guy” and until he does fans will continue to recognize his talent, while calling his legacy worthless.
Facts kd a legend I don’t listen to that bs media shit I know what I seen with my own eyes I haven’t personally seen 3 guys better that I’ve actually got to see play I’m 24 years old
@@mod7065 saying his legacy is worthless is crazy. kd is a top 75 nba player and first ballot hof. I get the perception of him "cheating" the fans or the sport. But to saying his legacy is wild.
My problem with KD is his Identity. What are we going to know him as? I don’t think the warriors care about him and all KD did was feed Steph Curry more glory and other teams he has been on has been fails
He only redeems his legacy is by returning back to OKC and help lead this young team to a championship but even then that team is stacked with potential all over does it really matter if he does help be that final peice?
Well, he was there when the OKC Thunder franchise was born, and he helped build them up into a great team. The current OKC Thunder, despite being very good, are still young and growing. Yes, they do have potential, but we still don't know how high that potential is, or if they will actually reach it yet. Also, KD would not be leading this team because he is at a point in his career where he simply can not do that; SGA would. However, he would bring a level of championship/playoff experience that the current OKC do not have.
He does not have to do the same thing Lebron did and back to OKC to redeem his legacy. He's currently on a franchise that's never won. If he wins with the Suns, then his legacy is redeemed. The Thunder have a championship in their history back from when they were the Supersonics in 1979. The Suns have nothing.
when is coming out the video about the 2011 mavs? i really liked you guys, i like how you talk an explain basketball, so i'd love to see a video about those mavs You're making great content
As a Suns fan I'm really hoping he can help will this team to another finals appearance at least but it's gonna be so hard in the Western Conference. And you guys said it best, the Suns really fucked up their roster and now don't have a point guard or draft picks because of them getting Beal.
Woah now, let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Saying that the Warriors would have defeated the Raps with a healthy Klay without Durant at all; that's a massive stretch! I would say they would be exactly even and it would be a 7 game series (a toss up). OG Anunoby was injured as well for the Raptors.
@0:28 No, there's not an asterisk on his 2 chips. Unless you're going to put an asterisk on the Warriors chip in 2015 that they won due to injuries. That 73 win team is the only team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead in the finals. And they were clowned about that all the way up until the playoffs in 2017 once they figured it out with KD.
0:49 before watching the full video if kd would've won the three peat he would have more respect in the nba but him losing and get hurt and than him never winning after GSW is what's holding him back from top 10 talks IMO
The reality of it is while KD is supremely talented, he doesn’t have the competitive drive that all other stars have. It’s been apparent thru his whole career. One big indication of this to me is how well he performs when his team is in control of a game, compared to his disappearing acts when his team is struggling to score. He’s a walking paradox. Best scorer ever, unless his team really needs him to step takeover a game when they’re struggling.
@@nyshyn307Most of the viewers of channels like these are minors who don’t actually watch the videos. They just want some noise to play on their second monitor while they play video games or do their homework or whatever. Of course they’re going to hyperfixate on weird small stuff lol, they’re kids
@ClareAmel I had this open while emulating an old video game on my phone so I'm definitely being called out 😂😂 It's unfortunate that so many aren't engaged with the content because the question of "Where is KD's 'home' as a player?" is much more interesting than a title gaff. I ran to the comments to see if anyone had a decent answer, I suppose it's OKC for me but the issue is I'd probably hate him if I were an OKC fan
I will never let him forget that he once posted on his main account thinking that he was on his sockpuppet and then proceeded to respond in agreement with himself. A classic "Slim Weeper" moment.
you guys sound IDENTICAL to Corwin and DZ from TSN Bardown, its a hockey channel on RUclips. like genuinely i picture them speaking when watching your videos
Cannot go to the team that eliminated you. It's like Jordan joining the Pistons after his first 2 lost to them. Just a bad move. Great performance for Warriors, but an outsider
Yeah its fun to say KD doesn't have a home and has a confusing legacy now but honestly he's such a bucket that any one of the teams he's been on would work. He's hasn't missed the playoffs since his 2nd year in the league, came back from a career ending injury and balled even harder. His career is solidified.
