Steph Curry Just Exposed Kevin Durant
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2022
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Steph Curry has been speaking to the media lately because he’s promoting a kid’s book he wrote but he let a huge statement slip about his ex-teammate Kevin Durant. This is a look at what he said but more importantly, why he said it.
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Don't read too much into it. Steph just cemented his legacy after this ring. This ring means more to him than the last two. Everyone had forgotten how good he was. He played like the 2015 steph.
Totally agree that ring just had way more weight and ion the future will be seen a one of the most important titles legacy wise in nba history right up there with the Mavs titles..
@Charles Chege I don’t think they use cement for the rings. I think it’s a gold band with real diamonds.
it's not as cemented as you'd like to think. At least not top 10 like all the overreaction.Steph now tacitly admitted what many have said, his first 3 rings were not that special at all. The first came with huge injuries to the cavaliers. I don't want to hear that "all teams have injuries" bullshit because the 2nd and 3rd best players were out. The next two, if KD's rings have an asterisk, then so do two of Steph's. He was crying because he himself knew how legitimate the criticism was. Three easy ass rings and one legit one .
Takeaway is it dont matter how many rings, it matters how you won them. Nowitzki won one ring. Stayed with the team that drafted him. Willed his team to a ring eventually. Didnt go ringchasing. If Giannis never wins another ring but stays with the Bucks, it dont matter. He brought a ring to a city that hadnt had one in ages. Rings from guys who didnt just join a regular contender mean something that cant be accounted for in numbers.
Steph 2022 is actually better than his 2015. He was a defensive liability before.
I’m not a Warriors fan but I can understand/agreed with what Curry said.
Steph now tacitly admitted what many have said, his first 3 rings were not that special at all. The first came with huge injuries to the cavaliers. I don't want to hear that "all teams have injuries" bullshit because the 2nd and 3rd best players were out. The next two, if KD's rings have an asterisk, then so do two of Steph's. He was crying because he himself knew how legitimate the criticism was. Three easy ass rings and one legit one .
Yup🔥🔥
@@diatribeeverything this year was bc injuries again😂😂
@@justnahayo8490 ngl every playoffs has injuries
@@diatribeeverything All rings are special. I hate when casuals say "this or that player only won 2 rings or 3 rings or 4 rings. It's so hard to win just one.
I can see how and why Steph would say that. Definitely not throwing shade. The team had more of a uphill battle with this one than with the rings with KD.
They 4-1’d the MVP with Steph coming off the bench…
@@blue-phoenix115 that jokic team was trash though
@@nileagia8291 jokic carrying them all regular season. He had enough
@@nileagia8291 first round matchups are always trash for Championship teams!! Learn your history!
@@blue-phoenix115 Scoring 20+...
I don't blame if Steph actually prefers his FMVP champ over two team rings. After all, fans and media are more interested in the GOAT *players*, not GOAT teams. And they talk non-stop about those BS everywhere even at the players themselves. Just look at how Kobe is robbed all the credit in the Lakers' 3-peat just because Shaq was the 1st option, and how Wade's huge contributions were forgotten in the back-to-back Miami champs when playing with Lebron.
Not wrong, it’s crazy how quickly people will drop details and zero in on 1 thing. Robin syndrome is not a joke.
He they beat the mavs he would’ve won fmvp cause bron played so bad
No one has forgotten about Wade, people refer to that heat team as the “big 3 Heat”, and Wade was apart of that big 3. Also, in the media people say that D Wade taught Lebron how to win.
Kobe isn't robbed of credit I just hate when people act like he was close to as good as Shaq during that time.
@@flyingpigmonkey1 Seriously, for as amazing as Kobe was, Shaq was Godzilla on the fuckin court. These kids can’t even be truthful when mentioning Kobe, ever since he passed away he has to be rewritten in history as averaging 40/25/10. Like come on bro🙄. These new fans so trash.
I just love Steph for how he is. Just a genuinely nice guy that enjoys the game of basketball while being loyal to his teammates. When he trashtalks it's always in order to defend himself. He never STARTS beef or trashtalk. Gotta love that additude. Same for ppl like Giannis. Easily my 2 fav players.
Same
I would say the same if i were curry. Winning a chip when everyone said it was impossible means so much more than winning a chip that everyone knows and expects you to win.
Nobody said it was impossible for the warriors to win… they literally have 4 all star caliber players, a strong bench, and a championship pedigree. Again, nobody said it was impossible, just unlikely with injuries and age…
@@michaelgieseler2799 Dafaq are u talking about. Everyone was thrashing them. Lookup all the media especially Perk and Max Kellerman. No one expected them to even contend.
@@SmeX723 agree, all of them were trashed by the media, remember what they say about my boy wiggins being overrated and Green as mr triple single, and klay not gonna be the same after those 2 big injuries, and yet here we are in the future that former gsw haters suddenly made them greats again just to put down what they've accomplished, like wow...
