Durant’s Frustration With the Suns | The Ryen Russillo Podcast
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Ryen discusses Adrian Wojnarowski’s latest story on ESPN, focusing on Kevin Durant’s frustrations with the Phoenix Suns.
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I'm 44, when I was a kid, we'd split up the two players we thought were best and then they'd take turns picking players, this made each team somewhat evenly matched and made playing fun because there was competition. As I got to be an older teen to young adult, it had changed to 'shooting for teams' and it started to load teams up more. In my mid 20's when I went back to the park to play, the teens and young adults had their own squad, and they would call next, their entire team that they brought, which was entirely loaded as to prevent any competition and to make sure they'd win. I feel this loading up of stars in the NBA to build super teams, which started with Bron, sort of reflects my personal experience playing park ball, haha. That it is cultural, not generational though, but I'm not sure what started it.
The loading up of super teams in the NBA didn't start with LeBron. Jesus the Lakers and Celtics for years brought in stars or all stars
Lebron didn’t really start this, but it’s got a lot worse since the ‘decision’. Player power has got out of hand. Having said all that, the Laker’s and the Celtic’s have always cherry picked talent and small market teams can’t hold onto stars. The Spur’s are probably the only ones to do it well.
The players have more agency to greater influence their careers, chances of winning, and playing in situations they favor. Why not take advantage? Why should the team or any employer have all the control?
@@jdankerdake It will change, because you ignore a lot of nuances. For example. Let's look at Harden. Demanded a trade, then another, then another. It is toxic. It ruins teams, it ruins the organization, they gave more to get than they got to give away when he forced that hand. It matters for salary cap too. But besides that, I think players should uphold their agreements. How can a team build if players can decide if they have to uphold their contract? What is the merit of a contract if it can be broken, or if you can't force it? How can a team plan for tomorrow? What has happened is chaos. Players already had the opportunity to do everything you stated, they just had to play out a contract, then they can play for anyone that they choose. When they choose poorly, they should not be able to then completely screw over the team that invested in them and shook their hand. It's f'ing dirty. If I shook your hand and then did not do that thing, you'd probably think I was a POS. How is this any different? Players can't be held to their word or their signed contract, wth? That's not a good thing.
@@jdankerdake To answer your other question, a team does not have full control. They can't make anyone sign a contract. You're being disingenuous with that part. The reason that they can draft a players rights, again, they need order, rules, and every team has agreed to those rules. A team didn't set that 'control' every team did together, and then the players, together, agreed to this through their union and through collective bargaining.
Durant is on a good team (or at least a team that’s capable of winning it all). If he wanted to keep winning rings, he should have stayed with the Ws.
How can you watch this team and say anything about winning it all
@@carltonrudolph When I say they can “win it all”, I mean they have a none zero chance of doing so. Compare that to, say, my team, the Blazers, who literally have zero shot of making the playoffs, let alone winning a chip.
And The Suns aren’t hopeless. Have they had a bad start? Sure. But talent wise, they have enough there to win. Will they? Even at the start of the season I would say no. But Durant is acting like he’s on the Pistons or something.
@@leeartlee915 ok
Drug addicts are always chasing the first high. He keeps leaving teams to chase what he had in GS
@@justinjones9579 Complete myth that addicts are chasing this mystical "first high".
Frustration with what? To what end? He's got little ground to stand on concerning moving elsewhere.
Kd is apart of the instant gratification era, that’s the best way to describe these players
KD is that really skilled, valuable fellow employee you work with that is also super moody that you need to walk on eggshells around because you know one wrong thing said and they'll end up moping around the office for the rest of the week. If they weren't so good at their job they would have been sent packing a long time ago, but because they are you just have to deal with it and hope he has a good day.
Smart businesses realize that the juice isn't worth the squeeze for employees with this dynamic.
@@prasad530 generally, yes. Although I did work at one place where one person built a system so business critical that everyone tip-toed around him as we wrote an application to replacement the one he built. But there are a bunch of other lessons there that go well beyond basketball 😉
Where do you come up with this crap? When has a player said KD has been a bad guy to play with? Westbrook cried when he left, they all wanted him to stay. The media make shit up and KD said it was all bullshit. You are believing the Media's rubbish rather than listening to what players say. Steph loved KD. Westbrook damn sure didn't want him to leave and kyrie wanted to stay with KD but go somewhere else. Players all want KD because he is a good team player. Draymond is a piece of shit and he's proven that even more so, Westbrook is a horrible team mate and has proven that, so what was wrong with KD moving on from them? Brooklyn vs kyrie was a nightmare for him as well. If gsw traded draymond and KD stayed then that would have been ideal but why would anyone want to play with that ass hole
Durant wanted to trade for Beal, who has been very injury prone this season. So that leaves him, Booker and the supporting cast, some of whom have also been injured. I don't know what to say. This is what he wanted.
