Kevin Durant: A Deal With The Devil

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  • čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
  • Kevin Durant has lost yet another playoff series in the first round. This time, the Phoenix Suns super team of KD, Devin Booker & Bradley Beal were swept by Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Once again, Durant falls short of winning a championship without Steph Curry, who has already won after KD left Golden State to form his own super team in Brooklyn.
    KD's decision in 2016 is coming back to haunt him, as his legacy is being questioned time after time over the last couple of years since. He will regret making that move that drastically altered NBA history forever.
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  • @Iso_SSB
    @Iso_SSB Před měsícem +633

    They got KD but we got Jaden McDaniels

    • @baconslayerjohnson4668
      @baconslayerjohnson4668 Před měsícem +31

      My favorite quote of all time

    • @CH0PHEAD
      @CH0PHEAD Před měsícem

      That was a year ago I guess we can make Inaccurate predictions and wait a year for it to come to fruition lol everyone a twolves Ant-Man super fan dick ridaaa😂​@@baconslayerjohnson4668

    • @d.smitty18
      @d.smitty18 Před měsícem +17

      Bro was so serious too 😂👀

    • @canismkit666
      @canismkit666 Před měsícem +27

      I love how much confidence he has in his teammate to make a statement like that.

    • @Booster37
      @Booster37 Před měsícem +6

      Also helps when MJ's son is your teammate.

  • @Bask3tChase
    @Bask3tChase Před měsícem +415

    Durant: "What haven't I done?".
    Everyone with a working pair of eyes and ears: "Be self aware.".

    • @engidohaile201
      @engidohaile201 Před měsícem +27

      And also stop trying to be a victim kd

    • @Love2Musgrave
      @Love2Musgrave Před měsícem +3

      @@engidohaile201 that wiill never happen

    • @user-nn3tg7be9g
      @user-nn3tg7be9g Před měsícem +2

      Also has never been in the DPOY race

    • @foarfield
      @foarfield Před měsícem +10

      He's TOO self aware is the problem. Zach Lowe recently called Embiid the "tragic hero" of the NBA. Fuck Embiid, that's Durant! I find him very sympathetic: he's insecure, he doesn't know what to do with his career...winning 2 chips in GS didn't seem to satisfy him, and why would it? Hot take: he going to the nuggets.

    • @pyotrbagration2438
      @pyotrbagration2438 Před měsícem +2

      @@foarfield Here is a hot take, GSW drafts Bronny, get LeGM for pennies and work out a deal for KD. Ultimate oldman super team. The media glaze will be insane, GSW will be in every prime time game.

  • @LaidBack--
    @LaidBack-- Před měsícem +113

    The man literally said he wasn't trying to be a leader, he just wanted to hoop.
    That alone automatically disqualified him from the debate.
    Never in the history of basketball was somebody considered the GOAT who wasn't or didn't want to be the leader of their team on top of the best player.

    • @lutherwalker7639
      @lutherwalker7639 Před 22 dny +11

      Russ basically didn't even have to fight to take the okc leadership away from him.... He vanished and went to join a team that already established a phenomenal rebuild. he's one hell of a scorer but if he truly gave no F#cks I know it would've shown in his leadership

    • @SpicyLoaf-uw1hp
      @SpicyLoaf-uw1hp Před 11 dny +2

      That's Like saying someone can't be good at a game because they just want to play instead of talking to people on a game

    • @LaidBack--
      @LaidBack-- Před 11 dny +3

      @@SpicyLoaf-uw1hp your comparison is absolutely ridiculous and doesn't work at all. Nice try trying to defend that bs though.

    • @arturzinurov2146
      @arturzinurov2146 Před 8 dny

      well and lets not forget its a lie, fucker had now 2 teams bend over backwards for him to build the team HE wanted and he got it only to when deliver his part of the dealiver "ohh I ama just a hooper see"

  • @Gman24
    @Gman24 Před měsícem +127

    His legacy would still be salvageable if he had stayed in Brooklyn and BUILT himself up as a leader. But KD has zero back bone or follow through so

    • @jasonwilliamson74
      @jasonwilliamson74 Před měsícem +7

      Kd did all he could in Brooklyn and damn near beat the champion Milwaukee Bucks in 2021 by himself. That team fell apart because Harden left and Kyrie requested a trade

    • @sammydray5919
      @sammydray5919 Před měsícem +19

      ​@@jasonwilliamson74Its exactly in circumstances like that you step up as the leader and prove the haters wrong.

    • @carboy101
      @carboy101 Před měsícem +13

      @@jasonwilliamson74 You just explained exactly why we think KD is quite. We look up to guys that turned lemonds into lemonade, not the guys who left as soon as things got hard. KD is nothing but a quitter and so is LeBron. The second things get hard they start throwing fits. Throwning teammates under the buss. Throwing coaches under the bus. Throwing organizations in chaos. Can't consider guys like that good leaders

    • @austingreen1274
      @austingreen1274 Před 7 dny +1

      @@carboy101Lebron at least brought a ring to all 3 cities that he played in. KD brought a ring to just 1 of the 4 he’s played in.

  • @freezhollywood
    @freezhollywood Před měsícem +109

    He had 3 lanes to cement a TRUE legacy n chose neither.
    1. Run it back in OKC and win a title. GS didn’t get better. Cavs didn’t. The lane to a ring was there.
    2. Stay in GS become a lifer. Buy into the system and continue the success
    3. Remain patient in BK. Had the best big 3 ever. And solidify himself. The east didn’t get any better.
    Had ways to have a greater legacy. Went 0/3. And the media says NOTHING.

