Kevin Durant talks legacy after GS win Final: 'I been dead since July 4th 2016' | FIRST THINGS FIRST
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- Kevin Durant finally breaks his silence, congratulating the Golden State Warriors on their NBA Finals win while commenting on his legacy being in question on social media. The Brooklyn Nets player is taking shots left and right now that the Warriors have succeeded in getting a title without him, and when it was suggested by a Twitter user that his legacy was now dead, KD responded that his legacy died back in 2016. Nick Wright and Chris Broussard share their thought son KD's response, and whether they agree his legacy is in question with the Warriors' win, especially after the Nets experienced an early playoff exit.
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Imagine Lebron leaves Miami and gets swept with Kyrie in the first round while Wade wins another ring without him.
Right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
KD will never be in my top 10 idc
My gosh that sounds terrible. But then again in all time discussions KD and Lebron are not in the same breath
That’s CRAZY
@@bayodaman facts! Great offensive force but results matter. His time in OKC keeps him out of the top 10. Up 3-1 to GSW in a year almost people felt they will win the chip since they have been to the finals before and we’re knocking on the door!
We need to stop that “KD took the warriors to new heights” foolishness. That team was one game away from being the most successful team anyone alive has ever seen. He stood on the shoulders of a giant and said ‘look how tall I am now’
He made them unbeatable. They can clearly win without him but with him no team in nba history could beat them…
He did they became unstoppable.. without him they probably wasn’t getting past Lebron anymore
They don’t beat Lebron without him and he doesn’t make the finals without them. Simple.
I could of swore the warriors went seeking KD to overcome LeBron. Yeah Stephs team but KD made them unbeatable…without him they don’t win 2…so give KD credit
Lmao stop
2:35 Broussard and Nick with synchronized drink. Their outfits were almost on point today too 🤣
Lol high levels of rapport between those two
Was lookin for this comment lol
@@kingwild3755 me too
I give a 10 for that 😂
What?
Warriors with KD = Warriors in 5
Warriors without KD = Warriors in 6
KD without Warriors = Nets go 0-4
2019
Warriors with KD = champs
Warriors without KD = Raptors in 6
2020
Warriors without KD = missed playoffs (granted Steph was injured too)
2021
Warriors without KD = missed playoffs (Steph won scoring title)
So maybe it has more to do with team composition.
@@richardclark1127 Cap. and the finals was both just KD and Klay. Warriors were without Steph or Klay, or Dray from 2020 and 2021..If you still insist, Warriors with KD= Championship(2). Warriors without= championship(2)- He is not an X-factor.
Basketball is a team game so of course every team member matters and team composition matters but you conveniently ommitted the fact that klay was missing in 2019, 2020, 2021. In 2019 he didnt miss all the games but both KD and Klay was injured some of the finals games
@@kingsfordoteng7684 How does Steph win the scoring title in the 20/21 season but not have Steph? Klay is a fair argument, but my point was that it takes team composition. Steph missed the playoffs, Lebron has missed the playoffs, KD may as well have missed the playoffs this year. Teams around these players dont get enough credit
it validates Steph's legacy. it puts him above KD. Like when Kobe won 2 without Shaq. Shaq won only 1 without Kobe. Steph changed the game. "you cant talk about KD without bringing up Steph. but you could talk about Steph without bringing up KD"
he won 2 without KD. KD has won 0 without Steph
Curry has always been above kd, he joined curry’s team to win chips. Also kobe has the greatest coach ever for almost his whole career, that invalidate kobe being above shaq kiddo
@@MeBihhhh by that logic, it invalidates MJ since we're glorifying coaches in a player debate conversation
@@Mezukage27 you can use it as a knock against MJ but Phil Jack didn’t go to MJ as the greatest coach ever…he was already in that discussion when he got to shaq and kobe which is where the difference is
@@MeBihhhh yea. I agree with your Kobe take. Magic Johnson had a hall of fame coach in Pat Riley. Riley went on to win without Magic. That invalidates Magic's career. Shaq's legacy is invalidated because he only won with Phil Jackson and Pat Riley 2 of the top 5 greatest coaches of all time...🥴🥴🥴
@@francostrong202 nah you can win with good coaches, it’s just suspect when it’s the greatest coach ever(why Brady had to win without Bill) also Kareem being the greatest player to ever play invalidates magic yungin
Did any one else see how Nick and Chris each raised his cup in total sync during minute 2:30? NICE!!!😃
Lol habit
Drinking the cool aid
Couldn’t unsee it after your comment lol
Nick an Chris got gonzo n👃ses
They have cue cards and producers to tell them to play on their laptops like they do on First Take and when to drink and write down “notes” so they won’t look boring and still on television lol ppl like to see ppl moving on tv you can’t just sit there lol you gotta do something lol
The synchronized coffee sip @2:30 between Bru and Nick is too good 👌🏻
Durant only has himself for screwing up his legacy, he chose an easy ring instead of proving his worth
Y'all weird KD made his decision he not living his life to please people like you nor is he living his life to do things the way you want him to
Just conveniently leave out the fact GS recruited him… now that he’s not taking the “east route” people like u wanna crucify him 🤣🤣🤣.
