Nice guy… Man is the insecure af and as a result of that acts like a prick to people and in a way like he’s above everyone and all criticism. Grown ass man acting like a child is what it is.
One issue i have is that Durant is heavily critized for jumping ship to the Warriors, while you dont see that same energy against LeBron and he did the same thing, but somehow the media feeds us this idea that he's the goat or whatever. In my eyes, James and Durant should be critized equally in this matter, as both of them are soft mfers
OH NO!! LeBron got the criticism for jumping ship and creating “super teams”. Even the NBA has put in measures to prevent super team creation. Most GOAT debates bring up the fact that LeBron had to jump ship multiple times to get to multiple championships. It’s unfortunate that so many media figures are under the thumb of LeBron’s management to stifle the point being made.
He didn't have to say it, the proof is what u see👀!! Remember he jumped out there on Skip Bayless for calling out Westbrook for taking more shots than Kd 🤔!!
I can never speak about KD witout mentioning the self proclaimed goat move to south beach. That was the absolute weakest move to me and honestly dont think KD makes that move if that doesn't happen
It’s some karma for lebron. He did that move to try and win some easy rings, but it came back to haunt him when KD did it and prevented two rings for lebron.
Are y’all seriously crying over the fact that a GROWN man has the decision to stay on a team or not? Call it what you want, but he still won 2 rings. 🤦🏾♂️😂
Imagine being so stubborn you don't even watch the video and act blind and deaf. Honestly sad. We didn't ask you to hate KD, do what you want mate. But acting like he has no flaws and saying that we are haters is just being delusional. And no, I'm not an OKC fan, a Cavs fan or a LeBron fan. I'm very, very far from being a LeBron fan lmao.
-- I dislike Lebron. The league is allowed to be soft and embraced it. The man is 6'8 GIANT at 250lbs with the speed of a train. Why is he flopping! But he would be great in the 90s but still annoyed that he flops (and crowns himself as king).
Thank you for saying that. As a kd fan I always wondered if a kd hater or non fan feels when he goes to their team. It's what I thought but since good to know. I saw how happy warrior fans were. I also see how much hate they have eveb after getting 2 more rings. Ungreatful bastard 🤣🤣🤣🤣 also suns look good so far.
The cap? Why do you rock brain fanboys of this era act like KD out here winning championships and MVPs? Oh yeah I forgot scoring 28-30 every game without winning shit means more than winning championships and MVPs. All y'all do is praise talent that don't win a damn thing. KD a great talent that's it. 🤡
Like he says in the video, we don't question his skill. You clearly didn't even watch the video or you didn't understand a single word. What we criticise is him only being able to win a ring by going to a stacked team and then being unable to win as the #1 guy on several other stacked teams. Maybe watch the video before commenting, and if you did, then I'm sorry but you probably have a brain tumor or something for not being to comprehend such a simple video.
@@Noble83G exactly. A better question is why do you value championships that are pre determined? Their own referees have said how the NBA give advantages. So your valuing wwe scripted play over skills and talent. Fair enough enjoy your world wrestling championship belt.
@rio… Stop it, they didn’t win because just Lebron went there. Bosh came too, they had a bunch of shooters spreading the court, and kept adding pieces each year around the big-3.
I don't blame KD for his tenure with the Nets. Kyrie was dealing with the whole Covid situation so he barely played. I also think He's become under rated.. No player has come back from an achilles injury and still played this elite. I think he still has time to prove people wrong with his Suns tenure.
i don't like the disrespect. KD took his best option to get away from the 2 most disfunctional players in the NBA (this was before ben simmons😂). then he had the guts to leave the Warriors even though he could've just stayed there and stacked rings. In addition to that he rehabed from one of the worst injuries you can get. I am not saying he is the toughest guy in the league but given the options he had , saying he's the softest ever is extremely negative and cynical.
KD was the driving force behind the Warriors' championship teams, and winning MVP 2 teams in the finals signals that. There are things I don't like about him, but this criticism is unfair.
and who was the one on the warriors that made his offense capabilities much easier to carry out? Yes he's a good player. Yes he was important to the warriors' chip runs. However, it's a lot easier to do better when you have 2-3 players dedicated to trying to stop Steph on a nightly basis. Steph runs around and creates openings for the rest of his teammates including KD.
Honestly, it goes all the way back to Shaq leaving Orlando to play for the Lakers. But Narrative Basketball Association doesn't want to talk about it like that. Personally, I don't call anyone soft for seeking out a better opportunity for themself. That's just human nature. Do I have more respect for a guy like Tim Duncan who never left? Not really. I out of 30 teams (that cheated and kept David Robinson from playing to tank) was able to keep a championship contending team together around him for years. 1 out of 30. Durant is supposed to pass on a ring because he didn't win the lottery and get drafted by a 1 out of 30 type of team. SMH
@@Davivd2 1 out of 30 ? Wtf are you talking about ? There are way more superstars that stayed with their team and won there. Recent examples are Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo. We're not saying that you can't leave your team eventually, but what we see is that he can only win when he's getting carried by other stars.
@ But the Magic low balled Shaq in contract talks that was a huge blunder by there front office LA gave him a lot more $$ plus the Hollywood factor It modern NBA there is now Max contracts but back then Magic could have offered any amount they wanted but went cheap
@ he lead his team to the finals as a baby as well 🤷🏿♂️ he’s still a really good player who cares about if you win. i hope you have that same energy for dame tho
It's a soft era there's so many soft players out there i wouldn't just single out KD... It was a good move to join the Warriors and get his 2 rings because he wouldn't of got them on his own and when the smoke clears he's just going to be looked at as a two-time champion as Time moves on although I do hate pile on teams
@@SportsFitness-j8eBecause it’s relevant to this topic only Lebrons allowed to super team hop for easy rings?? KD was just a product of the cup cake era lead by Lebrons “Decision” in 2010
@@SportsFitness-j8e Just the double standard to act like KD was some outlier when Lebron was doing the same thing can’t single out KD just what that era of the NBA was
Barkley ring chased when he was 35 and at the end. Hakkeem was past his prime and so was Drexeler. You could tell watching them that year they weren't the same and the jazz beat them. If Barkley started ring chasing in 1990 then they would have a point because that's the age LeBron and kd started doing it. Barkley could have went anywhere in 93 but he chose the suns because the thing for superstars back then was to take their own team to the title.