He should go back to Seattle once they get it together and bring back the Sonics. Would be a great career arc and could give people something to watch (as expansions are *usually* pretty terrible)
14:39 have you seen how terminally online KD is? How he responds to people constantly talking about him? He cares what people think about him. Why do you think he's been forming super teams ever since he left Golden State?
We Have Been Spoiled With Championship Parades By The DUBS & GIANTS Since 2010 Till ( 2021 I Lived In Atlanta & Went To The Braves WS Parade) 2022. DUB NATION 4 LIFE.
Crazy how when Harden thought that he was getting a title KD averaged 30.4 in 2018 West Finals just to eliminate Harden then next year when they meet KD averaged 33.2 in 2019 2nd round Just unfair haha
Yup, the Warriors definitely would have won the 2019 championship if Klay had not gotten injured. Remember when KD himself in a segment with Serge Ibaka said that if Klay had not gotten injured, the series would have reached a Game 7 and the Warriors would have won without him. Heck, Klay had 30 points in game 6 of that series before he went down. Klay was on track to have another historic Game 6 Klay moment. PS. A thought came to mind. If the Warriors had won in 2019 without KD, that would have proven Draymond’s statement correct right away, and that would have made KD’s legacy even worse than it already is.
At the end of the day, Kevin Durant made the right decision. That Thunder team was going nowhere, even if Kevin Durant stayed. Plus Golden State was offering more money anyway and they would have gotten him if they had won the title in 2016 as well. At the day, he's going to go down as one of the greatest scorers of all time, he's a champion, he's won multiple finals MVPs, and he's going to be in the Hall of Fame.
I think it will take a while for KD and OKC to mend fences. I think if this new core with SGA wins a title, they'll soften their view of KD and see him for the great "first superstar" that the franchise really had not unlike Toronto sort of easing up on the heavy vitriol towards Vince Carter around the time they won the championship. I mean all it really took for Toronto to like VC again was time and a fuckin sick highlight package. It might take a bit more time with KD, but I think they can follow that same guideline and eventually retire his jersey in OKC. That is, if Golden State doesn't retire his jersey first, re-igniting the vitriol in some form.
Yeah the Thunder have been spoiled with elite talent and good seasons but we will be eternally cursed until Seattle has a team again. The Thunder easily have some of the most heartbreaking losses in recent history
4:27 mannnn just think of it from KDs perspective… raised by a single mom in the hood loves playing basketball has a dream works hard af torches the Olympic team at 18 gets drafted to Seattle then end up in Oklahoma? Get to the finals lose to Lebron lost Harden can’t get better and just wants to go against the greatest player to him in the finals again to be the best at the highest level and Warriors only beat a not fully Cavs team that’s why KD went thru there To win and be great that’s it… y’all want Every player to be like Dame and not ask out til a decade of losing goes by??
Picture this: In a couple of years, OKC has fully reached their potential and is ready to make a title push, but they need a veteran presence and a bucket getter to really push them over the top. Kevin Durant returns to the organization that drafted him, that built him into the player he is today, and helps them when a ring after abandoning them several years prior. In my opinion, that would be the best way to redeem his legacy.
Or... He could just stay with the Suns and win there. Since they havent won a championship and the Thunder have a championship in their franchise history.
@@smoothsavage2870 that’s not gonna redeem his legacy in most people’s eyes. Going back to the team that drafted him would do a lot more for his legacy.
@@tbow13gbr22 The people that think KD has to go back to the team that drafted him to redeem himself are never going acknowledge his legacy either way. People are saying that he should go back to the team that drafted him and win because that's what LeBron did. KD doesn't have to do that. Winning with a team that's never won in franchise history redeems him.
@@smoothsavage2870 no it doesn’t. People villainize him for demanding to be traded away from the Nets to a team that was only a year removed from making the finals just as much as they do for his decision to go to golden state. Only way to fully redeem his legacy is to return to the original city he scorned, the one he said he wanted to play the rest of his life for.
I always think if KD went to Houston instead of Golden State back in 2016 he'd still have 2 titles but he'd have a lot more respect & less of a dent on his legacy
The narrative is so tired. During the olympics people are saying Durant should never have left steph, but will still criticize those years at any opportunity.