KD clearly don’t give af regardless what people like u think
I don't want him to please me, I'm happy that hes failing. It was an easy route. Durant only won a ring with a 75-win team that beat him before only to leave and to get swept in the first-round while Warriors getting a second ring without him years later shows Warriors don't need Durant but the other way around
@@GaryTurbo you and these media people are delusional. 🤣🤣🤣
Just conveniently narrate stories to make ur selves feel good
@@semionjohnson1351 You say that but he constantly argues with people online about his legacy. Doesn’t sound like someone who doesn’t care about pleasing others.
Nah, he acts like everybody wasn’t praising him and slandering Steph all these years
That's what ppl don't get. The audacity in saying that Steph/Warriors needed KD without ever mentioning how he needed them more to get his first rings, that's why it's only right if this stuff gets back to bite Kd's legacy. Well until he proves us wrong just like Steph did.
KD will never know peace for the rest of his career lol smh sad but this is the bed he made now he has to lay in it.
Lol,just like lebron huh!!!
@@ernestlester9262 nothing alike 🤡🤡🤡
@@ernestlester9262 nah if dwade and bosh would've won without him the season he left yes.
@@theyoungKapitalist dwade won before bron lool. You can’t pick and choose narratives
@@eliasacheampong5830 what are you talking about? I was giving him a scenario of a star leaving a super team and the team ends up winning wins without that star.
KD chose Kyrie. It's not 100% on him, but when superstars construct teams, they're not quite innocent bystanders when things go wrong
Also, KD ran Harden out of town by apologizing for Kyrie
Dude every other time GMs construct teams and they aren't successful everytime.
Yea but...
@@youtubehatestruthtellers8065
^KD Burner account detected
Last year was an erratic year because of covid and Kyrie not being allowed to play in Brooklyn home games. Next year, an erratic year because we did not know then Simmons will be so stuck. Maybe next year is a fantastic year because Ben Simmons is not stuck. Either way it is not terrible to pay to watch KD and Kyrie go to work
@@part6133 I don't know if I can trust in the availability of Kyrie, it's either injury or some circumstance that makes him unavailable.
Nick got that take on point 😂🤣
This didn’t give us new info, just confirmed what we already knew. The warriors were literally a 73 win team, who won a ring the year before, and were 4 points from going back to back. Of course if you add any all star caliber player to a team already that good it’s going to become extremely overpowered. I think if you swap KD out with Bradley Beal or Paul George, history remains exactly the same. But one thing worth mentioning is the warriors those 2-3 years with KD are in my opinion the best team of all time. I don’t think any team in NBA history even wins more than 2 games against the 2017 Warriors, and even though they would win titles still, I don’t think the remain the best team ever if you just replace KD with any all star
Agree for the most part but durant was the lebron kryptonite, cause his chase downs and everything dont matter KD offensively too good, put beal or PG3 in place its dtill a boost but the cavs could take that type of team to 6 probably they still probably win the chips but it may actually be possible for the cavs to win that, win durant there was no shot
Facts
@@Spacetech3000 mah mate, gsw was just so overwhelming with talent, kd was never comaprable to lebron to be any kind of krypotnite, literally any iyher all star wouldve ended in same result. infact without any additions they still go to finals 3 years in a row and win at least 2 (18 if kyrie still leaves and 19 if nobody gets hurt, if kd alone got hurt but klay was still good, raptors not winnig, kd was just cherry (cuz hes a fruit) on top, nothing more
I agree with everything but your last point...