I don’t blame the KD and even Lebron for leaving teams to win a ship. Media wants it both ways….look at Dame, Barkley, and Ewing those were great players but never won anything on the other hand Lebron is the ultimate winner (jumped ship three times). KD is a champion, plain and simple with two back to back final MVPs (which says a lot). Not everyone can be Michael, Larry, Magic, and Kobe and win ships with the teams that drafted them. Media has to stop talking out of both sides of their mouths, want to judge a players legacy on ships but talk ish when players are making decisions like this to win ships and build upon said legacy.
Really? The same team he was endlessly criticized for joining in the first place and discredited for winning 2 titles with? NOW he was wrong for leaving despite the fact that many people continue the narrative that he can not win without Steph to do this day? Which one is it?
Saying this when KD lead the suns to the number 1 season and terrorizing the league rn is stupid . Plus your not adding context to why he lost these series is sucha casual take . You’re a big L smh
@ yall talk as if curry was the final mvp in 2017 and 2018 it was kd fool and also u tell me the players who tore they’re Achilles and came back and won rings as the main guy on the team or even 2nd guy u dudes be kd haters he has every accolade on his resume he is approaching end of career soon only weirdos like u use narratives and bs just enjoy good hoops cause for him to be playing the way he is at his age after all the injuries he has had throughout his career is great what he is doing right now isn’t normal at all u might wanna go research all the major injuries kd has had
@@melorileytv3408 he’s a 7’0 guy who joined the best b offense of all time of course they’re gonna let him go off, but that could only happen thanks to the system that was already in place for him. Not hard to understand
@ being 7”0 doesn’t put the ball in hoop so bringing up his height means nothing learn how to break down the game of basketball 2nd of all you talking to somebody who watched every finals kd played in on gs 97.3% of shots those finals was contested curry was 2nd in the playoffs in open shots including the finals kd was 16th so stop with the lies and they “didn’t let him “ do anything that’s not how it works u dudes be real life casuals who didn’t watch those finals and in the 2018 finals kd literally tried to force feed curry finals mvp only took 76 shots compared to curry’s 101 shots and curry shot bricks that whole finals and kd still outscored him on way less shots and also outrebounded had more assist also literally led in every category so what are you talking about try those lies on somebody else bringing up his height lets me know you don’t know basketball being tall doesn’t put the ball in hoop buddy sorry try again
I'm tired of this narrative about KD. The whole point of life is to take advantage of opportunities. KD saw an opportunity, and did what anyone (who isn't a damn fool) would do. He took it. A, it was a once in a life time salary cap situation. B He gave OKC plenty. Russell Westbrook is a stat stuffer, but his game had some serious holes in it. Holes that to this day, have never been worked on. James Harden got salary dumped. OKC proved that they were not willing to surround Durant with the tools he needed. Had they kept Harden, and traded Westbrook to get someone who could shoot, not turn the ball over, and make a freethrow, then this "Durant is soft" narrative would hold more weight if KD left. Shaq couldn't win in Orlando. WIth what was the best starting 5 in the entire league. He left to join a super team in LA. Not even counting Kobe, that team had Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, Cedric Ceballos. and Elden Campbell. All of those players made an all star team at some point in their career. NOBODY is calling Shaq out for this. Barkley demanded a trade to Phoenix. To play with Tom Chambers, Kevin Johnson, Cedric Ceballos and Dan Majerle. All of them made all star teams. Barkley got traded for a couple of bench players and Jeff Hornacek. Also, why not make this about Lebron? People heard about that super team that he created in Miami a year and a half before it happened. It wasn't even a: "Was it going to happen?" question but, whether or not they were going to Miami or Chicago. Miami and Chicago both knew it was happening and cleared cap space to be available. The guy made a fucking TV show out of it. Where's that same "soft" narrative when it comes to Lebron? All of these guys who got drafted onto great teams. Cool. Grats on getting lucky. This man took his destiny into his own hands instead of just letting fate decide his career opportunities. I can't hate a man, in any profession, doing what is natural for all humans to do. Make a better life for yourself. Plus damn man. This happened like 8 years ago. Let it go already. Complaining about this when it's almost 2025 has me saying: "Show us on the doll where Kevin Durant touched you."
If you contributed to a championship I think you have every right to call yourself a champion. That said, KD need to accept that given the context of how he won his most aren't impressed and it's not the huge boost to his legacy he thought it would be.
I disagree- the warriors lost in the previous finals because they did have anyone for LeBron. Those teams with KD are evenly matched, but LeBron was so scared to guard KD he made it seem like GS was some invincible team
@@kennellfrederick4367THANK YOU you would swear the warriors were blowing the cavs out the gym by 30 every game the way these fans describe them finals.
KD also had a young Harden on his team too in OKC. Barkley did try to.chase a ring but the weird thing about Durants comments where I lost respect was the "money" bit and getting paid. Durant not in thr NBA and makes BANK as a commentator - he's more interesting than Durant and Durant won't hit his level there imo.
@elijahroderick1305 Kevin love was 25 and was a MONSTER when he got traded. The cavs gave up two 1st overall picks for him. Re-read the ESPN article on it. Love was regarded as one of the best forwards in the game at that time.
Instead of having the uncomfortable fight with Russ to give him the damn ball, he ran to the DYNASTY he had down 3-1 in the playoffs. A softer move, I've never seen.
KD isnt that dude but i dont get the expectation that he should be. I appreciate Durant for what he is, one of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen.