    • @foarfield
      @foarfield Před měsícem +9

      The east got a lot better.

    • @freezhollywood
      @freezhollywood Před měsícem +6

      @@foarfield how? We see how the Bucks played out. TO ME Boston got weaker in the paint. They make it to the finals Joker gonna have his way. Time Lord brings a better paint presence than Porzingis who always folds when ya need him. And regardless take away Boston. Who’s a real threat?

    • @luke8734
      @luke8734 Před měsícem +4

      @@freezhollywoodit’s whoever in the west vs Boston in the Finals this year. Boston is too much of a wagon with too little competition in their conference.

    • @luke8734
      @luke8734 Před měsícem +1

      @@freezhollywoodand I’m a wizards fan 😭

    • @freezhollywood
      @freezhollywood Před měsícem

      @@luke8734 exactly lol the east looks good bc everybody relatively has the same record bc everybody’s mid but Boston lol. BK would’ve Lebron’d the east for a good 3-5.

  • @nbarealtalker
    @nbarealtalker Před měsícem +100

    KD - “What haven’t I done?”
    Everyone - “Be happy.”

  • @Jmurda1983
    @Jmurda1983 Před měsícem +233

    Not only did the Warriors move diminish Durant accomplishments but I think it also robbed us of seeing what Curry was truly capable of in his prime

    • @user-nn3tg7be9g
      @user-nn3tg7be9g Před měsícem +26

      We at least seen a glimpse his Unanimous year when he was sitting out 4th Qrts cause the game was over in the 3rd

    • @Edwardwilliamtran
      @Edwardwilliamtran Před měsícem +13

      It didnt rob curry’s prime potential curry already won 2 rings without KD and had 2 mvp (1 unanimous and first unanimous mvp in nba history might i add) before KD joined

    • @jasonnelson6624
      @jasonnelson6624 Před měsícem +12

      It didn't rob Curry. Because as great as curry is he became the second best once Kd arrived. So when everyone complains about kd he was still the best on those warrior team. Sure curry won without Kd yet he still wasn't better.

    • @tarmaskhalifa871
      @tarmaskhalifa871 Před měsícem

      @@jasonnelson6624kd is a looser. Only scores. Don't do anything else. He's a tall Malik monk.

    • @manzac112
      @manzac112 Před měsícem +3

      You got two championships. Calm down....

  • @mroberts453
    @mroberts453 Před měsícem +57

    This guys fragility will always haunt him. He will never go down as anything other than a guy who joined the warriors for two cheap rings.

    • @kendrickpfaff4805
      @kendrickpfaff4805 Před měsícem +7

      it will always haunt him but hes still one of the greatest players to ever play

  • @drakevick1646
    @drakevick1646 Před měsícem +155

    That “what haven’t I done?“ is the equivalent of someone posting a picture of themselves with a paper reading “Roast Me”

  • @WesleyWilkins-qf2ky
    @WesleyWilkins-qf2ky Před měsícem +83

    “Kd will deliver a championship in Phoenix.” That would had been the truth if they had at least won the Pacific division during the regular season but they couldn’t do that. Not enough depth

    • @fespn4734
      @fespn4734 Před měsícem +1

      Where's Beal fault and booker fault. The 2 players that was guarding Edward's

    • @WesleyWilkins-qf2ky
      @WesleyWilkins-qf2ky Před měsícem +11

      @fespn4734 Didn’t blame kd or any of the players. I blame the front office for getting Bradley and not having a bench.

    • @guylocation9823
      @guylocation9823 Před měsícem +6

      KD will never be that leader.. he is just another gun for hire.

    • @ApplePi1
      @ApplePi1 Před měsícem +3

      ​@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky 100% agree. Beal is a good player but not a good fit. Suns need a pg so that book can go back to what he's good at, being a sg. Switching out nurkic also wouldn't hurt.

  • @yusefinc1096
    @yusefinc1096 Před měsícem +31

    I remember hearing after he signed with the Warriors he called his agent and went off the rails saying “why did you let me sign here” basically after the backlash.

  • @dwaynewashington8290
    @dwaynewashington8290 Před 14 dny +9

    KD is the NBA‘s middle child…
    Lebron being the oldest.Basically can do whatever he wants.
    Curry is the baby who can do no wrong.
    KD gets ignored by everyone but always gets the harshest criticism
    What’s crazy while the older child(lebron) and the baby(Curry) was battling for NBA’s favorite child KD jumps in it.

  • @wesbesttreacts4515
    @wesbesttreacts4515 Před měsícem +24

    That move also ruined Chris Paul’s and Hardens careers, they would’ve definitely got at least 1 ring

    • @Th1sIsMyLegacy
      @Th1sIsMyLegacy Před 22 dny +2

      Probably but in that Game 7, the way they were shooting, that's just the worst luck in NBA history. CP3 is just cursed. Has been on multiple superteams, one of the greatest players of all time, can't get it done.

    • @JinhoIzanagawa
      @JinhoIzanagawa Před 19 dny +2

      they ruined themselves in game 7 fym dawg 😂

  • @ibrahimsedebeh118
    @ibrahimsedebeh118 Před měsícem +14

    So crazy we was a big toe away of never having this conversation

  • @swen1208
    @swen1208 Před měsícem +40

    Not really the deal but it's the moment Curry won another Championship without KD which destroyed, not tainted but destroyed KD's legacy. Also won Finals MVP even amplify it.