GSW didn’t need KD. They just need a wing scorer to take pressure of Steph in the Finals, and KD is the best in the business at that. KD was just a mercenary.
Kyrie has had TWO horrendous playoff series in his career. His last year in Boston v Milwaukee and this year in Brooklyn v his former team the Celtics. We've been discussing KD legacy but not Kyrie's. Definitely a embarrassing moment for both.
There are no expectations of Kyrie to be the Batman on a championship team
The difference is that kyrie doesn’t care about his BASKETBALL legacy. KD does
Kyrie ???? He is irrelevant
bro nobody care about Kyrie legacy
If kyrie really cared about his legacy, he would be vaccinated by now. Goes to show he really didn't care.
Cementing your legacy as an all time great involves more than just skill and talent.. There are a lot of skillful and talented players in the league. Being an all time great involves winning, team culture and how you impacted the game.. If we are ranking all time skilled players, we can rank Durant at the top 5 debatable... But this is all time great... He needs to prove more than just skills.. Leadership and impact on the game must be shown
I 100% agree with yo point but I disagree with KD being top 5 skilled ever offensively I’d say yes I’d say he’s the best natural scorer ever but in totality defense matters and he’s not even close to Akeem Lebron jordan Kobe Wilt Kareem These dudes were just as good and some better than KD on offensive and miles ahead on defense I believe that puts them head and shoulders above KD from a skill perspective
i’m sorry but u can discredit kds rings but u can’t discount them bc they’re in the record books and u can’t change the record books unfortunately so that makes kd an all time great
if i was KD, i would off my phone for a few weeks
🤣🤣🤣
Y’all said curry need to win one without kd right because when he won in 2015 it’s because people got injured 🤕 so now I think kd should win one without steph curry and klay Thompson because with those guys on the floor Durant have alot of spacing
It's only fair indeed
Like you said, 2015 was without Durant. 2016 he lost to a very good defensive team lead by a mt Rushmore player ( no shame in that). The shame was more on KD for that corny move. I can see if your team got swept by GS or lost 4-1. The series went to 7 games. That means it was evenly matched teams. Same for the GS Cleveland matchup. Was weak for both parties, but KD look the weakest.
Warriors beat a team not even close to how good the 2016 Cleveland,try again loser.
If we’re going to pull the whole “basketball is a team sport” we need to measure players for their impact on the team. If that’s the case, Curry > Durant and it’s not debatable.
It's even evident in stats. A UA-cam account named JimmHighroller (or whatever it was) just made a video about it and Curry's impact upon his team's wins when he plays vs doesn't is even higher than Lebron and Jordan. Anyone can check that video if they want.
@@judyclarkson5887 if you're going to quote an UA-cam video it would probably come off more credible if you actually knew the name of the creator 😂
@@judyclarkson5887 JxmmyHighroller
Draymond literally told KD that they didn’t need him during that argument on the bench and it was true. I didn’t care that KD left OKC. KD could have gone anywhere else. But he joined the team with the greatest regular season record ever. The same team that eliminated you in the playoffs. That will ALWAYS be weak in my opinion.
Agreed. If he’d gone to the Spurs and he’d have just been as likely to win as with the Warriors.
You can’t deny KDs skills and being one of the most talented players ever to live, unfortunately he makes bad decisions
And yet this "indefensible" player was smoothed to dead by the Celtics in this last series.
What bad decision ?
@@curtiscj3087 Durant makes more then that goofies entire ancestry and he has the nerve to say Durant makes bad decisions?Imagine that 🤦♂️
Kd skills? He can shoot. That’s it. That’s skill? What else is he “great” in?
@Cedrick Carson and which player isn't?
Wiggins with the huge W, taking his vaccine and getting a ring.
Vaccines, team chemistry, or consistent lineups had nothing to do with the Nets being swept by the C's. Nets weren't just outplayed, they never made adjustments. The team that fails to adjust always loses.
@@conchobar The point is, it’s a team sport.
I believe this title truly validates Steph and GS. The first title that they’ve gotten with no asterisk. No injury excuses and no super team excuses. Just a great team that beat another great team.
You know your haters are reaching when their best argument is "well their best player isn't top 10 all time just the greatest shooter of all time"
Honestly feel sorry for them
“BuT TAtUm hAd a shOulder INjuRy”
Why would any of their titles have asterisks? They won them legit. Not their fault if their opponent was hurt or they had a player that put them over the top. If you use that logic there would be whole lotta titles that have asterisks.