Explain to me how a top 10-12 player isn’t that dude u tell me the guys who is that dude I dare u to name me 10 players with better career stats and accolades since apparently kd isn’t that dude
@@MatheusTurossiexactly you don’t know basketball you just say dumb shit and I replied to your stupidity you have yet to tell me how kd isn’t that dude his resume stats and accolades says otherwise and u can’t name 10 all time players that’s has better career accolades than him
@@melorileytv3408 leadership, intangibles, making players around you better. playing championship basketball. He did it with the dubs, but he was one piece of a great team. Read my comment again, there are expectations that he should be all that by himself and i said thats unreasonable. KD is an all time great, didnt say he wasnt. What i did say is that all the talent alone wasnt going to make his teams champions and that there shouldnt be that burden placed on his shoulders
Didn't have time to watch the whole video but that title is completely false when Embiid literally exists. What happened in Brooklyn wasn't KD's fault at all and anyone that actually watched basketball that season would know. Him leaving OKC was cringe, but at the same time you same people are making fun of Lillard for wasting his career in Portland instead of leaving to get a ring somewhere. KD also wasn't no bus rider for his championships. If he wasn't there, the Warriors wouldn't have won those. When he got injured they clearly didn't win without him. Booker aint no top 10 player stop that.
KD joining Golden State is like if Kobe would’ve joined the Spurs/Suns/Celtics after he lost to them or like Mj joining the Celtics/Pistons after losing to them but it’s even worse considering the warriors had the best record ever the season prior. Lebron didn’t even do that he didn’t join the Spurs/Celtics/Magic after he lost to them
As a KD fan ive come to realize and other kd fans should start realizing this as well .... WHEN HE JOINS GOLDEN STATE AND WINS 2 RINGS , THEREFORE KEEPING 2 RINGS AWAY FROM THEIR KING THAT COULD HELP HIM IN ANY DEBATE REGARDING WHO IS THE GOAT, WHICH HAS PLACED KD IN A VILLAIN ROLE THAT HE'LL NEVER GET OUT OF ...
Playing Devil’s Advocate, KD got 2 rings. He’ll always be a champion. BUT, he’s definitely behind Bird, Dr J, Hondo, Barry, and other all-time great SFs that led THEIR teams to rings while winning a title.
100% agree with everything you, Charles and SAS say, but what makes me rage when they say it, is the fact that i can only hear then listing off all the bad things about Lebron! It would be different if they acknowledged Lebums short comings.
Him going to golden state was the best move he ever made, because if not we’d be talking about how he’s talented but never won, like Barkley, Ewing, and like Russel and Dame in the future 💯
Chuck also didn't have the Dr. J that people remember. The Dr. J who was winning scoring titles and MVP's. The MVP Doc that we remember was getting 29/11/5, the Doc that Barkley was playing with was getting 18/5/3. Still not horrible, but not the MVP numbers we remember him for. He also only played with BOTH Dr. J and Moses Malone for 2 years. And by the time he got to Houston HE was the one who was falling off. His rebounds and assists were still good at 11 and 4, but he was only scoring 16 a night. Hakeem and Pippen were both getting old as well and their numbers were down across the board. And again, he only played with BOTH Hakeem and Scottie for 1 year. That year none of the three even made the AS team. Every HOF player that Charles played with, except Moses Malone, was at the tail end of their career and had drastically lower stats than in their prime.
I know we are taking a break from LeQueen but when I hear people describe KD I can't help but hear LeCon be described too especially the way John Stockton described it. You can never be the goat after taking the easy way and LeCon did it before KD.
The fucking Rockets was a game away from beating the Warriors in 2018. Just because they beat Lebron didn’t mean it was a cake walk. Look at 19 had KD played they win
he had the *easiest and lightest* 2 rings combined which was handed to him by GSW, and the *weightless brag* in _"you know who i am, i am Kevin Durant"_ while being backed by GSW he should have asked his mama to confront Russ so they could have won in OKC.
@@malikwilson7387 they were. He could have an *EASY 3-Peat* if not for his injury. Also, using _"casual"_ as if you made a point is a typical SHALLOW commenter.
@@simonjeremy1776 they could if 1. Kd managed to tame Russ 2. Harden didn't choke 3. They didn't choke that 3-1 lead to GSW who reach the finals. it all comes down to mama's boy who can't leash his boys
No they hated it because to them it ruined overall competitive balance. I was around in 2016 and when Durant announced he was going to Golden State basically everyone said okay unless there are injuries the Warriors are winning. People don't like it when it gets predictable. Now I do get that it's Durant 's decision and he took the best option for him to get a championship so I don't dislike him but that postseason was boring.
Barkley a bum he ain’t drive the bus nowhere 💀 failed in Philly and bus rode to the rockets where he failed Drexler and Olajuwon. Never had a significant injury like KD either lol certified goof
I usually agree with what you say in your videos, but they needed Kevin Durant in order to win those two championships. I’m not talking about what they did before or after. I’m talking about at that moment when the four of them flew out to Kevin Durant to ask him to join the team, it was because they needed him.
@ how is it the truth when kd has 2 rings and harden has 0 rings kd was finals mvp in 2017 and 2018 we can go watch that on RUclips and all over internet just say your a weirdo and leave it at that and if it’s the truth how come when I put in 2017 finals mvp and 2018 finals mvp in google kd pops up? If what your saying is truth explain that im gonna entertain your stupidity
While you made valid points, I disagree with certain other points you made. 1) Durant is not blameless in his failure to win a title since leaving Golden State, but there have been other factors outside of his control that have contributed to that. 2) His performance in his 2 Finals with the Warriors warranted him being named the Finals MVP both times. Yes, Steph, Klay, Draymond, and the rest of them made things easier for him, but he still had to do his part, which he did and then some. He was creating a lot of his own shots on offense, stepping up on defensen and coming up clutch multiple times. 3) The Warriors recruited HIM FIRST. If that had not happened, he probably would not have gone there, so they are just responsible for that decision as he is. 4) I would argue that LeBron's decision to go to Miami, while not the same situation as Durant's, had an influence on Durant's decision to go to the Warriors. I think that he even alluded to this years ago. 5) How do you know that Durant won't won another title? As the number one option in his current form, he definitely won't; he's not that guy anymore. But as a 6th man or in some other role, he still could.