    • @bobbobson8087
      @bobbobson8087 Před měsícem +9

      And funnily enough that one NBA Finals Curry and the Warriors won without KD is the one that matters the most

    • @swen1208
      @swen1208 Před měsícem +5

      @@bobbobson8087 also won finals MVP which took KD's legacy which was already destroyed and shattered it to even more pieces

    • @bjrowland25
      @bjrowland25 Před 27 dny +8

      @@bobbobson8087 they beat the team that swept his team to add insult to injury

    • @Ghozt6
      @Ghozt6 Před 8 dny +1

      @@bjrowland25 i think that was the worst of it all since they somewhat struggled in that series while he still cant do shit.. tho i havent thought he was great since his mvp year

    • @zachcoggins9018
      @zachcoggins9018 Před 8 dny

      Draymond was right in that argument in the timeout in 2018, they didn’t need him

  • @Jaymez2012
    @Jaymez2012 Před měsícem +20

    KD just has an incredibly fragile ego and should just stay off of social media, as well as just stop responding to the media entirely. Someone with insecurities as big has his would've been WAY better off staying in OKC with a brother in Westbrook and core team he put his first 8 seasons of his career into than leaving to go make a super team he HIMSELF knew he'd see no end to the criticism of. At this point, I could care less whether or not he's in the GOAT conversation. OKC with him, Westbrook and the rest of them was a DAMN FUN team to watch. Even if they never won a championship, you can NEVER take away what a team like that gives to the game of basketball. An absolute DOG of a PG in Westbrook, scoring machine in KD, a workhorse like Serge Ibaka, nose to the grindstone center in Kendrick Perkins, etc., as well as the brotherhood they forged through those first 8 season and he threw all of that in the garbage for a couple of rings. That's honestly what upsets me the most, personally. If the titles and finals MVPs and whatnot weren't enough for him than nothing will be outside of the bridges that HE burned to get there. He has no one to blame but himself.

  • @2211gk
    @2211gk Před měsícem +33

    Nah I think leaving the warriors was the cursed move

    • @Silverado-pq6xe
      @Silverado-pq6xe Před měsícem

      warriors fans are so odd bro😭

    • @2211gk
      @2211gk Před měsícem +1

      @@Silverado-pq6xe
      I am not a Warriors fan though

    • @jaycasado5029
      @jaycasado5029 Před měsícem +11

      He wanted to win on his own tbh. He heard everyone saying he couldn’t win without a super DUPER team like the Warriors and he wanted to create his own legacy

    • @lindaalexander7339
      @lindaalexander7339 Před měsícem +2

      We thank you, KD, for what you brought to the Warrior's Organization. Any of these people complaining would have no problem if you had gone to their team and won. Just remember that you are great! Whether in GS or not.

    • @2211gk
      @2211gk Před měsícem +1

      @@jaycasado5029
      Well, yes... I guess I should have been more specific - Should have said that the decision to leave the GSW itself was not a cursed move but his choices on how and when to leave and where to go and with whom to team up really backfired...
      I mean his entire tenure at Nets looked like somebody literally actually has cursed it.... and most of it was not even entirely his fault, so...

  • @RawJah
    @RawJah Před měsícem +12

    I see it like this. When KD left OKC for the Warriors, he did that to get as many championships as quickly as possible and as guaranteed as possible. You know what people call that? Ring chasing. He started Ring chasing in his prime, because he was deathly afraid of never winning one and being treated like all the greats that never won a ring. When he left the Warriors he tried to do the same In Brooklyn. As quickly and as guaranteed as possible win as many championships. Ringchasing again. Same with the Suns. KD started Ring chasing in his fucking prime and doesnt undestand how fucking sad that is. I was 100 % certain that KD will never win another championship again before this season and I'm 100 % certain even more after how this season went.

  • @chriswhite9972
    @chriswhite9972 Před měsícem +28

    Personality is why Steph is by far better than Durant

    • @adrama8982
      @adrama8982 Před měsícem

      Bro what😂. Basketball determines if ur better. Not if u like them or not.

    • @josephedrictiamson
      @josephedrictiamson Před měsícem +2

      I don’t think so. They both need each other and look what happened after 2019.

    • @themanofconstantsorrowelia1929
      @themanofconstantsorrowelia1929 Před 12 dny

      ​@@adrama8982 part of the goat debate is the general perception the public has of you. You can't just let your work speak for itself. 80% actual skill 10% accolades 10 % PR

  • @bastienweisbein4400
    @bastienweisbein4400 Před měsícem +54

    Kevin's rings weigh less than a pink 1-pound dumbell. Everyone saw how competitive and even the Cavs/Warriors series was and Kevin tipped the balance to an egregious degreee. He was the best player on the floor but it doesn't take away from him making the softest decision of all time. Thin-skinned, fragile-minded, and I hope he reads this comment and complains about it on some dumb former-nba-player podcast

    • @eugeneberotte739
      @eugeneberotte739 Před měsícem +4

      Blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah.Blah blah

    • @user-nn3tg7be9g
      @user-nn3tg7be9g Před měsícem +16

      Best player on the floor? but Curry was getting doubled everytime and LeBron would turn into Hercules to compete against Curry,KD and Klay. KD might've had the best numbers but it wasn't because he was the best player out there lol

    • @bastienweisbein4400
      @bastienweisbein4400 Před měsícem +12

      @@user-nn3tg7be9g Curry was by far the most dangerous I agree with you. Easy for Kevin swoop in and score all the points.