@@gregoryevans8179 Yeah I don't like using the term asterisk in this situation but the previous GS titles felt less earned than this current one. It's tough because you can't blame the warriors for their luck, that's out of their control of course. I don't think it should count against Curry and his legacy- but it would have been MORE special if the Warriors earned their title like this years. Something about the Cavs missing their 2nd and 3rd best players the entire series in 2015 deprived that title of it's maximum glory- because the next year those same 2 teams, but with healthy players this time went the Cavs way so it does make you wonder. Then they added KD on top of how close those 2 teams were already in 2016 prior to him joining. KD wins FMVP in both 2017 and 2018. This years title though? There's really no narrative that can deprive the titles maximum glory this year.
Steph and the Warriors aren't the only players/teams that have gotten lucky on their way to a title, and that's something people need to realize when they try to deny the warriors/steph of their due credit. All time great team, all time great player in steph, glad he finally got his FMVP.
Steph and GS were validated before KD even got there as far as I’m concerned. People don’t understand how miraculous Bron and Kyrie were in 2016. Any other team in the East would have gone down in 5 to that Warriors squad at the very most.
It has hurt and tarnished Durant's legacy.
Steph is in the Top 10, he singlehandedly changed how the game is played. Well along with Rule changes. Bottom line, you cannot tell the story of basketball without including him.
That’s true but does not necessarily make him top 10
@@dach1156 ✔💯
You can because Ray Allen ad Reggie Miller exist
@@kobeisthegoat332 they were great but still weren't so efficient from 3 that they changed how the game is played. Were guys pulling up on the clear break to shoot 3s before Steph. Steph changed the game all the way down to the youth level.
If KD so much better than Curry, then why did Curry have his best finals and win FMVP against the same team that shutdown and swept KD? And why hasn't KD won a chip without Steph while Steph has two rings without KD? And how come the only rings KD got is while playing alongside Steph?
And why did KD lose to Steph after being up 3-1 if he’s so much better? I need answers
Steph had a better team then Durant when Durant lost . Plus KD’s teammates were unhealthy or part time . Prime Kd was better than curry . Your talking about a 34 year old kd with 1 Achilles
@@bjrowland25when they were on the same team Kd won b2b MVPs lool
@@Ccdssdgvbbbb Excuses Excuses
2:46 The tweet is NOT comparing KD to Lennon, it's comparing him to Stuart Sutcliffe AKA the guy you've never heard about
They didn't need KD, they just needed another all star and some depth which is exactly what they have with Wiggs, Porter, Poole and GP2...you guys really think this team wouldn't have won those two chips KD won?
Wiggins and GP2 is not beating a healthy Lebron Team that’s why Draymond went crying in the parking lot. Yeah they didn’t need KD to beat Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, they needed him to beat Prime Bron and a Healthy Kyrie...That’s a HUGE Difference.
They needed KD
I really don't get what he's talking about cause up until the moment the Warriors beat the Celtics, people ALWAYS said that KD carried Steph and the Warriors in those two championship wins they got together.
It's only now that the Warriors have won before KD, with KD, and after KD that the narrative is changing.
Thats how it goes. The best success of KDs career is cuz of Golden State.......
What they are missing is the warriors needed something in return for Harrison Barns. But they didn’t need KD could of got it done with a handle full of other stars or superstars. So yes he took the easy way out 1000%. KD maybe one of the most talent people to ever play but his resume and his overall accomplishment don’t show it. Gianna’s has done in my opinion something that KD hasn’t.
What you dint understand championships teams win championships not individual players (we elevate it to one guy, that's a fallacy) mike, couldnt do it, steph, chamberlin, bill russell..the list goes on. Shaq call it the others. Th as ts the real truth but WE like to point to one player.
As did Dirk. And Charles did what KD couldn't. Accept The No Ring life. KD failed himself there 😭😭
Imagine Jordan left the Bulls for the Wizards right and a Scottie led Bulls win a championship.
Imagine if this was a dumb comment. Oh…. Wait, you don’t have to because it is
2:30 The synchronized sips 😂
Wyldes' takes are brutal
"It looks like they didnt need you"....."I know they needed him" 😂😂
Double talk at its best
He said it LOOKS like it, that doesn’t mean that’s the case. Bud either way, GSW clearly didn’t need him.