This is his 5th season in a row with meaningful time missed.
how do you know he wanted beal lol and they could've kept ayton and still got beal
We need sources?
@@xkhoursLol. First off how were they affording to take on Beals salary?
@@MrOctober44 the same way they did. lol they could’ve kept all of them for this season
So when curry was frustrated with the warriors losing did that mean he wanted out?? Kd being frustrated with the suns means he want out? Yal are clowns😂 when was that ever the case
exactly
durant staying, balling out but losing/missing the playoffs is so much more respectable than leaving to ride coattails
eh true. but some ppl just wanna win. and i think we don't put KD as highly as we do if he doesn't win. Look at Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, A.I., Dwight Howard, T Mac, John Stockton, Karl Malone (fuck Karl Malone), etc. All phenomenal players at their peak but not regarded nearly as high as those who won.
@@kellykcombination i respect a loser who stood on his own way more than a ring chaser. but that’s just me. ring/first take culture poisoned so many fans
"Ride coattails"....that's nuts, sicnce college he's always been the best player on his team
@@mrhoopfan1 obviously i’m talking about his current situation not past
@@kellykcombination Even Malone past at the late of his peak still wanted to win so he went to the Lakers in his last year even when he wasn't at his healthiest. It really depends on situation/s and how much easier it is to build a 'winning' team around that top 10 player. If you look at the strong/balanced teams that KD has been part of (outside of the Warriors), they still needed specific type of guys to really make that deep playoff run.
Honestly I’m so over KD’s shit. He’s so overrated
Yeah I said it!!
Why is this a story, they were losing, shouldn't he be frustrated. The sports media is a joke. Then woj adds on he has checked out, what? You can say whatvyou want about kd but he has never checked out on any team. He gives his all. Just media making more of a story about being frustrated at losing. Isn't every player frustrated with that?
Bradley Beal is soft and was born on injured reserve
SKIP
He claims Kyrie didn't want to resign with Brooklyn and thats why kd left. Thats a complete lie. Brooklyn didn't want Kyrie so kd didn't want to stay.
the guy hates kyrie, so he's always gonna do what he can to blame kyrie for durant's problems
@@TheRulersBack18 ah, that makes sense.
Wrong. Nets offered Kyrie basically same deal as Mavs gave him. 2 + 1
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League just needs to make it so that you cant trade a player in the first 2 years of a contract (worth X or more). This incentivizes both sides to make sure they are making the right decision when agreeing to a contract in the first place.
It's kind of wild that we use LeBron as the avatar for player empowerment, even though his version of player empowerment was just signing short contracts, putting pressure on front offices to make beneficial moves, and making plans to play with his friends. At this point, the only type of player empowerment we ever discuss is players asking out of contracts--something that LeBron has literally never done. Honestly, I think the face of this current movement should probably be James Harden 😂
-- Lebron is an outlier. He's one of the very few who can sign 1 year deals and have the same team (Cavs) keep resigning him.
Lebron leaving the CAVS to go to MIA was understandable but also a cop out. My biggest gripe about that mess? Putting it on TV. Smart marketing campaign (for him), but I lost a lot of respect for him that day -- still a phenomenal athlete.
@@jlui21 Surely he has regained that respect by now though?
And if that's the biggest issue he has, that's a pretty clean sheet then... By now that's over a decade ago, gotta think it could be water under the bridge at this point @@jlui21
@@JamieOrlandoVIVRANT -- he's a great player. That was never the issue. His 2 rings in MIA are worth half. His ring in CLE? That's double -- so props to him.
PRO: He has never gotten into trouble off the court (like Ja, Sir Charles, Karl Malone). Huge respect.
CON: He "crowns" himself the king periodically. He flops way too much for a 6'8 physical beast like Embiid who are the anti-Giannis/Jokic/MJ.