    • @nathanwhyte9048
      @nathanwhyte9048 Před měsícem +1

      Fax

    • @TheBossyMango
      @TheBossyMango Před měsícem

      @@user-nn3tg7be9ghe didn’t even have the best numbers tho LeBron avg 30pt triple double

  • @demonreacts7816
    @demonreacts7816 Před měsícem +23

    17:09 are ppl gonna ignore the fact that KD probably purposely searched himself on Twitter, saw the title that reads, “KD, would u still drink Scarlett Johansson’s bath water?” Got disgusted and joined the VC anyways to talk trash.

  • @cjvaye99
    @cjvaye99 Před 29 dny +27

    in all honesty KDs legacy would been better off had he stayed in OKC even if he never won a championship

    • @kurosan0079
      @kurosan0079 Před 22 dny +14

      The fact of the matter is, they were 1 game away from a crack at the championship. They could've been the rival to the Warriors dynasty. But nope. KD was too weak to choose that path.

    • @osheaelnegrojackson3105
      @osheaelnegrojackson3105 Před 19 dny +6

      Yup. KD and the recent OKC team coulda been cookin something as of late

    • @gokubatman6316
      @gokubatman6316 Před 15 hodinami

      Depends on who they have drafted through the years

  • @chrisjones9797
    @chrisjones9797 Před měsícem +7

    KD going to the Warriors was the devil promising you. You will be regarded as one of the top 5 players ever,because you will have the rings to solidify your spot. Worst move ever. KDs soul has been tortured every since! Young men. Please don't follow in his footsteps....

  • @33sidesofstrange
    @33sidesofstrange Před měsícem +20

    Kd could have came to the Knicks and ended up a legend like magic but nooooo ended up taking the easy rode twice.

  • @rayvondorsey3317
    @rayvondorsey3317 Před 28 dny +5

    I never thought KD was better than Bron at any point in time I didn't even like Bron until 2018 and still knew Bron was better

    • @boonebeasley9622
      @boonebeasley9622 Před 24 dny

      Nobody thought he was better haters of LeBron just said that for the most part

  • @jonathansykes4986
    @jonathansykes4986 Před měsícem +16

    Quick reminder that Jordan played with pippen for his 6 rings. Along with Dennis Rodman and Horace grant. And Steve Kerr and Toni Kukoc

    • @claudineg6870
      @claudineg6870 Před 16 dny +1

      Horace was only the first 3 and Kerr/ kukoc was the last 3 titles. Also Scottie averaged 13 pts during their first finals together. I’m not saying Scottie wasn’t a factor, every Batman’s needs a robin but let’s not pretend Mike didn’t push those teams over the top to greatness

  • @zettour.
    @zettour. Před měsícem +21

    That line of "I don't want to be second" is literally the embodiment of Kevin Durant's mentality. He is the No. 2 who wants to be No. 1 and thinks he needs a No. 3 and a No. 4 to overcome whoever is No. 1 whether that be Lebron James or Steph Curry. On the Thunder, he didn't think Serge Ibaka was good enough. On the Warriors, he didn't realize Steph wasn't his sidekick unlike Russell Westbrook. On Brooklyn, he had an opportunity but failed to lead as the No. 1 option. On the Suns, he again had an opportunity but failed to lead as the No. 1 option.
    LeBron is what Kevin Durant wanted to be. The guy who was No. 1 and who got there with his two sidekicks.

    • @Big_talks.
      @Big_talks. Před měsícem

      Brooklyn was injured but every other place agreed

    • @zettour.
      @zettour. Před měsícem +1

      @@Big_talks. Nets being injured was a massive part of it, but also Durant just watching as Kyrie and Harden drifted apart over the COVID thing. He didn't even try to intervene and just kept hooping.

    • @Big_talks.
      @Big_talks. Před měsícem

      @@zettour. bro at the same time he’s not they owner, these guys are grown ass men lol

    • @zettour.
      @zettour. Před měsícem +3

      @@Big_talks. I don't get what your point is. My argument is that KD is not the leader, not the No. 1 option, and not the GOAT he thinks he deserves to be and has never risen to that occasion when given that opportunity.
      To give you an example, Michael Jordan had Dennis Rodman, who is like Kyrie if he was 10 times as rambunctious and way more into partying. Did Jordan throw his hands up and just go "Well, he ain't my issue"? No, he made Rodman respect him and listen to him and shape up when the Bulls needed Rodman to lock in. Jordan rose to the occasion as a leader. Kobe rose to the occasion as a leader. Isiah Thomas, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, you name the all-time great and they made that mental switch when they had to.
      KD ain't that type of player. People are questioning Steph's leadership right now as well because of the Draymong drama. This isn't a fault of Steph or KD, but it isn't necessarily a strength of theirs either.

    • @Big_talks.
      @Big_talks. Před měsícem

      @@zettour. 😂😂😂 dude so should Durant and Steph starting punching those teammates and cussing them out

  • @aceej3079
    @aceej3079 Před měsícem +4

    We don’t want him back in OKC, he would just fuck it up

  • @thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688

    Nah. By the time Kevin Durant gets inducted into the hall of fame, everyone will agree that the weakest decision KD ever made was leaving the Warriors because he couldn't stomach being the greatest heel in NBA history. He could've been a part of the most dominant NBA dynasty ever, and crushed more dreams than MJ, had he not allowed himself to become convinced he had to win in a certain way in order to meet the outdated standards of the previous generation.