He should’ve went to Boston to build his legacy in 2016, they would’ve traded I.T for Kyrie the following offseason which would have set them up with a KD Kyrie duo (just like Brooklyn) with Tatum, Brown and Smart coming off the bench at that time, they would have grown together, it was not Tatums team at that time, it would have been his and they would have been a dynasty
Most stars today whine way too much. They complain about everything. Coaches, back to backs, fouls, teammates. They all need to just shut up and dribble.
I would like to point out at the beginning of the video when Stockton was taking about taking the elevator and having no heart he was talking about lebron and lebron durant are literally the same
KD is the greatest "Robin" who never found his Batman so to speak. Reminds me of Pippin post Bulls. Talking about teammate with that personality, not skillwise.
Kevin Durant is such a fake villain he’s really a nice guy dying for acceptance
Nice guy… Man is the insecure af and as a result of that acts like a prick to people and in a way like he’s above everyone and all criticism. Grown ass man acting like a child is what it is.
Az the sky iz blue
@@TheRealMichaelP aka soft
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KD isnt a villain by choice , people just don't like him. He's too emotional
KD is just Lebron without all the media hype and false narratives
Lebron without winning
@@SportsFitness-j8e lebron is the biggest loser for a top 5 GOAT.
He is not known as a Winner.
Lol😊@@ricardoavila228
@@ricardoavila228 his resume says otherwise you probably think Allen Iverson is a winner
@@SportsFitness-j8eyeah resume of getting carried and flopping
One issue i have is that Durant is heavily critized for jumping ship to the Warriors, while you dont see that same energy against LeBron and he did the same thing, but somehow the media feeds us this idea that he's the goat or whatever.
In my eyes, James and Durant should be critized equally in this matter, as both of them are soft mfers
Finally someone said it
OH NO!! LeBron got the criticism for jumping ship and creating “super teams”. Even the NBA has put in measures to prevent super team creation. Most GOAT debates bring up the fact that LeBron had to jump ship multiple times to get to multiple championships. It’s unfortunate that so many media figures are under the thumb of LeBron’s management to stifle the point being made.
Real ones criticize them both. Media has their own agenda.
Kd atlesst got 2 rings. Lebron got 4 and hardeng got none. While forming super teams
both players definitely should be treated the same 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
He said himself, he is not a leader
Add context goofy
He didn't have to say it, the proof is what u see👀!! Remember he jumped out there on Skip Bayless for calling out Westbrook for taking more shots than Kd 🤔!!
I can never speak about KD witout mentioning the self proclaimed goat move to south beach. That was the absolute weakest move to me and honestly dont think KD makes that move if that doesn't happen
Mister imma take my talentless azz to miami😅
It’s some karma for lebron. He did that move to try and win some easy rings, but it came back to haunt him when KD did it and prevented two rings for lebron.
@@jarlbalgruuf7701 not really
Are y’all seriously crying over the fact that a GROWN man has the decision to stay on a team or not? Call it what you want, but he still won 2 rings. 🤦🏾♂️😂
This is a great take.
They could never make me hate you KD! I’m convinced his haters are OKC fans, Cavs fans and LeBron fans 😂
Still softer than Charmin 😂😂
You sound like a damn idolater.
Warriors fans don’t even like him that much and he helped them win 2 championships. They know he’s just a mercenary.
Imagine being so stubborn you don't even watch the video and act blind and deaf. Honestly sad.
We didn't ask you to hate KD, do what you want mate. But acting like he has no flaws and saying that we are haters is just being delusional.
And no, I'm not an OKC fan, a Cavs fan or a LeBron fan. I'm very, very far from being a LeBron fan lmao.
What about when KD left OKC in the summer of 2016 to go join the Warriors?
0:51 nice double dribble right in front of the ref
Double dribbles and carries are almost never called now.
@@Jackaroo. We are in the WWE faze of the wNBA
Exactly 😅@@FUh_Que_-
@@FUh_Que_- facts
It was a carry.
Lebron is EASILY the softest player in NBA History, but KD definitely lacks that dog in him as well.
@genraldiscernmenet Durant is leading the Suns right now oo casual
And most overrated.
-- I dislike Lebron. The league is allowed to be soft and embraced it. The man is 6'8 GIANT at 250lbs with the speed of a train. Why is he flopping!
But he would be great in the 90s but still annoyed that he flops (and crowns himself as king).
@@malikwilson7387 Relax its only November
@FUh_Que_- you right it's November and you still Living in your Mommas basement and hating on Kevin Durant
I went to the comments to see if KD’s burner account left a comment saying that KD isn’t a bus rider😆
You’re a bum
Your a bum
as a suns fan who used to not like kd that much, trust me when he's on your team you see how incredible dude really is so stop the cap.
Thank you for saying that. As a kd fan I always wondered if a kd hater or non fan feels when he goes to their team. It's what I thought but since good to know. I saw how happy warrior fans were. I also see how much hate they have eveb after getting 2 more rings. Ungreatful bastard 🤣🤣🤣🤣 also suns look good so far.
The cap? Why do you rock brain fanboys of this era act like KD out here winning championships and MVPs? Oh yeah I forgot scoring 28-30 every game without winning shit means more than winning championships and MVPs. All y'all do is praise talent that don't win a damn thing. KD a great talent that's it. 🤡
Like he says in the video, we don't question his skill.
You clearly didn't even watch the video or you didn't understand a single word.
What we criticise is him only being able to win a ring by going to a stacked team and then being unable to win as the #1 guy on several other stacked teams.
Maybe watch the video before commenting, and if you did, then I'm sorry but you probably have a brain tumor or something for not being to comprehend such a simple video.
@@Noble83G exactly. A better question is why do you value championships that are pre determined? Their own referees have said how the NBA give advantages. So your valuing wwe scripted play over skills and talent. Fair enough enjoy your world wrestling championship belt.
@@jasonnelson6624So why does Kevin Durant keep on team hopping?
If you talk about bus rider and choker, you should always talk about Lebron first .
Agreed
Stop it
The heat was not that good before Lebron got there.