As a GOAT? Behind MJ and Kareem. And for Bill Russell, he's the GOAT Herder.
@jlui21 a ring is a ring. He has 4
KD comes across as insufferable. He's never totally happy with any situation basketball wise.
Did you also see that kd called woj out for the lies and bs he's talking...😂
This is why I love Ryen. He's been a Durant guy but can still criticize how ridiculous the last decade of his career has been in hindsight. Bill still soft balls everything for Durant because he agreed to do a bunch of podcasts with him that one summer.
BS has a podcast from this week saying the same exact thing RR is saying.
@@Chalk89 Now, yeah. But he's gone out of his way over the years to defend or gloss over his Durant takes, but absolutely demolish (and rightfully so) Kyrie.
What did durant do? Be frustrated with the team losing? Shouldn't the entire team be frustrated with losing notbjust durant. I know people hate him but woj just made up a story to get headlines. Shouldn't every player who team is losing be frustrated. He ner asked to be tradedvor never checked out as woj trying to say. Just made up stuff by the media
KD ain’t it!!!!!! This is my Big-Picture takeaway from all this…
NOOO, I’m not saying KD isn’t a Elite Player/Scorer. He’s definitely One of the best players I’ve ever seen on the Court… but he IS NOT one of the Greatest Players Ever. I DO NOT GIVE A F*** about them rings wit the GSW. I was SOOOOO not impressed with those rings. That team already won a Championship (& been to 2). He didn’t have to Leader & he was teammates with 2 of the Greatest Shooters EVER (one who had already won 2MVPs)
Since he departed from Golden State, he’s been looking helpless! Can’t get his team past the 2nd round, aligning himself wit the wrong teammates & hasn’t even sniffed the Finals. Meanwhile, Jokic & Giannis won rings since u left. Even Jimmy Butler was able to Will & Lead dis team to the Finals (twice)
For a lil while, I thought he was on Lebron & Steph level but I was wrong & a lil disappointed
Not for nothing but KD should be frustrated! The injuries are annoying. No fuckinn consistency. I don’t get it should he be happy that the team is injured and they are losing ? He’s averaging 30ppg with over 50 40 90 splits
These guys have zero respect for fans. Imagine spending $150 for a jersey, $100-$500 per ticket per game, and have guys making $30M/year just leave? It’s actually outright animosity for fans.
Fans have zero respect for themselves if they keep consuming a product while still being dissatisfied of the outcome. Besides the guys making 30m/year is on the decision of the owner who can afford it. And not to fans' perception that their piddling expenses support these player contracts. The TV contract deals are far more lucrative to the NBA and players/union than the tiny drop in the bucket your jersey and season tickets are worth.
0:30 man this is so dumb. I like Ryen a lot. Fr. But the whole you made your bed now lay in it(shut up and dribble essentially) thing is so tiring. Yes...superstars with a lot of money who are better at their job than over 99% of the population get frustrated...whooped dee freaking doo. Yes KD asked out of the nets cause he wanted to win. He gets traded to the suns and he barely plays but they got another shot at it. They trade for bradely and...he barely plays 😂 like you can't make this stuff up. KD is doing his job and then some. Him pouting behind the scenes should actually be prefered by fans and media members imo. Shows he actually gives a shit
Why is everyone taking WOJ side and not hearing it from KD??
Because he's not a likeable guy.
Because they want to power trip & start a a narrative to then complain about what the effect THEY had on whatever situation at hand, which the media objectively do end up playing a part in many things & do click bait things like this because of internalized jealousy ego & cowardice
FRFR, just cuz WOJ says something they take it as gospel. Also, so a player cant be frustrated now.. doesnt make sense. If anything, he probably just wants beal to get healthy so they can play as the team was constructed.
This the same KD who has had burner accounts. And has lied before
Maybe cause he has a history of crying and demanding trades. Why would we believe anything KD says when he clearly isn’t someone who is willing to stay on work on any team he’s been on? 🤡
This take was a week too early. If you would've waited 3 days, your opinion is way different because Beal was out
Here we go again. K.D more interested in arguing with media and fans on social media. Inatead of providing leadership to his team. He is a punk and a clown. Smh.
Players need to commit to win. They need to win to be happy. KD and no one else will win unless they are committed to the team and organization as if they're married to them. This KD movement blueprint is a losing equation for anyone who follows.