Sadly. I didn’t start watching the nba till 2021. If it wasn’t for KD. I wouldn’t of watched one of the better finals in past years between the bucks and suns.
seattle was always his team, okc wasnt the city or team that drafted him not shocked he wasnt deathly loyal especially after they let james walk cause they wanted to be cheap anyone that says okc drafted him are just willfully ignorant. also he was the only reason those okc teams were good especially in the playoffs, makes the conference finals next year hes hurt and they miss the playoffs with russ then he comes back the next year and they are in the conference finals, took russ turning into a different player and averaging 32 11 and 10 for a season to drag the rest of the team back to a 6th seed after he left, doesnt get any credit for taking okc to still up to this day their only period of postseason success until this current team puts it together
Not exactly. He was the first superstar that OKC had, and he helped build up that franchise into a title contender. Now, OKC may be a winning team, but they are still young and merely bordering on being title contenders.
Kevin Durant is the only star player in NBA history to get LESS respect from most of the NBA fan base after winning two titles in a row. He severely underestimated the unspoken rules of sports, one of them being that when you lose, a true competitor grinds and tries to come back stronger to face an opponent that beat them in competition. The most shameful thing an athlete can do after losing to a team, is try to join the team/person that beat you for an easier path to victory, because you’re not good enough to carry your own team or beat them if you had to play against them again. It’s not even about joining a better team than OKC, he could have went anywhere else in free agency, and wouldn’t have received so much hate. Yet he chose the team that beat him, because they were the best in the league, and it made for easy competition. Cupcake jokes aside, that has to be the weakest thing you could possibly do as a competitor and you can’t even expect people to give you respect for it. I bet Durant knowing what he knows now, would never go to GS that offseason, because it not only didn’t get him the respect he was looking for, it made people respect him far less.
I think that KD might end up in that nuggets Melo situation. People will try to argue for him but if a player wins their first chip, they’ll put his jersey up before KD
Very Good player. Always had to suround himself with the other big Kids in The play ground tho, that doesn't let me respect him that much. Every team, when the big Kids go, He goes too
Fixed the title, it was a late night ya’ll I dunno what can over me 😂
What was the o.g. title 😂
Man I feel like I missed out
A dog wrote the original title
Mans fucked up his explanation too. Go to bed bruh 😂😂
Bro chillllll 😎 lol
“I’m Kevin Durant rough, you know who I am”
-Kevin Durant rough.
@@naoikeda9472 YEAH!! love that
yeah we know who you are....a cupcake
@@GXprogamernah he’s the most skilled player of all time. He can tween tween at 6ft 11.
@@naoikeda9472 FAX, he can also go 0-6 at OT
Hes so goated
@@GXprogamer he can get swept two times in the first round. We know who he is.
(All troll aside, I don’t hate KD. I don’t know about you. But I just like to have fun)
Did a dog write the title?
😂😂😭
DMX did
😂😂😂😂
Well, thats the last time they use ai to generate titles
@@XWDanielWHERE MY DOGS AT
Kevin Durant rough
KD might be the only player in NBA History that has the scenario of his own two championships being used as ammunition against his own legacy.
Let’s not forget, jayson tatum actually LOST fans when he won the championship
@@cardboardpackageno he didn’t
True. Context matters
@@cardboardpackageI'd say he didn't lose fans, but gained more haters.
@@cardboardpackage Which is weird, Dude did it the "right" way, and ppl mad he won. Tells fans are unstable..
"rough roh, raggy..."
- synthetic doo, 2024 -
I have to say, i love the WWE references, The Undisputed Era appearing when yall said undisputed, or Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart shaking hands when yall said time heals all wounds, love it
I don’t know if Kevin Durant’s legacy is more confusing or this title
😂😂😂 EXACTLY
what was the old title
@@raptheepicThe Confusing Legacy of Kevin Durant Rough
His home is ironically Seattle. The only town that worships him, which is what he's chasing since 2016
If the Suns have a bad start to this season, I wouldn't be surprised if Kevin Durant (Rough) at least considers asking for a trade.
His home will be the expansion supersonics (once they get it). He'll get involved in the organization to get a city behind him, and it works perfectly since Seattle basketball fans hate OKC.