@rio…
Stop it, they didn’t win because just Lebron went there. Bosh came too, they had a bunch of shooters spreading the court, and kept adding pieces each year around the big-3.
I don't blame KD for his tenure with the Nets. Kyrie was dealing with the whole Covid situation so he barely played. I also think He's become under rated.. No player has come back from an achilles injury and still played this elite. I think he still has time to prove people wrong with his Suns tenure.
KD right now is MVP
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i don't like the disrespect. KD took his best option to get away from the 2 most disfunctional players in the NBA (this was before ben simmons😂). then he had the guts to leave the Warriors even though he could've just stayed there and stacked rings. In addition to that he rehabed from one of the worst injuries you can get. I am not saying he is the toughest guy in the league but given the options he had , saying he's the softest ever is extremely negative and cynical.
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whenever kd shoot i jus say easy money cuz its easy money sniper
The weakest move wasn't kd joining gsw. It was gsw begging kd to joined them.
Finally someone with that facts about this kd situation
Facts, why not a word mentioned about GSW HoFers who actively pursued KD.
KD was the driving force behind the Warriors' championship teams, and winning MVP 2 teams in the finals signals that. There are things I don't like about him, but this criticism is unfair.
and who was the one on the warriors that made his offense capabilities much easier to carry out? Yes he's a good player. Yes he was important to the warriors' chip runs. However, it's a lot easier to do better when you have 2-3 players dedicated to trying to stop Steph on a nightly basis. Steph runs around and creates openings for the rest of his teammates including KD.
imagine mj bein a bus rider. yeah me either.
He stole two finals mvps from Curry. It was only Curry's gravity that got him so many good looks.
Finally someone said it
@@goldensquad7576lol- not at all. the warriors recruited KD because he was the only player who could beat LeBron at his own game
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Sorry... Durrant was the difference on those teams. It is what it is.
@@kennellfrederick4367 My brother cavs where sending double teams at curry while Durant was getting open shots
We all know who ushered in the cup cake era team up for easy rings in July 2010
Honestly, it goes all the way back to Shaq leaving Orlando to play for the Lakers. But Narrative Basketball Association doesn't want to talk about it like that. Personally, I don't call anyone soft for seeking out a better opportunity for themself. That's just human nature. Do I have more respect for a guy like Tim Duncan who never left? Not really. I out of 30 teams (that cheated and kept David Robinson from playing to tank) was able to keep a championship contending team together around him for years. 1 out of 30. Durant is supposed to pass on a ring because he didn't win the lottery and get drafted by a 1 out of 30 type of team. SMH
@@Davivd2 1 out of 30 ? Wtf are you talking about ? There are way more superstars that stayed with their team and won there. Recent examples are Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
We're not saying that you can't leave your team eventually, but what we see is that he can only win when he's getting carried by other stars.
@ But the Magic low balled Shaq in contract talks that was a huge blunder by there front office LA gave him a lot more $$ plus the Hollywood factor
It modern NBA there is now Max contracts but back then Magic could have offered any amount they wanted but went cheap
@@Davivd2Shaq left for good reasons. 1. They told him that the Magic were not his team anymore. 2. They didn’t even resign him to a max deal.
@@mekacrabHe was not "carried" by anyone.
This is a ridiculous video. Have yall watched KD this season.
They haven’t
Yeah all 5 games of it 😂😂😂gtfo
it’s funny how when kd plays good and has a positive impact on the league, people still find ways to hate
What about leading his own to a championship and winning it?
@ he lead his team to the finals as a baby as well 🤷🏿♂️ he’s still a really good player who cares about if you win. i hope you have that same energy for dame tho
@@LeetraviusMcKay-q6mhe has 2 rings and 2 fmvps. Cry !
@@kevinthomas4782cook him bro
It's a soft era there's so many soft players out there i wouldn't just single out KD... It was a good move to join the Warriors and get his 2 rings because he wouldn't of got them on his own and when the smoke clears he's just going to be looked at as a two-time champion as Time moves on although I do hate pile on teams
Why do you watch the NBA if you seem to dislike most things about it.
Lebron is the softest, he pays media members to hype him up. KD is the 2nd
One video for once that isn’t about Lebron but you wanna speak about him
@@SportsFitness-j8eBecause it’s relevant to this topic only Lebrons allowed to super team hop for easy rings?? KD was just a product of the cup cake era lead by Lebrons “Decision” in 2010
@@davis2k1234 lebron isn’t the topic why must you bring him up
@@SportsFitness-j8e - bc Lebron is in fact the softest, not KD as the video suggests
@@SportsFitness-j8e Just the double standard to act like KD was some outlier when Lebron was doing the same thing can’t single out KD just what that era of the NBA was
The disrespect has to stop …let it go and grow up
Barkley ring chased when he was 35 and at the end. Hakkeem was past his prime and so was Drexeler. You could tell watching them that year they weren't the same and the jazz beat them. If Barkley started ring chasing in 1990 then they would have a point because that's the age LeBron and kd started doing it. Barkley could have went anywhere in 93 but he chose the suns because the thing for superstars back then was to take their own team to the title.
I don’t blame the KD and even Lebron for leaving teams to win a ship. Media wants it both ways….look at Dame, Barkley, and Ewing those were great players but never won anything on the other hand Lebron is the ultimate winner (jumped ship three times). KD is a champion, plain and simple with two back to back final MVPs (which says a lot). Not everyone can be Michael, Larry, Magic, and Kobe and win ships with the teams that drafted them. Media has to stop talking out of both sides of their mouths, want to judge a players legacy on ships but talk ish when players are making decisions like this to win ships and build upon said legacy.
Nba actors cut it out
🤡🤡🤣😂
@@rafaelmeza725 are these clown emojis meant for me
LeBron the "ultimate winner" ?? Were you born yesterday ?
Durant biggest mistake was leaving the Warriors....
Really? The same team he was endlessly criticized for joining in the first place and discredited for winning 2 titles with? NOW he was wrong for leaving despite the fact that many people continue the narrative that he can not win without Steph to do this day? Which one is it?