When are Durant, Harden, or Irving not frustrated. Irrational, illogical, and petulant describes them best.
KD got spoiled in GSW. It seems like he wants what he had in GSW or what Tatum has with the Celtics. Maybe he is realizing that he just isn’t great enough to win a championship as the best player on a team.
KD will never be happy because no team will ever be HIS team he's just wandering around trying to win he's a great player but he doesn't really have his team
And he can be strangely passive at times. Like he played the Mavs and Luka had like 30 more shots.
And what is worse, KD refuses to be the kind of leader who makes everyone around him better.. Like Barkley said, he's a bus rider, not a bus driver.
Durant should be frustrated with himself because he himself is the sole reason the team is in the state it’s in. And if rumors are true he pushed for them to go for Beal yet now he’s frustrated with all the injuries? Bruh they all knew Beal had an injury history before they traded for him. They chose to go for this top heavy style of team with a big 3
How many teams in how many years for Durant lol
We knew this would happen
At some point, if you want to be viewed and treated like the elite of the elite, you’re gonna have to step up and be a leader.
Durant wants his cake and to eat it, too
He wants to be seen as the best of the best, but doesn’t want any of the responsibility which comes with it
You are a sheep to the media. Have your own opinion, KD said woj was full of shit
@@brodiecahill1115 lol stop it.
KD’s word means nothing.
Zero.
Zilch.
Burner accounts… oh, hey, KD.. this one of them?
My point exactly.
Brooklyn picks are looking juicy!
As a Nets fan I truly enjoyed having him here in Brooklyn. It’s KD. Every night is a movie
I hated that we had to trade him however MAN it felt good to be free of this kinda stuff
KD acting very hardenish lol he just got there less than a year ago😂 cmon bro. This superstar movement is starting to get annoying
Kd tapped out and left to his rival GS and wonders why his rings mean nothing.Dude has been on his period for the past decade
He was having periods during his GS /Brooklyn days.
at his current age calling him “premenopausal” would probably be more apropos ;)
3:41 i mean. Sign and trade has been a thing for a while now. Also...there's blake griffin his last "year" on the clippers. Signs a max, they call him mr clipper a month or 2 later he gets traded.
At the end of the day… these legends are on the backend of their careers n if u 15+years in .. losing grows more frustrating… plus the everyday media shaming these players when they don’t when every year it’s only 1 champion and everybody else is a loser. Every year 12 other superstars are on losing teams. N players don’t respect the narrative when it’s so hard to win a championship.
Plus players would change teams for the best contract and they get called out for putting up numbers on non winning teams n get shit for that too. U really have to tune alot of shit out
LEBRON is legit a top 5 player of all time however u place him. N he gets murdered n plays whenever available.. n has the greatest resume in basketball in yr 21 🤦🏾♂️
Durant is the reason.
He lost the locker room in OKC, didn't really wanna lead the Thunder, then choked against the Warriors in the 2016 WCF.
He's injury prone.
He chose Kyrie. Everyone knew that dude was a flake. Then Durant got swept in 22 against the team Curry destroyed in the Finals.
He gutted the Suns.
1) It's going to continue until teams start calling these guys' bluffs on their trade demands. If they make a public demand, send them home w/o pay until you can make the trade you want.
2) Players don't have the 30-40 years coaches and executives could have as a career, so they're going to seek opportunities. We've made it 10000% about "RAAAAAAAAANGZ" the last twenty years or so, so we can't act surprised when a KD goes to an established team to get his
3) Players are smarter than in the past- if you're trying to force a trade to a specific team, why wouldn't you do what you could to destroy your current team's leverage in order to make sure your next team keeps as much of their talent and pics as possible?! Look what happened to Melo, KD, Kawhi, etc after their trade? Imagine SGA on the Clippers and even Bridges on Phoenix? Melo watched half the players that made the Knicks decent fly past him to Denver.
4) KD wants the power and acclaim LeBron has while having no interest in shouldering the responsibility LeBron has.
I already had my doubts about the Suns winning the West, much less getting to or even winning the Finals, mainly because of how they are currently constructed. Way too top-heavy. But the constant rumbling of Durant's temperamental, I-just-wanna-hoop nature coming out during every stop in his career affirms why I think the Suns aren't winning the West. Durant will certainly be a HOFer and ranked as one of the greatest players, but I think he will end up being quite overrated given his incredible physical gifts compared to his rather mediocre playoff record and history, especially outside his time with the Dubs.