@@dezz8598 Yall determine that because they beat Lebron, Kyrie and Kevin Love without KD or they beat Tatum and Brown without KD because those aren't even comparable 😂😂
@@BornCrowned_ but Tatum and brown swept the sht out of kd kyrie and this chip right proved we didn't need kd you mfs will try to figure out something else to discredit the warriors what if they repeat what are you Bozo's going to say then 🤣🤣🙏🙏
@@BornCrowned_ and they had the defensive player of the year and got smoked until kd wins another ring this is what the media is continue to talk about his B's legacy 🙏🙏
Well the Steph top 10 all time stuff is okay because well… frankly? Stephs been better then KD through their careers, KD is taller, cool, but Steph has done more then KD has, he’s impacted basketball more then he has, he’s a better leader, he’s a more loved player, Steph has just had the better career, so it’s easy to say right now at this moment yeah we’re looking at Steph top 10 all time instead of KD
Did you see what Jason Tatum did to Durant? He made Durant look pedestrian in their series. The warriors turned Jason Tatum into a turn over machine. The warriors don’t need KD as much as he needed them. Durant coming over to the warriors was an overkill. Any NBA player who is a little better than Harrison Barnes would have done Durant’s job. Without the warriors, Durant would have 0 championship.
KD is still OVERALL a better player and will be a HOF regardless of them rings.
Last year?
Without Durant the warriors would have 2 less and lebron would have 2 more
@@justincrawley4256 that is a flawed statement. Without KD, they would have recruited another all star caliber player like Andrew Wiggins/ Beal/ Wall/ Butler……
@@BrianSmith1993 NBA HOF’s bar is very low……
Can’t people admit the Warriors did not need him to win most of the championships but definitely don’t win as many as they did without him? Even if it was just one?
This may get a lot of hate but nobody denies KD is excellent, all-time great. But as it stands right now, KD is the greatest 2/co-star of all time. KD has been very good as the guy, but he’s never won a title as the guy.
he took okc to the finals people at age 24
against a juggernaut miami heat
@@smokesmitty1 age 23 and u right.
Asterix gets me every time 😂
Almost better than when Stephen A saying “Rob Pelinker” 😂😂
They needed KD to get past those and guarantee victory. The fact that they won now would only really say they didn't need KD if there was a team in the east as good or better than the 2016 or 2017 cavs
Exactly!
Well they did have a good enough team to beat the 2016 cavs. All the warriors had to do was not choke last 3 games Specifically, the Splash brothers
There is an asterisk for KD with his ring but no asterisk for Steph or Klay when they won the same ring.
It’s no asterisk for them because they proved they can win without KD so anything else is just gravy. KD is the one with something to prove!
@@khaliyl21 this is it. His rings still count obviously, just looked at a little different until he wins without the warriors.
Nick and Bru simultaneously took a sip of their cup ain’t nobody bringing that up 😂😂
Yes Kd put GS over the top, yes KD led the way for them to win those chips with Steph klay & Dray, Yes he was great in those finals..but at the end of the day, KD JOINED them they didn’t need him, he wasn’t going to win anything if he didn’t go to GS.. & GS was gonna acquire another star anyways if it wasn’t KD
He had other options...I believe KD and Kawhi on the spurs would at least win 1-2 titles.
@@deonterector7424 pop KD could’ve
Gone to the Celtics he choose a front runner team. Then tried to go to to Brooklyn and do it the “hard” way when he should’ve done that in the first place. Smh.
The simultaneous sip by Nick and Chris was weird.
Nick and Brou with the simultaneous coffee sip at 2:30 🤣
This is the first time i actually agreed with nick's points.
Wyldes, the guy who left the beatles, isn't John Lennon. He's referring to either Stu Sutcliffe or Pete Best
Somebody tell Wiley that football isn’t comparable to basketball.
Honestly Durant should join the Celtics as a SF and they can move Brown to SG, grab a couple bench players with finals experience and go after the Warriors and win it.
Kevin “If you can’t beat them join them” Durant Legacy
The 2014 MVP, 2015 MVP, 2016 unanimous MVP joined together on a 73 win team (with a DPOY and FMVP) to stop the GOAT, that beast from the east 🤫
That beast from the East also joined the 3rd greatest sg of all time and a HOF PF to win his first rings, never forget!