  • @dave_407
    @dave_407 Před měsícem +5

    That’s a damn good video right there Mr tooforwon

  • @above97
    @above97 Před měsícem +5

    Imagine in a alternate universe where KD stayed with the Thunder and imagine that team now with the young guys

    • @canismkit666
      @canismkit666 Před měsícem +7

      Their current players wouldn't be on the team had he stayed. Him leaving is the Domino effect that triggered this rebuild to begin with.

  • @coneyoster1275
    @coneyoster1275 Před 17 dny +2

    They didn't wanna burn his jerseys, they did burn his jerseys. 😂😂

  • @somregularguy
    @somregularguy Před 26 dny +1

    Very high quality content man, keep it up

  • @HayabusaRyu
    @HayabusaRyu Před 16 dny +1

    Lol. Why are we listening to Perkins who needed a super team and Kevin Durant! And Paul Pierce who needed the same superteam to win their rings about a guy they all discount because he needed a superteam to win?
    LeBron needed 3 super teams to win his 4 rings.

  • @Lo13Lz
    @Lo13Lz Před dnem +2

    LeBron still didn’t win on his own in Cleveland he needed Kyrie too

  • @russellst.martin4255
    @russellst.martin4255 Před 28 dny +2

    "Again, it's a shame that I have to quote Paul Pierce here" 😆

  • @asianpablo1574
    @asianpablo1574 Před 8 dny +2

    It’s interesting to see the outrage at Kevin Durant leaving okc as a huge deal. As someone who’s coming in as a soccer fan, this kinda stuff happens all the time. I don’t see it as that bad that he’s leaving a team he was loyal to compete for rings.

    • @asianpablo1574
      @asianpablo1574 Před 8 dny

      Ibrahimovic is a player known for bouncing around teams and is still a respected legend despite never winning the ucl or ring equivalent. Calling the KD trade a “deal with the devil” is insane

    • @tristankinnamon3181
      @tristankinnamon3181 Před 3 dny

      Yes because it’s a part of soccer. An individual has very little influence on team success, Kylian Mbappe or Erling can’t lead middling teams to great success by themselves. NBA superstars can and are expected to do so

  • @simshengvue4642
    @simshengvue4642 Před měsícem +4

    KD need to get a woman and have some kids. That’s going to be the only thing that’s going to change him at this point.
    Maybe he’s like this because hes hiding being gay

  • @dominicmanriquez1645
    @dominicmanriquez1645 Před 29 dny

    good deep dive with footage to tell the story. love the channel man

  • @hiroshiueda1962
    @hiroshiueda1962 Před měsícem +3

    Even if he didn't went to the warriors he still wouldn't be in the conversation, Birds better than him but no one's mentioning Bird in any GOAT conversation.

  • @Oldmate22
    @Oldmate22 Před měsícem +8

    We got Jaden mcdaniels

    • @anthonyokeke116
      @anthonyokeke116 Před měsícem +1

      But kd outplayed bro in that series tho 😭 its just kd team sucks and jalen team was better

  • @whosyaghaddy5382
    @whosyaghaddy5382 Před měsícem

    Bruh you a savage on twitter lol i finally started following you and am like God damn no mercy from this man

  • @ViktorVaughn-gn7if
    @ViktorVaughn-gn7if Před měsícem +3

    Finally please make a hour long video

  • @J-Bravo416
    @J-Bravo416 Před měsícem +3

    I’d say is that what can be true for him in 2016 doesn’t have to be true for him in 2024. I think that the achilles injury is overlooked on how it may have effected him and how he views his legacy. That’s probably the first time he saw his basketball mortality. I think when something like that happens to an athlete at that level you can’t help but ask yourself new questions

    • @tobiadebiyi7490
      @tobiadebiyi7490 Před měsícem +3

      Great fucking point, you know what- I think thats exactly the case

  • @SK-qs1zd
    @SK-qs1zd Před měsícem

    The best NBA content on CZcams , by far.

  • @RedLeo-pf9yo
    @RedLeo-pf9yo Před 15 dny +1

    If you look at Dirk Nowitzki in the 40 thieves. Dirk is the only one to ever win a championship without other superstars on the team. Jason kid was already on his downs slide and a terrible three-point shooter.

  • @gamble777888
    @gamble777888 Před 16 dny +1

    All the members of the modern free agent super teams have kinda hurt their legacy in some way or other. Wade was on a trajectory to being up there comparable to Kobe but teaming up with Bron swiftly put an end to that. You rarely even hear people talking about Wade as one of the all time players at all. Bosh went from a top 10 in mvp voting franchise guy to a spot up shooter, one of the weakest resumes for hall of famer ever. Even Lebron despite getting his two championships his legacy would have absolutely been discredited if it wasn't for the Cleveland championship. The choke job against Dallas will forever be cited against him, and one of the two Miami championships required a pretty miraculous sequence of events in the last second ending in the iconic Ray Allen shot to save the entire stint from being a complete disaster. Steph-Klay-Draymond saved their legacy by winning the championships before and after KD, but KD will forever be questioned unless he leads a team to another championship but that seems incredibly unlikely at this stage. If he had stayed at OKC even without a ring I think people would rank his career higher than they do now.