I dislike the group of Kyrie, Durant, Kawhi, Westbrook, and Harden. Malcontents, who won't play out their contracts and have no idea about basketball roster construction. Durant should thank his lucky stars that he went to Golden State who actually knew what they were doing and didn't let him meddle. That press conference in Brooklyn where Kyrie was talking about running the franchise "with the owner" was beyond laughable.
Say what you want but this era of the NBA is really bad. These players are privileged assholes and for the casual basketball fan it’s almost impossible to like them. The demanding of trades.. the fact that the soft commissioner had to get involved to get guys to play more... What is going on with the NBA? I used to love it. Sucks
Durant seems immature and unrealistic in his worldview. His perpetual frustration has caused him to jump from team to team, trying to chase a ring, instead of helping build a team and culture, the way somebody with some actual BALLS does it.
Has Durant ever been happy with any team he's played for? He has to be the most miserable player in the league. He refuses to see he's the problem.
Just replace the Sun’s name and insert every team KD has played for. I don’t understand this guy and furthermore, why is he so passive in his play sometimes? He should be taking more shots.
Durants choices of leaving okc to join loaded warriors
What he did in Brooklyn will be part of his legacy
This will keep him out of top 15 all time even though he has top 15 talent
Ham is a terrible Coach, who probably would have been fired if not for AD and Reaves carrying the lakers to a playoff birth while Lebron was out
Durant so weird
Durant wanted his own team, until he understood that he is not good enough to win as the best player on a team without an all star supporting cast. He was never the best player on the Warriors, the team had a winning record without him, he is just a more talented Scottie Pippen
he took okc to the finals and only lost to the heat lol
you defended durant bc you don't like lebron and you don't like kyrie. if either one of those guys did the nonsense durant has been doing for years, you would've been killing them far sooner. it's ok to just acknowledge your biases, we all have them
i think he should have stayed in brooklyn for a year or two. claxton and cam thomas progression plus spence and dfs the nets would have been competive with durant for sure
Woj is bad for the NBA... He's an influencer, not a journalist.
Can someone explain to me what level of sport Ryan has played in? Just curious if he has any credibility
Adam Silver made the NBA a reality show and now it’s going to be paid as such with its next TV deal
Durant folding already 😂
This was all blown out of proportion by Woj’s shady reporting
Suns aren't doing too hot, as of today they are 10th in the western conference only a half game ahead of the warriors. Not looking great at the moment.
Well, well, well! If it isn't the consequences of my own deisions!
The Russell slander is hilarious
When you are guarding no one in an NBA game (talking about Russell). At the same time I give LBJ a pass at this stage. So with LBJ on the court they play 4 on 5 most plays but Russell gets a whole segment about not playing D smh
Some of these star players demand a lot from the franchises but they don't do there part such as leadership and accountability, they think having great stats is what they will only give...to be great have to be a leader
To be fair its a two-way street. Some stars have the leverage to ask more out of their franchise that way. Before Giannis' contract was set to expire for 25-26 season, he had a talk with the Bucks FO about playoff aspirations and their commitment to fielding a roster that can get there. Bucks FO answered with the blockbuster Dame trade then Giannis followed suit signing a 3 year extension with a PO for 27-28. I think some of the successful prime players have seen bad FOs/owners keep around top 10~20 players just to make money. While they have the ability to compete still, they can be direct about being competitive with them or just ship them out and move on.
post more Russillo clips/more often.
Man screw it let’s just get CP3 on the lakers just to see what that looks like
I think players will end up signing shorter deals
How you get traded then be mad when they traded a lot to get you. I jus don’t get it
yea, f D'Angelo, snitches get stitches
Durants an all time talent but a horrible leader!
Durrants legacy is so shot. He only wants to play in big games, but can't get his own team there. He's just a scorerfor another stars team. Not a #1
KD about to take his talent in Taiwan team
If Durant wants to go down as an all timer, I feel he has to do one of two things:
Return to OKC and win a title or two
Come to DC (his home area) and win a title or two
Other than joining the warriors,(who won before & after him)what gives you the impression KD is a championship player?