I think the main thing about his legacy is if he just said "yeah i know i pissed you off and yeah i know i seem like a wuss but screw you its my career. " people wouldn't care as much cause at least it would be more honest.
I feel like he says this once a week on Twitter lol
He does say this
12:29 Well, that's not entirely true. Yes, there were a lot of things that KD had no control over, but the things that he DID have control over (Steve Nash's hiring, DeAndre Jordan's signing, showing poor leadersip when things went awry, throwing his teammates under the bus in an interview, his crappy performance against the Celtics) WERE his fault.
Lies on top of lies. He never showed poor leadership or threw anyone under the bus. He wanted lue. Nash was hired by marks cuz they are friends and former teammates. The Celtics was a result of their entire team selling out to stopping him and the nets having 46 different starting lineups and 10 games together post harden trade and being completely undersized. Learn ball. That team lost 11 in a row and 17 of 20 games when kd was out. They would’ve been a lottery team without kd. You can’t even name a team to make the playoffs with over 40 different lineups and not many players are even getting shots off vs the coverage he was seeing.
@@brendanbloom3366 Thank you for being one of the FEW that actually provides context. Most of these people just get on here and lie or spread false narratives with little to no fact checking. And i can guarantee you that this person cant even give a definition of what a leader is to begin with because any ONE definition can be easily debunked because there has never been a single way to lead a team.
@@brendanbloom3366You only argued against those 2 parts of my comment. Your point about the Celtics series? Fair enough.
However, his friendship with DeAndre Jordan did lead to Jordan's signing even though they did not need him because Jarrett Allen had already broken out. Why would he want Ty Lue hired before giving Kenny Atkinson a chance? Is wanting the coach replaced before giving them a chance to show how they can help you win not showing poor leadership? Also, Durant did an interview where he made comments that, at least, could be construed as throwing his teammates under the bus by some.
@@smoothsavage2870You're right. There is no one specific way to be a leader, and it does come in many different forms and definitions. But Durant has done a poor job of displaying those forms and definitions more often than not.
@@urbaindelva7869 having Jordan there was no problem. Kd took less money so they could sign them. That doesn’t mean they have to sign them. Kd is not the GM and Kd wasn’t the one who decides who started between Allen and Jordan. Jordan was a solid backup and mentor for Allen. Where is your evidence of Kd not giving Atkinson a chance? Nash was hired cuz he’s a former teammate and a friend of Sean marks. You are going with conspiracy theories about stufff that is the front offices business and trying to use that as some measurement of kds leadership.
2:28 Undisputed Era shoutout 🤝🏾
Shock the system
The good old days
BAYBAY
Ah yes, when NXT was the best show and carried WWE
He’ll end up with a legacy like Moses Malone, as he’s a great player with a strong connection to no franchise
perfect analogy
Moses was on 2 teams. He has a connection to both, what are you talking about? Lebron's been on 3 teams and nobody's saying anything about him not having a strong connection to a franchise. Nobody says that for Kareem. Nobody says that for Shaq. Nobody says that for Rodman. Some of yall really need to quit with this foolishness.
KD’s home is Seattle not OKC, if he’s around when Seattle gets another team I could see him going back
I have enjoyed watching KD for 10 years, I guess it helps as a Bucks fan that whilst the warriors were dominating, the Bucks were a bubble playoff team mostly so it didn’t really affect me. And the one playoff series against KD was one of the greatest series ever, and I was fearful of him in all 7 games . He might be the all time mercenary, but he’s also an all time great.
This gotta be one of my favorite RUclipsrs these guys should have WAY more subs🔥🔥🔥
The title of the video is making me have a stroke😭😭
I think they changed it, what did the original title say?
The Confusing Legacy of Ken Durant Rough
Recently found this channel and have been loving your style of videos and your basketball commentary! Keep up the great work!
I straight jam out to the theme music every time. 👏
25% of comments: Actual responses
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I swear majority of the world is sheep
which of the two types is this comment 😂
Good thing people complained, he actually changed the title
He’s gonna be remembered the way kobe would be remembered if he never won without Shaq
Umm, isn't it supposed to be the other way around, I mean yeah Kobe was great and all, but Shaq was winning Finals MVPs
Bro i think you might wanna get your infos right. Shaq was clearly the best player in LA and won all FMVPs.