@@bjrowland25in fairness, Bosh wasn't a HOFer till he joined Miami.
GS winning this year confirms that they didn't really need a DURANT... literally any decent, 4th player would've put them over the top of the CAVS. On top of that, KD winning A ring won't do much either. He needs multiple rings, because as of now, he has ZERO meaningful rings.
i think gsw without any additions win 2017, people like to act as if cavs blew them out in 16, but if kyrie still leaves, they dont win in 18. if they did add anynother all star, yeah theyre going back to back, as great as lebron is, and boy is he, that gsw team is something different
@@youraverage90sguys7 yes agreed it wouldve been close and we got robbed of that rematch. KD going to GS ruined the NBA (and Brons GOAT chase) those 2 years . I don't think any team every assembled would've beat GS in 17 or 18...only the Dream Team lol. I know it's been said a million times, but it's really that crazy: KD going to GS was the weakest softest move ANY great player has made in ANY sport...by a wide margin too! KD got to be dumb to think ANYONE, besides a KD stan, would respect that move.
@@Thomas998822 couldnt agree more, for sure dream tean is their only comp
Nick and Broussard were on point!!!
The Warriors didn’t need KD this year… but against Bron, oh yeah… they most definitely needed him!!
Anyone that is better than Barnes.
Needed means you perceive that commodity (in this case Durant) as a necessity. Meanwhile he was actually a luxury. That's why they won by 4-1 and 4-0 after they got him. Anyone who understand statistics will recognize that there's so much room for errors when the margin of wins is that wide. Not to forget that Warriors lost to them Cavs in 7 gms instead of 4 or 5 gms. With so much circumstances too (from Bogut and Iggy injuries, to Draymond's game 5 absence, controversial officiating in game 6, and their 3rd scoring option in Barnes missed all those open shots).
From those 2 premises alone (Warriors won with such dominance after Kd & Warriors lost in the tiniest margin pre-Kd), anyone with a fair minds would recognize that they just went overkill with that Kd's move.
Celtics lost this more than warriors won it.They couldn't do the basics when they seem to have some momentum.
Warriors probably didn't need KD but I believe they have little faith in curry against 2 real elite players on one team if the series is longer than it should be while being up.
I believe warriors beat the cavs in 5 in 2016 if bogut and dray are in the lineup at the same time.(though you could make a argument that year before if love and kyrie didn't get hurt the cavs would win in 2015)
I believe curry is a good front runner if he against the odds in the finals(not conference finals) or if momentum switches he's not going to pull through or stop the bleeding.
So in 2018 would LeBron beat warriors without KD seeing that kyrie went to Boston?
@@antimike11 But if KD doesn't go to the warriors would kyrie leave Lebron?
It was a rumor that cavs wanted swap kyrie because they got beat by the warriors 4-1 which made kyrie felt some way.
@@deonterector7424 why does LeBron goes from team to team recruiting superstars?
The Guy who left the Beatles was Pete Best...........
KD playing against the raptors when he knew he was going with kyrie. That was a mistake. Gave up a year with the injury
Whoever won a championship by themselves??
KD was the man in golden state.
Just like when LeBron went to Miami and he was the driver based on his skill set, DWade was there a champion but LeBron was that guy. That was KD was in golden state. Long live the Raptors...when KD went down in 2019 what happened to the warriors??? Klay was there, Draymond was there and Mr Curry was there
Wildes usually has some brilliant takes, but the comparison he used this time was terrible.
No your mothers cat is terrible
kd overrated, the warriors beat a team in the finals that swept him in first the round
Any great player would have made GSW unbeatable. It’s such a simple convo
Not any player is KD especially in 2016 when he was in his prime
@@MeBihhhh thank you! ppl act like being up 3-1 happening by accident or something lol
Nick said a thought exercise, another word for feedback
Nick is Spot on 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Around 4:30 I saw Chris face because that’s not a good comparison and I couldn’t wait for what’s next
Only thing KD has done wrong in his NBA career in my eyes is : trying to please others & not pleasing his self .
Why is Nick Wrong talking about Kyrie not being vaccinated? He played in the playoffs! His vaccination status has nothing to do with why they loss! Stop it with this narrative!🤦🏽♂️
Well you could argue that it did. He missed most of the season and hasn't spent much time actually playing with KD, IDC who you are, you need that time to have chemistry. You're not just gonna miss most the season then hop on the court in the playoffs and go all the way, it doesn't work like that.