@@Browneye475 I don’t know, but I do know that if went to OKC or DC and won a title or two with them, it would greatly enhance his legacy
It would be he finished what he started (loosely in a sense)or he came back to his hometown and won
If he went back to OKC it would kinda look like he’s hitched another wagon. I mean, they are pretty damn good already with a lot of unused assets.
@@DeeMan17 in a sense, I agree
But, it could be viewed as he is making amends, finished what he started
I don’t keep up with every fan base, but I have to imagine if he came back to OKC and won, he’d be embraced
@@Browneye475 the fact he took OKC to the finals lol what're we talking about
The Suns should be in the middle of the pack right now. If KD is that guy, he has enough to at least be a top 7 team right now.
Durant back to the warriors
You don’t fire Monty, trade Paul and Ayton and grab all these guys without Durant and Bookers consent.
This is exactly what he wanted and now he’s pouting. That’s what he wanted in Brooklyn and he bitched his way out of there too.
HE’S THE PROBLEM
The new restrictions have already started. Dame wanted to be in Miami and Portland said fuck that, they moved him to where it benefited them the most. That’s what teams have to do. It’s a business
Dame is so sad that he's in Milwaukee 😂😂😂😂 yeah ok. The reason why he didn't go to Miami is because Miami didn't think there would be actual competition once he said he only wanted to go to Miami. Miami was wrong. That had nothing to do with the cba.
As long as front offices can trade players....players can request it. It's that simple
Portland did well ...gave Dame a chance to really contend for a tittle and they also got some good assets out to it.
@@thetrib1 I didn’t say Dame was sad. He clearly wanted to be in Miami, that was his first choice.
Players can request to be traded but it doesn’t mean the team has to trade them where they want to go
@@BWalker9313 my point is is that every time a superstar has "forced" their way out it's because the front office did what they felt was best for them. every time.
and yes miami was technically his first choice. but the real first choice is to get up out of the trailblazers.
"Players can request to be traded but it doesn’t mean the team has to trade them where they want to go" it never has. and the only thing players can do is pout or not. they can't trade themselves and they can't trade for others. THEY'VE NEVER HAD THE POWER TO DO SO.
lmao its KD's fault the GM made awful moves. is it also KD's fault the Nets forced kyrie to sit out? or that they traded harden for a washed ben simmons
He deserves to go to the Pistons 😃
Made up story.
Even if true, you’d rather he said I’m happy I’m being 14-15. I love being in 11th.
Why the video so blurry
Utah jazz da best
Just have one year deals in the NBA. Go where you want after every off season
Or every week
I remember flipping in the first game of the season for the suns this year. I look and see Beal and Booker in street clothes. Turned it off and haven’t watched a game all season 😂
Send him to the Celtics
bro recording on a sidekick II? What is this video quality lol
If he did want out would the Knicks and Sixers have the assets to trade for him?
KD made some of the worst choices in NBA history and you can see how much he regrets his poor decisions.
He might be the single greatest example of a player ruining their own legacy.
Legitimately overrated and can't lead men. Wouldn't have any championships if he didn't join the Warriors.
Good job KD.
But he does have rings and be looked at as better than Wilkins or Barkley because of how immature fans are.
So I guess putting together a super team is not tras easy as getting the must talented guys in one team, 😂😂😂😂
Be better KD 🤷🏼♂️
KD just plays great. He's had back to back situations with awful GM leadership. The nets traded harden for a washed Simmons. The suns traded their whole roster for a washed beal. and he hasn't complained publicly once
CP3 and Shamet are far from the whole roster.
You’d rather he said I’m happy we’re 14-15?
What planet am I on. He doesn’t want to leave phoenix. wth
Yes. Dlo has been frustrating to watch this season and he thinks he’s owed something after his heroics in game 4 against the grizz then two games against the warriors which he was then awarded with a contract. He’s really not playing well this season and it makes it even more frustrating when he runs to the media saying “I don’t know what my role is” or “I’m not a point guard”….what do you mean?
Defensively, he’s not good. Which everyone knows but he cannot have stretches where he is unplayable because the lakers rely on his ability to make plays and make shots. The wcf was so bad, Denver exploited Dlo and took him out of the series.
Durant thinks the grass is greener everywhere he goes then realizes it’s all the same. Find a spot you like and stay there. Build a relationship with the front office so you can have some influence on roster construction and coaching hires. All this team hopping and all you got out of it is 2 rings people discredit because you went to one of the greatest teams in the history of the game.