@@urbaindelva7869, i think he's referring to the fact that durant would have at least 2 more rings than he has now if he had stayed
Saying this when KD lead the suns to the number 1 season and terrorizing the league rn is stupid . Plus your not adding context to why he lost these series is sucha casual take . You’re a big L smh
Facts dudes just be kd haters they don’t know basketball at all
You’re bragging about being 7-1 when the convo is about not winning shit after curry 😂 y’all lack brain cells
@ yall talk as if curry was the final mvp in 2017 and 2018 it was kd fool and also u tell me the players who tore they’re Achilles and came back and won rings as the main guy on the team or even 2nd guy u dudes be kd haters he has every accolade on his resume he is approaching end of career soon only weirdos like u use narratives and bs just enjoy good hoops cause for him to be playing the way he is at his age after all the injuries he has had throughout his career is great what he is doing right now isn’t normal at all u might wanna go research all the major injuries kd has had
@@melorileytv3408 he’s a 7’0 guy who joined the best b offense of all time of course they’re gonna let him go off, but that could only happen thanks to the system that was already in place for him. Not hard to understand
@ being 7”0 doesn’t put the ball in hoop so bringing up his height means nothing learn how to break down the game of basketball 2nd of all you talking to somebody who watched every finals kd played in on gs 97.3% of shots those finals was contested curry was 2nd in the playoffs in open shots including the finals kd was 16th so stop with the lies and they “didn’t let him “ do anything that’s not how it works u dudes be real life casuals who didn’t watch those finals and in the 2018 finals kd literally tried to force feed curry finals mvp only took 76 shots compared to curry’s 101 shots and curry shot bricks that whole finals and kd still outscored him on way less shots and also outrebounded had more assist also literally led in every category so what are you talking about try those lies on somebody else bringing up his height lets me know you don’t know basketball being tall doesn’t put the ball in hoop buddy sorry try again
I'm tired of this narrative about KD. The whole point of life is to take advantage of opportunities. KD saw an opportunity, and did what anyone (who isn't a damn fool) would do. He took it. A, it was a once in a life time salary cap situation. B He gave OKC plenty. Russell Westbrook is a stat stuffer, but his game had some serious holes in it. Holes that to this day, have never been worked on. James Harden got salary dumped. OKC proved that they were not willing to surround Durant with the tools he needed. Had they kept Harden, and traded Westbrook to get someone who could shoot, not turn the ball over, and make a freethrow, then this "Durant is soft" narrative would hold more weight if KD left.
Shaq couldn't win in Orlando. WIth what was the best starting 5 in the entire league. He left to join a super team in LA. Not even counting Kobe, that team had Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, Cedric Ceballos. and Elden Campbell. All of those players made an all star team at some point in their career. NOBODY is calling Shaq out for this. Barkley demanded a trade to Phoenix. To play with Tom Chambers, Kevin Johnson, Cedric Ceballos and Dan Majerle. All of them made all star teams. Barkley got traded for a couple of bench players and Jeff Hornacek.
Also, why not make this about Lebron? People heard about that super team that he created in Miami a year and a half before it happened. It wasn't even a: "Was it going to happen?" question but, whether or not they were going to Miami or Chicago. Miami and Chicago both knew it was happening and cleared cap space to be available. The guy made a fucking TV show out of it. Where's that same "soft" narrative when it comes to Lebron?
All of these guys who got drafted onto great teams. Cool. Grats on getting lucky. This man took his destiny into his own hands instead of just letting fate decide his career opportunities. I can't hate a man, in any profession, doing what is natural for all humans to do. Make a better life for yourself. Plus damn man. This happened like 8 years ago. Let it go already. Complaining about this when it's almost 2025 has me saying: "Show us on the doll where Kevin Durant touched you."
If you contributed to a championship I think you have every right to call yourself a champion. That said, KD need to accept that given the context of how he won his most aren't impressed and it's not the huge boost to his legacy he thought it would be.
I disagree- the warriors lost in the previous finals because they did have anyone for LeBron. Those teams with KD are evenly matched, but LeBron was so scared to guard KD he made it seem like GS was some invincible team
@@kennellfrederick4367THANK YOU you would swear the warriors were blowing the cavs out the gym by 30 every game the way these fans describe them finals.
@@Truthspillerbaby it was 8-1
@@kennellfrederick4367Exactly and they both played the same position.
@@2playschemeo.p.croutes724 thanks to bron not being that guy
KD also had a young Harden on his team too in OKC. Barkley did try to.chase a ring but the weird thing about Durants comments where I lost respect was the "money" bit and getting paid. Durant not in thr NBA and makes BANK as a commentator - he's more interesting than Durant and Durant won't hit his level there imo.
A harden who was 22 and coming off the bench . Please stfu . Kd clears Barkley
Chucks studio work has helped the league decline. Big mouth clown
KD would be loved more if he played for my Wizards and his hometown and win one. They had prime Wall and up and comer Beal.
KD is an all time great, don’t disrespect him
Facts these dudes on yt weird bra
don’t let KD see this video…he’ll “tweet” at you and you don’t want that smoke 😂😂😂
@@vudujl83 as he should this nothing but slander from a clown that never played Basketball
😂😂
Nah x gonna give it to you
I would rather have Charles Barkley’s career than KD’s all day. His legacy is defined by that coward move to golden state.
Lebron miami, cleveland, lakers literally the same thing...
@@Hydraxon1980 bro lakers had no all-stars when he joined the lakers and Cleveland Kevin love was not the same player when joined the Cleveland
@elijahroderick1305 Kevin love was 25 and was a MONSTER when he got traded. The cavs gave up two 1st overall picks for him. Re-read the ESPN article on it. Love was regarded as one of the best forwards in the game at that time.
@@SuperSonic_868 the best power forward*
@@SuperSonic_868 before the cavs
Instead of having the uncomfortable fight with Russ to give him the damn ball, he ran to the DYNASTY he had down 3-1 in the playoffs. A softer move, I've never seen.