  • @mrkg27_
    @mrkg27_ Před měsícem +3

    Curry being lower than kd…is so disrespectful

  • @mikec6207
    @mikec6207 Před měsícem +2

    Didn’t KD have a commercial about him dealing with being number 2? Its seemed to vanish

  • @TJzWayy
    @TJzWayy Před měsícem +5

    Did all this for 2 rings that a lot of people don’t even value fully. Not every ring is created equal.

  • @es7990
    @es7990 Před 29 dny +1

    As a Cavs fan,🐍 joining the warriors was infuriating. The day he signed it was obvious our chances of being a dynasty were greatly reduced. The lamest player decision in NBA history.

  • @arunteltia7888
    @arunteltia7888 Před měsícem +11

    its sad to see how his career goes downhill from a one stupid move. He was in convo with Lebron Freaking James now he is not even in convo with steph. And in few years I am 80% sure Giannis and Joker will be ahead him in the top player convo.
    Harden/Westbrook/PG career have much more meaning then his career. No one and i mean it when i say no one gives a shit about his 2 chapionship anymore in upcoming years when he will be retired.
    Dinwiddie said it perfectly if you are not in the top 10 convo no one gonna talk about you. All others are just competing for legacy/era defining players.

    • @chi4611
      @chi4611 Před měsícem

      Tbh he was never in the conversation with Lebron. Jokic is already ahead of him, b2b MVPs and a championship on a non super team. Giannis too, b2b MVPs, non super team championship and a DPOY.

    • @foarfield
      @foarfield Před měsícem +2

      Harden/Westbrick/PG careers' not close. Harden only one remotely close. Let's not forget Harden and PG also went ring chasing, and failed. I have no idea what you're talking about besides Jokic and Giannis being probably higher up in a few years.

    • @BiggieTrismegistus
      @BiggieTrismegistus Před 27 dny +1

      Jokic already is ahead of him and Giannis is about equal..

  • @cbfbmc
    @cbfbmc Před měsícem +4

    Listen to all these so-called sports reporters and analysts don't know s*** about nothing this is why I don't watch these sports shows they know much sports as the average fan

  • @MrWwoww123
    @MrWwoww123 Před měsícem +2

    Kevin would love to go the 1st seed OKC 😂

  • @lulbaby_1626
    @lulbaby_1626 Před 27 dny +1

    5:30 KD doesnt even brush his beard

  • @buckisz
    @buckisz Před měsícem +4

    If he went back to okc he would again be going to a number 1 team. Now how many times is he going to do that? Just saying.

  • @learicist
    @learicist Před měsícem

    “Those are some big shoes to live up to” 😂

  • @MNPhantom
    @MNPhantom Před 16 dny

    The clip of Carmelo trying to discredit rings is ironically hilarious

  • @StancedHellcat
    @StancedHellcat Před 29 dny +1

    KD has an ego problem, he’s always wanted to be the best guy in the room, the coolest guy around, he’s accomplished everything you could possibly imagine as a basketball player but it’s just not enough for him cuz he’s not #1, whether that’s in the goat debate, team hierarchy, or even when he got drafted he never has and maybe never will be #1 and from a competitive perspective I can respect him wanting to be the best but he needs to learn to accept who he is, he may not be #1 but he’s accomplished amazing things, he’s made it to the league and he’s one of the best players in the league, he has rings, he has an mvp, he has wealth beyond his wildest dreams but that’s not enough for him and it makes him miserable

  • @chad_b
    @chad_b Před 4 dny

    The good thing for him is that he doesn't have to worry about coming second in goat rankings. He's nowhere close to second

  • @user-im6kz7ld5q
    @user-im6kz7ld5q Před 23 dny +1

    Durant has to be the most insecure athlete I've ever seen in my life 😂

  • @MP-gi9mp
    @MP-gi9mp Před 3 dny

    This video was needed

  • @BillyJack85
    @BillyJack85 Před 6 dny

    KD going back to OKC to win a championship now would mean as much as when LeBum went back to Cleveland to win.... nothing.

  • @4ktkaram395
    @4ktkaram395 Před 2 dny

    Pierce saying he’s better than wade isn’t ridiculous to say

  • @rooneytoones
    @rooneytoones Před měsícem

    This needs to be longer

  • @KING23623
    @KING23623 Před 14 dny

    This type of video KD sees he cries himself to sleep at night

  • @shivumagarwal
    @shivumagarwal Před měsícem +6

    why is KD getting discredited but Bron isn't
    2012: wade and bosh superteam in shithole conference
    2013: wade and bosh superteam in shithole conference
    2016: kyrie and love superteam in shithole conference
    2020: 2nd best player to AD in covid bubble (I don't give a flying fuck about that fmvp)
    so keep that same energy

    • @foarfield
      @foarfield Před měsícem

      I agree in spirit but def was not clear cut worse than AD in 2020.

    • @joejett5084
      @joejett5084 Před měsícem

      Why is KD and Bron getting discredited and Steph isn’t?

    • @foarfield
      @foarfield Před měsícem

      @@joejett5084 who the fuck knows. Everyone hatin'.