Maybe that is what Durant is insecure about the in the end. Meanwhile the guy he took after his game from being Dirk Nowitzki has 1 ring and 2 finals to show for as a feature player for the Mavs his entire career. But in the end Dirk was happy to do it his way being the man and the franchise knowing enough about him to build a competitive playoffs roster when he was playing in his primes.
He didn’t have a father growing up and he doesn’t have kids. That’s why he’s like this.
KD for Kat?
I think the trading of CP3 and Ayton for an injured Beal, Nurkic and Grayson Allen is the frustration. Allen has been really good actually but still the starting 5 of KD, Booker, CP3, Ayton and Okogie/Goodwin/Gordon/etc... is a whole lot better.
Only way to end his career is going back the Thunder and helping the young guys win a championship. He gotta right his wrongs with that move and bring it back full circle before retiring. Lebron was the most hated man in the league before he went back to Cleveland.
Could actually do it too with that young core... Just gotta figure out how to do it without *yet again* gutting a roster to get there
@@trevorglodowski4887 By taking a pay cut so he can "just ball"
Bringing it back full circle is the Thunder going back to Seattle, become the Supersonics again with K.D. going back to Washington, not Oklahoma.
Phoenix Suns are a good team, we're only a third into the season, by the end of the season the Suns will be a threat and teams like the Magic, Wolves and OKC will get brought back to earth.
Magic yeah, but let’s see bout the other two. Sun’s won’t be healthy.
KD come to the Lakers!
Why do we believe Woj? Dude is super unreliable on Durant news. Shams is the one to listen to on Durant. No duh KD would be frustrated with losing, but why single out KD? DBook is frustrated, EG is frustrated. It’s a nothing burger
Because at the end of the day it’s his fault the team is the way it is
@@jeremyroberts8822 how is it his fault? Because he wanted to play in phoenix? If you don’t think this team isn’t going to find its footing another 10 games from now, you’re being purposely obtuse
@@HorridScape he’s the reason the team is how it is because he wanted a trade to Phoenix and pushed for them to trade for Beal an injury prone player instead of just bolstering the team with more depth. Not hard to understand
@@jeremyroberts8822 he’s not the gm bruh. And you’re believing a report that woj pulled out of his ass
@@HorridScapeKD is that you on your burner?? He asked for Beal and they traded ayton because of him as well. Do you not follow the NBA at all? All of this is well documented going back to the summer.
F Durant give me curry all day
I understand what woj “SAID” but did KD say he was upset???? did we hear anything from the man himself? pathetic
THIS! I feel like so much is being overlooked and so many steps are being skipped with this topic. How did we even get here? What exactly has been said, and to whom?
This is how stars say they are upset. They don't come out and say it to the media. They leak it to someone in their circle, who leaks it to Woj. That way there's plausible deniability.
Yeah one of his burners said it. Did you need KD to tweet it as well for you?
4:50 fun fact. Something like that wont happen unless the teams themselves are more restricted. As much as people want to put it all on the players, the reality is that it's 90% on the front offices when big stuff like that happens.
Russillo is talking about how restrictive the new CBA is. Teams over the second apron (starting next season) cannot trade away more money than they receive, even if their trading partner can absorb the salary. They cannot aggregate contracts in one trade, which hurts value matching. They cannot sign players bought out during the buyout market after the trade deadline. So adding those value pieces for a playoff run won't happen. There's more too.
That "second apron" is basically so punitive that teams will either use it as a hard cap to depress spending, or teams will clear the second apron and be royally fucked a bit. And I think it'll only take one team to do it, then be in such a bad spot that it's a deterrent for the rest of the league.
The upcoming deadline should look real different. Teams projected to be over the second apron next season bout to start giving players away.
@@gregbrown6104 i guess it's what they wanted. we'll see how it goes.
Beak Durant and Booker both non alphas , doncic showed that against Booker two years ago, and Durant always been a drama queen and Beal just a high volume shooter who is injured and not good on defense
Durant back to OKC could become a very real possibility. And he might actually wanna go!
I’d give JDub and picks for him in a heartbeat. Get a still serviceable wing around Booker, let them rebound as a team.
Probably won’t happen, but it’d be both good basketball and hilarious
Solid breakdown on BOS LA. Didn’t lebron tweet something after the win before Boston about being something special? 😂 his ego is worthy of laughs. Bring them please!