Starting 5: Curry, Jordan, James, Duncan, Jabbar
All in their prime, the rest of the league would just have to go fishing, because that would've been unstoppable! 💯
People say KD is better than Bron, Lbj did what KD couldn't do. Take a shorthanded squad to the NBA Finals 💯
Durant left the Warriors 2 seasons ago!!! This is a non topic other than dramatic effect. KD don’t care… this the definition of living rent free in people head!!!!
Great video, have a wonderful day everyone.✌
My honest opinion: KD needed the Warriors more than the Warriors needed KD. The proof is this year’s championship. I don’t think the Warriors would’ve won the 2017 finals without KD just like I don’t think he would’ve won a championship if he stayed at OKC. However, we cannot deny one thing: when in Golden State, KD CARRIED that team. He was simply their best player and it was not even close! But still, I think that the Warriors would eventually win another championships even if KD had never joined them. They just wouldn’t be as dominant
He was the best on clutch for sure but that's only because warriors had curry and he attracts the defense freeing guys like kd and klay and the rest
This isn’t ground breaking news big fella. Literally everyone has thought this since the day of the trade😂
KD never carried warriors, carrying means he's the only one doing the heavy lifting with little help
Talk about the Celtics and the warriors and Steph legacy
Nick said KD sitting down smoking, playing video games and getting a Twitter alert. Lol
I love how Brew Admits that it's the National Media LEADING THE DISCUSSION...
KD needs to grow up and let people who respect his game love his game and let those who don't (or who lack critically objectivity) criticize him!
do kd need to grow up or the media? they have been talking about kd for 3 weeks now even though he hasn't been in playoffs since first round. Boston lost and no one is even saying anything about that you would think gs played brooklyn in the finals. kd was being talked about more than the 2 teams in finals
Without KD warriors would not have won in 17 nor in 18
Kyrie left in 18 so good chance warriors would still win
@@antimike11 Rockets would have beat them and the Thunder would have a really good chance
@@sparte6856 what happened to Rockets in 2019? Did they win lol
@@antimike11 before KD got hurt I think in game 5 all the games were decided by 6 or less points. Isn’t hard to believe Warriors would have loss without KD
@@sparte6856 if LeBron didn't jump from team to team recruiting all stars how many chips you think he'd have?
Media talks puts him down when he join gs but when left they saying he shouldn't have left. Like Steve a and all thosenppl who say that are fakes
King KD period 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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KD why is he you talk about him?!🏀🔑
Net didn't win yet ?Why is he bleam for Help Golden state !?🏀🔑
It doesn’t ruin his legacy. This warriors ONLY needed him for Lebron. That’s it.
1st time i really agreed with nick here.
This is a reach. KD is a 2-time champ w/ 2 finals MVP. Top 75 all time, top 20 of all time, regular season MVP net worth 200 million & climbing & probably in a group chat w/ Steph talking twice a week. He’s not tripping, he’s trolling
If GS would have not signed KD in 2016, they would've lost again to Cleveland in 2017 and would've lost to Houston in 2018. Don't get it twisted, they did needed KD to join. Is not the same winning against Boston that going against Bron
How is worst case for KD not missing the play-in like LeBron?
KD watched his former team win without him.
KD has no leadership skill. That’s his problem.
The bottom line is, the Dubs got exposed when they blew the 3-1 lead to the Cavs. As great as the Warriors were, the Cavs exposed their biggest weakness. They didn’t have anyone who could get those tough points in crunch time. Cleveland had enough length to contest Steph bc of his size and their second best offensive player Klay, has been extremely streaky his entire career and, if his jumper isn’t falling, he can’t score bc he rarely gets to the line. Now, if Harrison Barnes had showed up at ALL, maybe they beat the Cavs though I doubt it. Durant gave them what they didn’t have.
This year, the Dubs caught some breaks in the playoffs. Memphis lost their best player, The Suns got knocked off by Dallas and Dallas was a one man show. That said, Steph had his best and most effective series in his entire playoff career against Boston. I still think KD will win one on his own but, the Nets front office is going to have make some hard decisions with the roster. First thing being Kyrie has to go . They need size, and more shooting, Beal is a FA he would slot in nicely if Simmons comes back 100%. Basically imo they’re 2 moves from being the favorites next year.