Steph now tacitly admitted what many have said, his first 3 rings were not that special at all. The first came with huge injuries to the cavaliers. I don't want to hear that "all teams have injuries" bullshit because the 2nd and 3rd best players were out. The next two, if KD's rings have an asterisk, then so do two of Steph's. He was crying because he himself knew how legitimate the criticism was. Three easy ass rings and one legit one .
@@SmeX723 this guy literally says everyone said it was impossible. Do you know what impossible means? Just because you name two bozos from the media who make takes for ratings doesn’t make that everyone’s opinion. Far from it actually. You are a fool if you just buy into what those bozos say considering the warriors have 4 all star caliber players, a solid bench, and a championship pedigree. That on you for listening to those idiots and not using logic. Again, impossible means something is incapable of occurring… just because a couple dudes in the media were “thrashing” them, doesn’t make it impossible to win. Most the media look dumb as hell by the end of the season anyway after all the takes they have to throw out for ratings/attention
Quit begging it. Everything feels better when you've earned it; Steph and the Warriors had to work so much harder for the last chip. Of course hes going to value that more
He wasn't firing shots at KD, he wasn't trying to grab headlines. Stop overreacting
what's crazy is that they had to work harder, due to their star players playing together for the 1st time in the postseason, and still only lost 6 games the entire time.
Facts
Well said.
@@remnant8898 so did they actually work harder? Or is that just a narrative? Cuz they went six games with the sorry ass clippers in 2019 w/ KD backing Niggas down iso
@@thej1615 Which goes to show you that the offense being run through KD was stagnant, therefore making it more difficult for them to win when they should've swept the Clippers in 19. Secondly, their entire season this year was injury riddled for their star players, and as a whole they played what, a total of 11 minutes prior to postseason? Let's not act as if they were favorites by any stretch going into the season, or favorites entering the postseason.
This ring meant the most to him cos of all the obstacles they had to overcome and finally have the core trio back. He shut the haters down. That man Steph Curry is inspirational.
I think Steph values this ring the most because the warriors were counted out everyone said the dynasty was over
The two rings with KD, how do you know it wasn't Curry who was the bonus? It's all a matter of perspective. All Steph is saying is that the earlier rings were a lot easier to earn, and the latest one was harder. That is ALL he's saying. He values the latest one more, because he worked harder to get it. Everyone values the rewards of hard work more than stuff they get for free.
You know it wasn’t Curry who was the bonus cuz you saw the Warriors be hella mid when Steph went down and KD played with the other 2 stars, while Steph made it to the finals with KD going down in the 2nd round. Quick Maths
Why would anyone call or even think of Curry as the bonus when he was the one who brought the dubs to 2 straight finals appearances before KD came. For stat validation, you can compare their win-lose percentage when Curry is on and off the court vs when KD is on and off the court on the years KD was on. So Curry passed the eye test and the numbers. I wouldn't say that the dubs would've definitely won those 2 rings without KD, but they sure as hell would've got to the Finals again without him.
@@rea8557 Who is calling Steph the bonus?
@@iixxion I edited it mb
@@rea8557 if kd stayed on the thunder, they would have kicked warriors off one of those years
I’m not a warrior standby I can truly understand was Stephen Curry is trying to say I’m not saying that all the wars would actually be better with Kevin Durant than without him, but seeing that they actually won two championships without Kevin Durant’s presence is remarkable
Hey spoke thr Truth thats all. This years rings means more, cause of the team back together and winning ways
Steph is loyal. He is unselfish and has a tremendous confidence and self-esteem. He leads by example and makes everyone around him better. Steph is a true champion.
Appreciate the break down Steve Kerr, you’re one of the best for this type of information 😂 💯
as a grizzlies fan i still gotta respect curry
As a long time Dubs fan, the KD years were awesome but high stress. It felt like they needed to win every game or they were a disappointment. Even though they won a lot, every game that wasn’t a blowout was high stress. Every loss felt so painful. I was actually thankful when the playoffs were over so I could focus on other things. My impression is that they all felt that way and by the 3rd year, it just wasn’t as fun anymore. This last year was awesome because the expectations were so much lower. I asked myself what I thought would be a successful season, and it was getting Klay back and making it past the second round. Admittedly I started to get greedy after that, but it’s nice not to have a championship or bust mentality. These are definitely first world problems, but I can understand why Steph likes his 4th ring more than 2 and 3.
One detail that you didn't mention that may have relevance. Not only was this Steph's first Finals MVP but this was also the last Finals MVP to be awarded in Bill Russell's lifetime. Sadly Russell stopped presenting the award after the pandemic began but still blows my mind that Steph of all people got the last one.
and got the first magic Johnson mvp... crazy first happened for Steph and crazy lasts too
I don't think he was dissing KD at all. It's all about context. I think he just meant it in terms of the adversity they've been through the past few years and how emotional it was to win after all that.