    • @shivumagarwal
      @shivumagarwal Před měsícem

      ​@@joejett5084 cuz 15 and 22 are infinitely more valuable then everything KD and Bron ever achieved in their life

    • @joejett5084
      @joejett5084 Před měsícem

      @@shivumagarwal you’re a hater 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bron beat the 2016 warriors. Unanimous mvp, DPOY, 73-9 record, down 3-1 and beating them on their on court. Just say “I hate lebron.” Bron even got 1 over the legendary Duncan whose legacy is obviously greater than Kobe’s but y’all ain’t ready for that convo.
      Then kd joins the warriors which saves them from breaking up the team. This saves curry’s legacy. 3 titles but no fmvps. Iggy saved him, kd saved him twice and almost 3 times before becoming injury. That’s 1 title curry got off of his own strength.

  • @cappy2282
    @cappy2282 Před měsícem +2

    KD took his foot off gas up 3-1 against GS just because he wanted to join them. He's a bum

    • @Nationof300
      @Nationof300 Před měsícem +3

      Aye now I’m so glad somebody knows exactly what really happened in that series. Kd knew if they beat the warriors and probably win the championship he would’ve had to resign with okc and be stuck there. Even in that game 7 against the warriors I literally watched Kd give up in the second half and it was only Westbrook who was really out there trying which obviously wasn’t enough

    • @cappy2282
      @cappy2282 Před měsícem +2

      @@Nationof300 Yep, I remember seeing Westbrook running around desperately trying to make a play while KD literally stood in one spot lol

  • @MrJwestman
    @MrJwestman Před 2 dny

    KD getting compared to LeBron in his own video 😂😂😂

  • @jaylenmalone7247
    @jaylenmalone7247 Před měsícem +1

    18:10 if I was kd I would’ve just been like ooooh Ite

  • @theguyj7197
    @theguyj7197 Před 15 dny

    KD have played with almost every former superstar mvp a potential MVP and every superstar......no matter how many angles you view it from you can't deny that he's game looks so smooth and unstoppable.....but this ain't a game about stats or 1v1 but basketball ain't a 1v 1 it's a team game.....and every superstar ain't chef Curry.....30 won a ring with and without him and people still say 30 needed KD to win to this day.....but I don't see KD wining a ring without 30.......if he stayed with 30 I'm sure they will have 3+ more rings together

  • @ajg8722
    @ajg8722 Před měsícem +2

    KD soft. Doesn’t deserve to be in the convo. TMac is more qualified than KD.

  • @DD-rs6mn
    @DD-rs6mn Před měsícem

    Did you used to make videos under the channel Ali Productions? You sound a lot like him.

  • @SpexMedia
    @SpexMedia Před měsícem +2

    We gotta stop letting Quan take ketamine before recording videos

  • @Dee-GBE
    @Dee-GBE Před měsícem

    I still feel like if Harden doesn’t get traded we not having these conversations. KD is still someone I love to watch play but his career has just gone wrong cause he can’t stop listening to criticism and saying contradictory things. Just sad at this point because he’s 35 I’m not expecting him to be any better than he’s already been.

  • @fraction2705
    @fraction2705 Před měsícem +1

    they got 3 iso stars, what would you expect other than the nets "big 3" repeat disaster

  • @hoopcall
    @hoopcall Před 9 hodinami

    Imagine if that thunder team never seperated man. Anyways good video tho man

  • @Silverado-pq6xe
    @Silverado-pq6xe Před měsícem +1

    been trying to figure out what this guy’s accent is for like ten minutes ngl

  • @ghostman2316
    @ghostman2316 Před měsícem

    till this day i never understood why it was so big of a deal it was for lebron and kd leaving because it just what fa is designed to do they upheld there contract and left

  • @lamininho4744
    @lamininho4744 Před 10 dny

    🇫🇷Dope video! Merci

  • @MF_DOOMer
    @MF_DOOMer Před 20 dny

    I still remember Peyton Manning roasting KD at the Espys that one time

  • @zyairegarner3671
    @zyairegarner3671 Před měsícem

    I would’ve loved to see kd on the clippers or rockets at the time

  • @ronaldwilliams9635
    @ronaldwilliams9635 Před 9 dny

    It's sad imo, Left his own team to join a team he was competing against just to take the easy way out. Legacy means everything. He never won on his own teams. Very Sad.

  • @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly
    @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly Před měsícem +2

    I got love 💕 for too won foo or two for one (whichever, even though he hates and i mean HATES LeBron James and Kevin Durant and James Harden and even Russell Westbrook and likes smaller stars like Stephen Curry or Devin Booker he even has a little spice towards Jayson Tatum) i love this guys documentaries and his tough, tough as nails takes. Chicago Illinois supports and salutes tooforwon. God bless him, God bless you (👇🏽) and God bless all the subscribers too 🙏🏽

  • @JayJayIII333
    @JayJayIII333 Před 28 dny

    Here's a question to consider though: What would happen if OKC wins a championship before KD ever gets the chance to come back? OKC has been rebuilding since KD and Russ left and with all those draft picks, there's a high chance that OKC doesn't need KD anymore.

  • @d0ntfeedphil447
    @d0ntfeedphil447 Před měsícem +1

    KD's house of cards is crumbling all around him.