Best take man 👏🤝
Mate memphs were 2-1 down when ja got hurt..where is this talk coming from?
When you win before him it’s already proven the current team can win so I’m not shocked one bit.
“We in the media must be fair and honest” 😂😂😂😂 clowns. KD needed Steph end of discussion. Non warrior fans don’t get it 🤷🏾♂️ take the L. Like draymond said “SHUT UP”
man its absolutely crazy how people will credit Steph for the 2 rings people discredit KD for when KD was without a doubt the best player on the team. Also to then have the conversation like KD has a supporting cast that is comparable to Steph is laughable at best. Steph was guarded the same way KD was guarded ONCE in his entire series against Boston and he didn't hit a single 3. Also yall need to GTFOH with this idea that Steph changed the game and KD didn't like what? Players like Tatum, Brandon Ingram, and Michael Porter Jr. all credit KD for inspiring them.
Lol so now Curry played so well because Boston wasn’t guarding him hard enough, except for that one game in which he struggled? Ridiculous. Yes, the Celtics were showing higher defensively in the high screen and roll, and being more aggressive in general, against Steph in game 5. It seemed to throw him off to a degree (though he still led the team in assists and shot 7-13 from 2-point range). However, he bounced back mightily the next game against those same tactics. Even in game 5, he’d missed a number of open looks and very easily could have had a better night despite Boston’s increased aggression.
You know why guys like Grant Williams, Al Horford, and Jayson Tatum weren’t trying the same stuff they’d used against KD on Steph? Because they couldn’t. It’s hard to body up a guy you can’t stay in front of. Steph was too quick for them whether he had the ball or not. He abused Horford on switches, and he helped render Grant Williams a non-factor. His ballhandling (far superior to KD’s) and range (also better) allowed him to attack those guys consistently from areas of the floor where KD typically wouldn’t go. Steph was just a style of player that they weren’t prepared for, and once Steph saw their approach in game 5 and adapted in game 6, the Celtics were out of answers.
If the roles were reversed, and KD had been the one with the kind of series Steph had against the league’s number one defense (even with Steph’s supporting cast) while Steph struggled, I’m guessing you wouldn’t want to hear all of the excuses you’re attempting to make for KD now. Pretending you didn’t see what you saw won’t change the reality of it, I’m afraid.
KD should force a trade to the Clippers.
KD was Awesome on Golden State Warriors , Golden State Warriors didn’t need KD though ,
Chris spot On 👈🏾
Nick is right
Curry > KD period.
It’s kinda like Kobe and Shaq back in the day! Kobe was furious when Shaq got a championship without him, but Kobe bounced back! KD will bounce back!!!
He won’t
Kobe was 26 when Shaq won in Miami & 30 when he won in 09. KD will be 34 next season. He’ll get one or two more chances. That’s about it.
@@wallyjackson9543 He won't if he's hurt by early mid season and the nets keeps changing teams mid season.
Dude had to play over 40 minutes on his repaired Achilles the last 19 games of the regular season and in the playoffs.
Idk a reverse way of looking at it is KD's legacy goes up just by the attention he's getting because of it. Fact is if he would've never went to Golden State we wouldn't even view KD on those standards. He'd be similar to Harden or Westbrook on legacy he gets two titles and much relevancy in the last 6-7 years. He wins in my opinion no matter what Golden State did or does.
KD is used best as a role player , a extremely high scoring role player in a team that has a solid play style already intact.
Two stupid narratives put to bed *night night*
"Warriors can't win without KD"
"Steph Curry has no Finals MVPs"
Honestly those were the last two things you could use to slander the Warriors. You can literally say nothing about em now.
Gotta love KD he don’t take none of the talking or critics personal mans be trolling everybody lmao
KD got Finals MVP twice on that team. lol. People are tripping
UPDATE: Durant gets swept in the first round, while playing with two more stars. Had he not went to Golden State, LeBron likely has 6 rings. Durant will forever be a superstar, but the plan to negate LeBron's dominance will not look so good in history.
Saying KD’s legacy is dead is way too harsh. You don’t need to have the greatest career in history to still have a great legacy. However, it’s obvious that his legacy got knocked down several notches after this.
Look, Durant leaving GS was stupid. But I get it. He wanted his own gig. But to hook himself up to a known cancer like Kyrie? That's just inexcusable.