“I don’t want to have to be the leader. I’m not a leader. I’m bad at saying, stand behind me and follow me” - Kevin Durant
The King from Shrek 2 cutaway got me good, wasn’t expecting it 😂
John Stockton is on point. Players that don't do that either don't care about winning or are soft.
Don't do what?
@@urbaindelva7869 what he fkn said, go to work to get better and smarter instead of looking on which team to jump to next
KD isnt that dude but i dont get the expectation that he should be. I appreciate Durant for what he is, one of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen.
Explain to me how a top 10-12 player isn’t that dude u tell me the guys who is that dude I dare u to name me 10 players with better career stats and accolades since apparently kd isn’t that dude
@@melorileytv3408Hello KD nice seeing you here. And you are not that dude.
@@MatheusTurossiexactly you don’t know basketball you just say dumb shit and I replied to your stupidity you have yet to tell me how kd isn’t that dude his resume stats and accolades says otherwise and u can’t name 10 all time players that’s has better career accolades than him
Bro y’all be slandering KD for no reason
@@melorileytv3408 leadership, intangibles, making players around you better. playing championship basketball. He did it with the dubs, but he was one piece of a great team. Read my comment again, there are expectations that he should be all that by himself and i said thats unreasonable. KD is an all time great, didnt say he wasnt. What i did say is that all the talent alone wasnt going to make his teams champions and that there shouldnt be that burden placed on his shoulders
So what you looking for clickbait who cares
Kinda like when Barkley tried to ride hakeems bus, but still couldn't win 1 chip...
I didn't like KD til this year. Hes balling and really stepped up so far.
Best player on the team. Not team captain material.
The cut to the scene where the guy is choking and being pat on the back 😂😂😂😂
Didn't have time to watch the whole video but that title is completely false when Embiid literally exists. What happened in Brooklyn wasn't KD's fault at all and anyone that actually watched basketball that season would know. Him leaving OKC was cringe, but at the same time you same people are making fun of Lillard for wasting his career in Portland instead of leaving to get a ring somewhere. KD also wasn't no bus rider for his championships. If he wasn't there, the Warriors wouldn't have won those. When he got injured they clearly didn't win without him. Booker aint no top 10 player stop that.
KD also had Harden 6th man of the year in OKC, they should've gotten a chip back then, and it would've ment so much more to his " legacy."
KD joining Golden State is like if Kobe would’ve joined the Spurs/Suns/Celtics after he lost to them or like Mj joining the Celtics/Pistons after losing to them but it’s even worse considering the warriors had the best record ever the season prior. Lebron didn’t even do that he didn’t join the Spurs/Celtics/Magic after he lost to them
“ you’re not climbing the mountain, you’re taking the helicopter to the top”! Lebron’s career in a nutshell
Uncut watching MDB 🙌
NAW YOU WRONG DUDE HE DROVE THE BUS IN GOLDEN STATE THEY DONT WIN 2 RINGS WITHOUT HIM PERIOD
😂😂😂 Golden State had already won with out him.
@@MultiBreezyb Exactly
@@MrSmitty1074I could definitely see them winning in 2018 without him assuming Kyrie still leaves Cleveland but 2017 would have been close.
Bro, they already won without him, he literally got added to a team good enough to already win. He didn't drive sh*t.
@@MultiBreezybThat doesn’t change that they don’t win those two without him.
As a KD fan ive come to realize and other kd fans should start realizing this as well .... WHEN HE JOINS GOLDEN STATE AND WINS 2 RINGS , THEREFORE KEEPING 2 RINGS AWAY FROM THEIR KING THAT COULD HELP HIM IN ANY DEBATE REGARDING WHO IS THE GOAT, WHICH HAS PLACED KD IN A VILLAIN ROLE THAT HE'LL NEVER GET OUT OF ...
Kd is still skilled and no LeFaking
I also support your channel
Well, at least we have someone we can call for any needs regarding public transport. KD knows every route!
Playing Devil’s Advocate, KD got 2 rings. He’ll always be a champion.
BUT, he’s definitely behind Bird, Dr J, Hondo, Barry, and other all-time great SFs that led THEIR teams to rings while winning a title.
100% agree with everything you, Charles and SAS say, but what makes me rage when they say it, is the fact that i can only hear then listing off all the bad things about Lebron! It would be different if they acknowledged Lebums short comings.
Thank you UnCut Hoops!!! We must set the record straight on these soft clowns!! 🤝🏾🗣️
Him going to golden state was the best move he ever made, because if not we’d be talking about how he’s talented but never won, like Barkley, Ewing, and like Russel and Dame in the future 💯
Dirk's Legacy gets bigger every year.
Remember when KD’s mom made Stephen A apologize to KD after winning the ring in ‘17.
Chuck also didn't have the Dr. J that people remember. The Dr. J who was winning scoring titles and MVP's.
The MVP Doc that we remember was getting 29/11/5, the Doc that Barkley was playing with was getting 18/5/3. Still not horrible, but not the MVP numbers we remember him for.
He also only played with BOTH Dr. J and Moses Malone for 2 years.
And by the time he got to Houston HE was the one who was falling off. His rebounds and assists were still good at 11 and 4, but he was only scoring 16 a night. Hakeem and Pippen were both getting old as well and their numbers were down across the board.
And again, he only played with BOTH Hakeem and Scottie for 1 year. That year none of the three even made the AS team.
Every HOF player that Charles played with, except Moses Malone, was at the tail end of their career and had drastically lower stats than in their prime.
I know we are taking a break from LeQueen but when I hear people describe KD I can't help but hear LeCon be described too especially the way John Stockton described it. You can never be the goat after taking the easy way and LeCon did it before KD.
I gotta disagree with this
Come on now, if you follow NBA you should know this season KD finished all the last minutes clutch shots to carry the Suns
Stop building super teams. Stay with your team that you was with since day one and work your butt off like giannis and jokic
What has Jokic and Giannis done since their last championship?
@@rapgodreloaded9259Joker, won another MVP, Giannis unfortunately got injured but was as dominant as he could.