But they got to stir 💩 up to get clicks.
@@BDRmongoose True that!
The next or last one is always the besr
Best
To win it when nobody thought they could but after 2 years of Klay being out it was soooo sweet to reunite the splash brothers and cousin Dre to win it all. With KD it was to easy and they all had to baby and yield to KD and that is not fun.
He meant the last championship meant more because all the struggle they went through couple years ago
One of the few videos you've made that I cannot continue to watch. Love the rest of your videos.
Great contento, I understand Steph's view on this, he got so much humble pie innthe last two years that now goes and shared the leftovers. All good and fun
He was just being authentic about how he feels about winning this one, that doesn’t mean that his intention was to throw shades at KD. It definitely means a lot more to most people when you overcome big challenges/obstacles against all odds than to achieve something that’s easily achieved, and even sweeter when basically everyone (apart from the GSW fans that always knew they could do it ;)) was doubting them. He probably realized later that people including KD could have taken it the wrong way, that’s why he had to make sure people know how much he loves and respects KD.
Anyhow, on a different note, as much as I love your content, I have to disagree that KD is the better player. If you purely talk in terms of physicality & iso game, then yes. But if you factor in the other aspects that is not so easily measured such as leadership, team player, or impact to the game, his ratings would go through the roof. If you don’t consider those aspects of the game as part of being a great player (like a lot of people), you won’t understand how amazing of a player Steph is. I would always take someone selfless like Steph on my team who cares more about winning than his own stats over someone who has the best offensive numbers but can’t get his team to perform. This is why we have seen so many super teams failed in the past. Steph is so underrated because he doesn’t get enough credit for opening up the defense and allow his teammates to get easy buckets due to his great offensive range that no one have ever seen before. Who else can do that in the league…not now or EVER. It’s because he can cause so much damage at such a long range, it’s his ability to weaken the other team’s defense. How do you rate that??? Wouldn’t that make him a great player?? Who else can cause so much damage to the opposing team’s defense as much as he can the way he does???
If you look at the stats of how much he impacts his teammates when he is on the court vs off the courts, his ratings is higher than everyone else including MJ and LJ. That easily makes him one of the all time greats in my book. Should check out the vdo by this guy to see the stats of how much he’s impacted the game whenever he steps on the court:
czcams.com/video/4zxq70PjnC8/video.html
Anyway, great content as always. Just my 2 cents, and hope that maybe it can somewhat help you make even better content in the future. Cheers.
Beautifully stated.
Yo Casey! I think you make a lot of good points. But I think in some of the excerpt quotes from Steph, he kind of grouped the rings in a very deliberate way. He said the 1st they didn’t know what they were doing. Then the next ones were validation. Steph being that humble player you described… realized that the 2 rings did not validate the 1 they won already. He wasn’t finals MVP and a lot of talking heads got on him because of Andre getting the award. So I don’t think it’s really talking about the ease of having KD and winning but that this one was the real validation of ring 1. The catharsis of struggling and being injured over 3 years. The narrative of the 1st never went away for him and looking back I think this one he’s the most appreciative of because of the journey. And unlike KD, his journey only solidified his faith and belief in himself and the team that was built around him.
Completely agree!
As a long time Warriors fan i agree
I understand that. I said that’s one of the reasons he could be admitting it. I’m glad to hear your opinion on his motivation!
@@AMHoops Steph now tacitly admitted what many have said, his first 3 rings were not that special at all. The first came with huge injuries to the cavaliers. I don't want to hear that "all teams have injuries" bullshit because the 2nd and 3rd best players were out. The next two, if KD's rings have an asterisk, then so do two of Steph's. He was crying because he himself knew how legitimate the criticism was. Three easy ass rings and one legit one .
@@diatribeeverything fact
He values this ring more bc they always saying he only won rings bc of this or that
What noone really talks about is curry greatness and how bc of him lebron doesn't have more rings that Jordan and curry might end up with more than LeBron and possibly tie with Jordan before he retires
That's why Draymond trash talks the league saying y'all should of got your rings while we was down and hurt we back now
@@terrancebottomsjr.7491 You are so right 💯👍🏿💯 and Curry didn't have to find a super team to get a ring 🤣💍 like Michael Jordan he worked with what he has and still got the rings 😂
Love that coach and star player relationship. That was funny!
Admire that captain acknowledgement by him..
"Let's go with this!" He said
True,, true, true. Think of the careers of Lebron and KD is they were as team-oriented as Steph. Steph's character along with his incredible shooting etc. puts him in the discussion for the GOAT (even though I think there isn't such a thing, it's just fun to talk about.)