Other way around. Shaq was the undisputed #1 player on the Lakers during the Shaq and Kobe Era. If Kobe and Shaq never won without each other (I.e. Laker 2009-2010 and Miami 2005), people would view Shaq as the undisputed better player than Kobe.
The 2009 and 2010 championship helped Kobe more than the 2006 championship helped Shaq.
I fixed it guys
I don't know if that works since:
1. The Lakers weren't a dynasty in the 90s for at least six specific reasons.
2. Even though Kobe is the lifelong Laker, Shaq was unambiguously the first option in the early 2000s.
3. It's well known that Shaq was objectively lowballed and publicly told he wasn't worth the money. Orlando screwed up more than he turned on them.
The comparison only works if Shaq decided he was going to go to the 72 win Bulls.
As a pure basketball player, Kevin Durant's one of the greatest ever. But in terms of an all time great legacy, it's a lot more complicated. His talent is obvious, but his legacy is as strange as one can really be for someone that good.
I know its popular for social media to crap on Durant. But it has been a pleasure watching him ball out his whole career. I really do think the media, though valid to a degree, really did a number on how we view him. He does deserve some criticism, as do most athletes, but the guy is a pure baller who really loves the game. I always have found it odd that MANY, and in recent NBA history, MOST superstars have grouped up with other superstars or stars to chase championships. I do think him wanting to leave Westbrook after all those seasons were reasonable. Though I can see why people were annoyed he joined GSW, I still don't believe he deserves the hate or disrespect he has gotten. I think history will be a bit more kind, and he will get the props he more than deserves.
Found KD’s burner account. jkjk 😂
The problem is he, a top 3 player, went to a championship level team that he lost to while on a championship level team. He’s too good to go to a team like that. The C’s grabbed two other superstars to win 1. The Heat got two other stars to get 2. The Warriors didn’t need Durant like the other two teams did. They made the right move as an organization. The same can’t be said for Durant, any case he had to be truly considered one as one of the best was destroyed that night. Cavs V Warriors was about to be a LEGENDARY rivalry, then KD joined and got 2 easy rings (barring that 2018 Houston series). He has yet to win as “the guy” and until he does fans will continue to recognize his talent, while calling his legacy worthless.
@@mod7065well said
Facts kd a legend I don’t listen to that bs media shit I know what I seen with my own eyes I haven’t personally seen 3 guys better that I’ve actually got to see play I’m 24 years old
@@mod7065 saying his legacy is worthless is crazy. kd is a top 75 nba player and first ballot hof. I get the perception of him "cheating" the fans or the sport. But to saying his legacy is wild.
My problem with KD is his Identity. What are we going to know him as? I don’t think the warriors care about him and all KD did was feed Steph Curry more glory and other teams he has been on has been fails
He only redeems his legacy is by returning back to OKC and help lead this young team to a championship but even then that team is stacked with potential all over does it really matter if he does help be that final peice?
Well, he was there when the OKC Thunder franchise was born, and he helped build them up into a great team. The current OKC Thunder, despite being very good, are still young and growing. Yes, they do have potential, but we still don't know how high that potential is, or if they will actually reach it yet. Also, KD would not be leading this team because he is at a point in his career where he simply can not do that; SGA would. However, he would bring a level of championship/playoff experience that the current OKC do not have.
Cause u said so?
He does not have to do the same thing Lebron did and back to OKC to redeem his legacy. He's currently on a franchise that's never won. If he wins with the Suns, then his legacy is redeemed. The Thunder have a championship in their history back from when they were the Supersonics in 1979. The Suns have nothing.
when is coming out the video about the 2011 mavs?
i really liked you guys, i like how you talk an explain basketball, so i'd love to see a video about those mavs
You're making great content
As a Suns fan I'm really hoping he can help will this team to another finals appearance at least but it's gonna be so hard in the Western Conference. And you guys said it best, the Suns really fucked up their roster and now don't have a point guard or draft picks because of them getting Beal.
please make a video on the mid 2010s wizards, love the work
Kash Doll trying to use the “KD” nickname is my fav KD moment
Woah now, let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Saying that the Warriors would have defeated the Raps with a healthy Klay without Durant at all; that's a massive stretch! I would say they would be exactly even and it would be a 7 game series (a toss up). OG Anunoby was injured as well for the Raptors.