  • @youngchieffrom7th
    @youngchieffrom7th Před měsícem +1

    I remember back in 2018 when there were “nba fans” who kept saying KD is better than LeBron after he won back to back titles, I ain’t never forget 😒

  • @jbug1979
    @jbug1979 Před měsícem +3

    i knew it.. tooforwon has the voice of the devil 👹

  • @themanofconstantsorrowelia1929

    Hed have a better case if he just ignored everything online and didn't interact with fans online. Everyone has criticism but ignoring it just silences the noise. Actively engaging in the discourse just makes you look insecure. Let the court speak for your talent. Not yourself

  • @SpiderGang56
    @SpiderGang56 Před měsícem +6

    I kinda feel bad for KD after he left Golden State

    • @DaShanky
      @DaShanky Před měsícem +13

      Karma tbh

    • @joeleowmusic
      @joeleowmusic Před měsícem +3

      Soft ahh

    • @Nilloth
      @Nilloth Před měsícem +1

      ​@@DaShanky that's a very big karma time for him, maybe too much tbh I love to watch kd play...

    • @Braylon1997
      @Braylon1997 Před měsícem +4

      I don’t. Bro took the easy way out instead of scratching and clawing to get to the promised land.

    • @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly
      @coreythompsonTheOneandOnly Před měsícem

      Never feel bad for a man who owns a boat 🚢 and never feel bad 😞😔 for a millionaire.

  • @En4cer2K9
    @En4cer2K9 Před 10 dny

    I can see that. The argument CAN be made that KD made a deal with the devil. And in 2019, the devil came to collect. And he's NEVER sniffed another championship ever since. You got exactly what you asked for. Funny they should mention how the Timberwolves "snatched their souls" 😂

  • @byrondavis9454
    @byrondavis9454 Před měsícem

    Curry beat kd 3-1 in the conference finals and lost to lebron 3-1 in the finals. Kd and gsw needed each other after lebron won it all in the most impossible way 2016🔥

  • @Nationof300
    @Nationof300 Před měsícem +3

    Ok so this is what I don’t understand yall criticized this man for signing with golden state and winning 2 rings and 2fmvp’s but in the same token if he doesn’t win those 2 rings at all then yall would still say the same exact thing about him not being a leader and blah blah blah

    • @bigmeatyclaws6044
      @bigmeatyclaws6044 Před měsícem

      For real. People only criticize him because they just don’t like him. If it was someone they liked, they would not care.

    • @Cooe.
      @Cooe. Před měsícem +1

      Nah, if he didn't sign with Golden State he likely wins a ring w/ OKC and even ONE OKC ring on a team actually lead by him would have been worth more than 5x+ Warriors dynasty rings. It's pretty obvious how deep KD's shlong is down your throat though. 🤷 Might be hard to think straight when it's that difficult to breathe.

  • @kamoflawedhawg535
    @kamoflawedhawg535 Před měsícem

    You forgot the part where BOS put a “Big 3” together FIRST 😮 Tell me who the #2 player was on that CLE team was that lost to BOS 🧐🤔

  • @PanduhDan
    @PanduhDan Před 11 dny

    Goat means more about mentality and on a thin line between genius and madness and only Kobe and Jordan had that competitive and manic mentality

  • @bdkq1902
    @bdkq1902 Před měsícem

    The moment he signed with the Warriors is the time where he sold his soul to the basketball gods. After getting two fraudulent rings, they struck him hard, diminishing his career.

  • @manzac112
    @manzac112 Před měsícem +18

    At the end of the day, Kevin Durant made the right decision. He's won championships, he's got Finals MVP twice, and he's a future Hall of famer. If you were a player of his caliber to have a chance to win multiple championships with an established roster and you were going to get paid more money, you would have all taken it a heartbeat.

    • @ImadogGarcia
      @ImadogGarcia Před měsícem +5

      Warrior fan detected

    • @manzac112
      @manzac112 Před měsícem +1

      @@ImadogGarcia I'm a Spurs fan.

    • @buckisz
      @buckisz Před měsícem +4

      He was a hall of famer regardless. He saw the easy way and he took it. But all you here to this day is Lebron is the one making super teams. No the team was super when Lebron got there. Facts

    • @manzac112
      @manzac112 Před měsícem +4

      @@buckisz Let me tell you this, there is no easy way in sports. He went to a favorable place and the system that could greatly compliment his talents. Teams and players will do everything that they can to win a championship or generate a profit in spite of the fans. It's just the nature of the sport.

    • @Nationof300
      @Nationof300 Před měsícem

      @@buckisznah all you mfs do is judge players and bring up rings every single time which is getting really old and plus it’s a TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENT not individual. As an individual player KD is literally one of the all time greatest and that’s just facts

  • @johnnyhayes7012
    @johnnyhayes7012 Před 3 dny

    He's at least top 15 of all time

  • @lucasfelizardo8204
    @lucasfelizardo8204 Před měsícem

    KD i know you also reading this. just wanted to say i think you have the coolest jumpshot ever.

  • @iamtheonlywilly
    @iamtheonlywilly Před 17 dny

    It’s over for KD. I think with the young guys coming in teams are not willing to gamble of these old allstars. They’ve seen what he did to Brooklyn…they’ve what he’s doing in Phoenix. Shoulda stayed with the warriors if he wasn’t gonna be a leader!

    • @SilentMovements305
      @SilentMovements305 Před 17 dny

      I think the pressure got to em when the media was talkin bout em in Golden state. If you remember the media especially Stephen a were saying what can KD without GS down playing the fact that lebron was losing to the Dubs

    • @zachcoggins9018
      @zachcoggins9018 Před 8 dny

      At the very least, organizations will get a backbone and not let players run the team