@@rapgodreloaded9259need a response bro
@@missingbuckfluke rings giannis only ring came from him stepping on Kyrie Irving ankle
@@malikwilson7387 nah it was Kyrie landing on Giannis big ass foot lol. But nevertheless that injury hurt the Nets.
Barkley was also traded to Houston from Phoenix...then he re-signed with them
KD don’t even bother nobody what’s with the hate
Lebron desperately needs super teams too.
You guys consider kd or lebron with any teammates a superteam 😂
The fucking Rockets was a game away from beating the Warriors in 2018. Just because they beat Lebron didn’t mean it was a cake walk. Look at 19 had KD played they win
he had the *easiest and lightest* 2 rings combined which was handed to him by GSW,
and the *weightless brag* in _"you know who i am, i am Kevin Durant"_ while being backed by GSW
he should have asked his mama to confront Russ so they could have won in OKC.
@@august6281 they were not easy OK casual
@@malikwilson7387 they were. He could have an *EASY 3-Peat* if not for his injury.
Also, using _"casual"_ as if you made a point is a typical SHALLOW commenter.
They were never going to win in okc
@@simonjeremy1776 they could if 1. Kd managed to tame Russ 2. Harden didn't choke 3. They didn't choke that 3-1 lead to GSW who reach the finals.
it all comes down to mama's boy who can't leash his boys
He wouldn't confront hiz own shadow
Makes me wonder why he and LeBron never linked up
They're both bus-riders.
You can't have 2 chokers on a team and expect to win.
He doesn’t like Lebron.
This video came out of left field 😅
Cause KD dominating, he trying get traction.
@@Q2GLObalWatchin EXACTLY
Funny bc Barkley tried that same route getting himself traded to Houston teaming with Hakeem and still didnt win
So we just gonna skip over LeBron Wade and Bosh huh
The last nba repeat champion was 2017.....noone is dominating the league. People only hated the gs move because it stop lebrons run
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No they hated it because to them it ruined overall competitive balance. I was around in 2016 and when Durant announced he was going to Golden State basically everyone said okay unless there are injuries the Warriors are winning. People don't like it when it gets predictable. Now I do get that it's Durant 's decision and he took the best option for him to get a championship so I don't dislike him but that postseason was boring.
Barkley a bum he ain’t drive the bus nowhere 💀 failed in Philly and bus rode to the rockets where he failed Drexler and Olajuwon. Never had a significant injury like KD either lol certified goof
I usually agree with what you say in your videos, but they needed Kevin Durant in order to win those two championships. I’m not talking about what they did before or after. I’m talking about at that moment when the four of them flew out to Kevin Durant to ask him to join the team, it was because they needed him.
LeBron is the blueprint. Shumpert said it was cheating when LeBalco went to Miami.
two mvps that was his team it was just curry’s city
5:12 😂😂😂😂😂
Let's hold those NBA owners accountable for not wanting to win championships.
When will yall learn this is a business?
Owners job is to make money not to win a nba championship
He’s a LeBron fanboy without the media attention. Just like how LeBron is a mj/kobe fanboy
He could careless about Lebron
KD is just another Melo, except better at scoring and somehow WAY less self-aware
KD and Harden have the same amount of championships, i dont care what nobody says
Bra who are you? Nobody cares what u think u a grown man who says childish shii
No, they don't. You can say that if you want; the record books won't. Durant has 2; Harden has none. This is in written history forever. Suck it up.
Yea you’re crazy
its just the truth
@ how is it the truth when kd has 2 rings and harden has 0 rings kd was finals mvp in 2017 and 2018 we can go watch that on RUclips and all over internet just say your a weirdo and leave it at that and if it’s the truth how come when I put in 2017 finals mvp and 2018 finals mvp in google kd pops up? If what your saying is truth explain that im gonna entertain your stupidity
While you made valid points, I disagree with certain other points you made.
1) Durant is not blameless in his failure to win a title since leaving Golden State, but there have been other factors outside of his control that have contributed to that.
2) His performance in his 2 Finals with the Warriors warranted him being named the Finals MVP both times. Yes, Steph, Klay, Draymond, and the rest of them made things easier for him, but he still had to do his part, which he did and then some. He was creating a lot of his own shots on offense, stepping up on defensen and coming up clutch multiple times.
3) The Warriors recruited HIM FIRST. If that had not happened, he probably would not have gone there, so they are just responsible for that decision as he is.
4) I would argue that LeBron's decision to go to Miami, while not the same situation as Durant's, had an influence on Durant's decision to go to the Warriors. I think that he even alluded to this years ago.
5) How do you know that Durant won't won another title? As the number one option in his current form, he definitely won't; he's not that guy anymore. But as a 6th man or in some other role, he still could.
I cannot call KD softest in NBA until Ben retires
As a warriors fan I enjoyed what he did with us but he getting what he paid for, he should've stood up to draymond but he acted like a scared puppy
He should’ve went to Boston to build his legacy in 2016, they would’ve traded I.T for Kyrie the following offseason which would have set them up with a KD Kyrie duo (just like Brooklyn) with Tatum, Brown and Smart coming off the bench at that time, they would have grown together, it was not Tatums team at that time, it would have been his and they would have been a dynasty
Everyone playing in the league for the last decade is "the softest player in league history"
Bron started this player movement as far as superstars. Beta era
Most stars today whine way too much. They complain about everything. Coaches, back to backs, fouls, teammates. They all need to just shut up and dribble.
I would like to point out at the beginning of the video when Stockton was taking about taking the elevator and having no heart he was talking about lebron and lebron durant are literally the same
John Stockton came with some real rap. Im 32 and hate this error of basketball.
He was a tough PG.
So stop watching and John has no rings
@@SportsFitness-j8e neither does Durant
This era 👉🏾 L e W E A K 👈🏾
Can’t be a bus rider when your the finals mvp on a team that yall claimed didn’t need him
KD is the greatest "Robin" who never found his Batman so to speak. Reminds me of Pippin post Bulls. Talking about teammate with that personality, not skillwise.
Stop it.