Remember klay defends at an extremely highly level put aside his ability to shoot i believe they would've won
He will be remembered as a great player who was never happy because he spent too much time on social media.
The only reason you think he’s never happy is cuz you spend to much time listening to media.
@0:28 No, there's not an asterisk on his 2 chips. Unless you're going to put an asterisk on the Warriors chip in 2015 that they won due to injuries. That 73 win team is the only team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead in the finals. And they were clowned about that all the way up until the playoffs in 2017 once they figured it out with KD.
Name me a star in this league that's played more than 8 years without having won a ring that doesn't get disrespected by fans.
Steven Adams? Dominique Wilkins? Steve Nash?
Russell Westbrook ig?
@@thekidfromcleveland3944no way u said that lol, he is a good player, but def not a star
Steve Nash
0:49 before watching the full video if kd would've won the three peat he would have more respect in the nba but him losing and get hurt and than him never winning after GSW is what's holding him back from top 10 talks IMO
Agreed, winning cures all. If he stuck around gsw and they kept winning at some point people would be forced to respect it.
Currently.. just incredible pure shooter all over the court, good handles for such a tall guy. But killer pure shooter is how I see him
He will be remembered as a great player who could score so easily but not a winner
You sound slow as shit he has 1 of the highest win % in nba history & is a 2x champion u dudes come on here and say anything
As a warriors fan, I’ll always have love and appreciation for slim 💙💛
The reality of it is while KD is supremely talented, he doesn’t have the competitive drive that all other stars have. It’s been apparent thru his whole career. One big indication of this to me is how well he performs when his team is in control of a game, compared to his disappearing acts when his team is struggling to score. He’s a walking paradox. Best scorer ever, unless his team really needs him to step takeover a game when they’re struggling.
Is so obvious you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.
Kevin Durant's home should have been OKC but it's probably the Golden State Warriors in my opinion.
I'm begging y'all, please what was the original title?
The suspense is killing me.
The confusing legacy of kevin durant Rough
@tyresetaylor4040 that's it? Wow they're making it out to be something much crazier lol
@@nyshyn307Most of the viewers of channels like these are minors who don’t actually watch the videos. They just want some noise to play on their second monitor while they play video games or do their homework or whatever. Of course they’re going to hyperfixate on weird small stuff lol, they’re kids
@ClareAmel I had this open while emulating an old video game on my phone so I'm definitely being called out 😂😂 It's unfortunate that so many aren't engaged with the content because the question of "Where is KD's 'home' as a player?" is much more interesting than a title gaff. I ran to the comments to see if anyone had a decent answer, I suppose it's OKC for me but the issue is I'd probably hate him if I were an OKC fan
Shaq is also one of the NBA Greats who really doesn’t have a home team tbh
nobody really talks about that. But I guess him going thru some struggle years in LA before they won gives him a pass.
I will never let him forget that he once posted on his main account thinking that he was on his sockpuppet and then proceeded to respond in agreement with himself.
A classic "Slim Weeper" moment.
you guys sound IDENTICAL to Corwin and DZ from TSN Bardown, its a hockey channel on RUclips. like genuinely i picture them speaking when watching your videos
Tyus Jones gonna help them a lot
Babe wake up synthetic sports posted
Cannot go to the team that eliminated you. It's like Jordan joining the Pistons after his first 2 lost to them. Just a bad move. Great performance for Warriors, but an outsider
Wish you'd mention his great college and Team USA accolades. #1 Team USA player of all time.
Yeah its fun to say KD doesn't have a home and has a confusing legacy now but honestly he's such a bucket that any one of the teams he's been on would work. He's hasn't missed the playoffs since his 2nd year in the league, came back from a career ending injury and balled even harder. His career is solidified.
Kd is my second fav player of all time
He's a great player
He should go back to Seattle once they get it together and bring back the Sonics. Would be a great career arc and could give people something to watch (as expansions are *usually* pretty terrible)
14:39 have you seen how terminally online KD is? How he responds to people constantly talking about him? He cares what people think about him. Why do you think he's been forming super teams ever since he left Golden State?
KD is underrated he needs win title without the warriors to change the narrative of his legacy
6:40 what???!!!! I didn’t know this😂😂😂
Everyone became a Nets fan... me too.. and boy..FLAMES ASHES.. CRASHES.. DISASTER 😅😅
Seattle def loves kd, but Seattle doesn't have an nba team.
Kevin durant imo has kickstarted a debate about the value of the championship ring
He played well in Paris too
I had to look at the title twice asking myself if I read it right😂
what was the title
We Have Been Spoiled With Championship Parades By The DUBS & GIANTS Since 2010 Till ( 2021 I Lived In Atlanta & Went To The Braves WS Parade) 2022.
DUB NATION 4 LIFE.
Nah I am not taking that random disrespect to COD advanced warfare man why I loved it😭😭
Phoenix started rebuilding right, got one taste of success, and traded everything for aging iso players. Coming from a KD fan
Crazy how when Harden thought that he was getting a title
KD averaged 30.4 in 2018 West Finals just to eliminate Harden
then next year when they meet KD averaged 33.2 in 2019 2nd round
Just unfair haha
6:29 😂😂😭😭 nah for sure his legacy different
At least he is not drunk like westbrook
My boy Kd one of da greatest 🦾
a video on my fav player on my bday n idk how to feel
Happy birthday🎉
Yup, the Warriors definitely would have won the 2019 championship if Klay had not gotten injured. Remember when KD himself in a segment with Serge Ibaka said that if Klay had not gotten injured, the series would have reached a Game 7 and the Warriors would have won without him. Heck, Klay had 30 points in game 6 of that series before he went down. Klay was on track to have another historic Game 6 Klay moment.
PS. A thought came to mind. If the Warriors had won in 2019 without KD, that would have proven Draymond’s statement correct right away, and that would have made KD’s legacy even worse than it already is.
Kevin Durant rings are basically Joel Embiid MVPs
At the end of the day, Kevin Durant made the right decision. That Thunder team was going nowhere, even if Kevin Durant stayed. Plus Golden State was offering more money anyway and they would have gotten him if they had won the title in 2016 as well. At the day, he's going to go down as one of the greatest scorers of all time, he's a champion, he's won multiple finals MVPs, and he's going to be in the Hall of Fame.
Kwahi also has a weird legacy doesn’t have the stats but those 2 rings
1. Injury prone
2. Spurs system don't allow players to get their stats up
I think it will take a while for KD and OKC to mend fences. I think if this new core with SGA wins a title, they'll soften their view of KD and see him for the great "first superstar" that the franchise really had not unlike Toronto sort of easing up on the heavy vitriol towards Vince Carter around the time they won the championship. I mean all it really took for Toronto to like VC again was time and a fuckin sick highlight package. It might take a bit more time with KD, but I think they can follow that same guideline and eventually retire his jersey in OKC.
That is, if Golden State doesn't retire his jersey first, re-igniting the vitriol in some form.
"No one likes it"
"It's not fun"
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah the Thunder have been spoiled with elite talent and good seasons but we will be eternally cursed until Seattle has a team again. The Thunder easily have some of the most heartbreaking losses in recent history
I don’t think ill ever have more fun as a nba fan than when KD was on the warriors
9:10 why did the Blazers get swept then? 😂
4:27 mannnn just think of it from KDs perspective… raised by a single mom in the hood loves playing basketball has a dream works hard af torches the Olympic team at 18 gets drafted to Seattle then end up in Oklahoma? Get to the finals lose to Lebron lost Harden can’t get better and just wants to go against the greatest player to him in the finals again to be the best at the highest level and Warriors only beat a not fully Cavs team that’s why KD went thru there To win and be great that’s it… y’all want Every player to be like Dame and not ask out til a decade of losing goes by??
Picture this:
In a couple of years, OKC has fully reached their potential and is ready to make a title push, but they need a veteran presence and a bucket getter to really push them over the top.
Kevin Durant returns to the organization that drafted him, that built him into the player he is today, and helps them when a ring after abandoning them several years prior.
In my opinion, that would be the best way to redeem his legacy.
They wouldn't need him because by that point sga would be a top 5 player and way better than kd....kd hasn't put any team over the top ever
Or... He could just stay with the Suns and win there. Since they havent won a championship and the Thunder have a championship in their franchise history.
@@smoothsavage2870 that’s not gonna redeem his legacy in most people’s eyes. Going back to the team that drafted him would do a lot more for his legacy.
@@tbow13gbr22 The people that think KD has to go back to the team that drafted him to redeem himself are never going acknowledge his legacy either way. People are saying that he should go back to the team that drafted him and win because that's what LeBron did. KD doesn't have to do that. Winning with a team that's never won in franchise history redeems him.
@@smoothsavage2870 no it doesn’t. People villainize him for demanding to be traded away from the Nets to a team that was only a year removed from making the finals just as much as they do for his decision to go to golden state.
Only way to fully redeem his legacy is to return to the original city he scorned, the one he said he wanted to play the rest of his life for.
Kawaii getting injured made a big difference in that round as well.
Which one?
@@urbaindelva7869bruh vs warriors when they were up 20
Yall trolling with the title lmao 😂
I always think if KD went to Houston instead of Golden State back in 2016 he'd still have 2 titles but he'd have a lot more respect & less of a dent on his legacy
y’all sayin kd legacy is confusing cause he doesn’t have a home to call is crazy to me
The narrative is so tired. During the olympics people are saying Durant should never have left steph, but will still criticize those years at any opportunity.
Dont change the title its funny
Sadly. I didn’t start watching the nba till 2021. If it wasn’t for KD. I wouldn’t of watched one of the better finals in past years between the bucks and suns.
The correct answer is KD ends his career with the *new* Seattle Supersonics expansion team in 2028.
seattle was always his team, okc wasnt the city or team that drafted him not shocked he wasnt deathly loyal especially after they let james walk cause they wanted to be cheap anyone that says okc drafted him are just willfully ignorant. also he was the only reason those okc teams were good especially in the playoffs, makes the conference finals next year hes hurt and they miss the playoffs with russ then he comes back the next year and they are in the conference finals, took russ turning into a different player and averaging 32 11 and 10 for a season to drag the rest of the team back to a 6th seed after he left, doesnt get any credit for taking okc to still up to this day their only period of postseason success until this current team puts it together
10:23 hey they could’ve done it without KD but it did damage Steph legacy also
Everyone 30 years from now is gonna wonder how KD ended up with the Warriors like Clyde with Houston.....
going back to OKC now that they're winning would be a KD move
Not exactly. He was the first superstar that OKC had, and he helped build up that franchise into a title contender. Now, OKC may be a winning team, but they are still young and merely bordering on being title contenders.
Kevin Durant is the only star player in NBA history to get LESS respect from most of the NBA fan base after winning two titles in a row. He severely underestimated the unspoken rules of sports, one of them being that when you lose, a true competitor grinds and tries to come back stronger to face an opponent that beat them in competition. The most shameful thing an athlete can do after losing to a team, is try to join the team/person that beat you for an easier path to victory, because you’re not good enough to carry your own team or beat them if you had to play against them again. It’s not even about joining a better team than OKC, he could have went anywhere else in free agency, and wouldn’t have received so much hate. Yet he chose the team that beat him, because they were the best in the league, and it made for easy competition. Cupcake jokes aside, that has to be the weakest thing you could possibly do as a competitor and you can’t even expect people to give you respect for it. I bet Durant knowing what he knows now, would never go to GS that offseason, because it not only didn’t get him the respect he was looking for, it made people respect him far less.
one finals mvp from okc would have been worth a lot more than the two from GSW in terms of his legacy and goat status
Shut up
Question and im sorry I'm late but have u guys ever thought about doing soccer content I think u guys would be excellent with it
One of the greatest ever
I’ll remember him for arguing with teenagers on Instagram
I think that KD might end up in that nuggets Melo situation. People will try to argue for him but if a player wins their first chip, they’ll put his jersey up before KD
Nuggets Melo nowhere near any version of kd u dudes be saying the stupidest shit on yt
Very Good player. Always had to suround himself with the other big Kids in The play ground tho, that doesn't let me respect him that much. Every team, when the big Kids go, He goes too
Your corny
And now I know he owns part of PSG!!!!😮