It's Steph's world man when he gets that BILLION DOLLAR DEAL with under armour Labron's becoming an afterthought
LeBron is about to be the highest scoring player of all time casual.
@@vladimirmomperousse4340 too bad he is already the all time highest turnovers
@@cloudwalker9572 His usage rate is insane so not to surprised. Try harder.
@@vladimirmomperousse4340 he's done winning championships that's also a fact
I feel like you explained it fairly well the 1st championship the 1st championship we just kind of like wow that happened. Then you get somebody who at the time is on pretty much the same level as you as a star player basically a cheat code so you're like alright that wasn't that hard. Then several years of heart ache you managed to come back and win one as the guy with the same team that's stuck with you through the whole thing other than the dude who lauwho do who left it's obviously special...
This man deserves to have 20 mil subs let’s get him there
3:59 that luxury comment got me😭
That Kerr interview excerpt is hilarious.
Casey: “no one thought the warriors would win the chip”
Stephen A: 🤨
The Steve Kerr and Steph banter about the latter coming off the bench is the best part of this video.
I been told you the Warriors are ok and they’ll when again… I think you replied to my comment too💯
no matter how many rings he got in
the past.. of course the 2022 ring has more meaning in his heart.. look all the tough road they been through in the last years, Steph is a humble star yo
the Key word is context when people try piece together the story regardless of date of story
“KD was a luxury, not a necessity.”
That’s the best way to describe KD championship validation .
kd owns warriors ‼‼️
@@TayvoMusic KD owns warriors??
how?
Nah, they needed him because they shit their pants being scared of LeBron. Steph now tacitly admitted what many have said, his first 3 rings were not that special at all. The first came with huge injuries to the cavaliers. I don't want to hear that "all teams have injuries" bullshit because the 2nd and 3rd best players were out. The next two, if KD's rings have an asterisk, then so do two of Steph's. He was crying because he himself knew how legitimate the criticism was. Three easy ass rings and one legit one .
@@diatribeeverything how they shit they pants when they beat Lebron already, and if u say injuries then u better say injuries are the reason the cavs won in 2016
Draymmond said it, he talked to lebron and said it. "4th ring just feels special"
As a fan of the warriors as fan 2022 was the most special
He truly is the most humble superstar since TD. 🤙🏼
i understand what steph trying to say.❤'coz im.a big warriors fan since then
SC is a precious ever that entered NBA..AFTER HIM ,we can hardly find like him...he is fun to watch i mean his group...exciting as Pacman's match...with anybody...
I think Steph said that because the 2017 and 2018 chips everyone knew they were gonna win and it was unfair but for the 2022 chip no one thought they was gonna win at all everyone forgot ab them and they come back and win it after a rough 2 years I thinks that’s why he said it not bc of his fmvp
Everyone who overcomes adversity will tell you that the success afterward is much sweeter than if you had all the cards stacked for you. That's why Tom Brady's ring at Tampa was so sweet. KD will likely continue to struggle with his ego, and Steph's remarks. That's the sting of losing and reality. He should be happy for Steph's continued success and inspired by it. It should be humbling. Great commentary.
Crazy to think that they were basically tanking for two season even if they didn’t want to ending up drafting one of the best prospect that they didn’t even need to win another ring ... a scary thought for the next season if wiseman can stay healthy and produce u gonna have an AD type of talent alongside steph klay dray and Wiggins if he can shoot it’s over for the league
we live in the strangest timeline
but thank whoever for steph, man is a gift
Nah i dont think he shaded kd on this. He’s just happy he did it on his own.but to say it’s a shade on kd? Nah
love this game 🎯
Agree with Curry. Of course the one ring without KD means more than the two with him. There was so much hate from sports media, saying the Warriors were over. But this isn't shade on KD. This is just what it is. Curry did not mean any disrespect towards KD, he's just acknowledging that of course winning the championship without KD was a lot harder, which makes that one ring mean that much more to Curry. He put the team on his back and came through, silencing all the haters. For one season, at least.
Champions can come back from adversity, and the Dubs hit some of the lowest lows that any team could endure. And then they worked back from last place to first. That’s pretty amazing. That means something
Steph valued more the things that is harder and hardest to get that to those things easily get.
Translation: I was the driver, you were the passenger when we won those rings.
I think this last one only meant so much because he stepped up and carried his team like an unstoppable monster when it mattered most on the biggest stage against a strong healthy defense. The peak of his evolution you could say while his core of Green/Klay seemed to get weaker, he went to a whole new level.
Like if Steph is in that mode and your defense can't slow him down significantly or stop him do you even walk away with a series anymore?
Not a GSW's fan but man its hard to not love Steph. Dude is a stand up guy.
Can you explain what you meant by "this ain't the 2011 mavs"
Some people maybe listening to him I just watching Stephen curry highlights on the tv behind him but anyways u have great 👍 content keep it up 😉🙂🙂🙂
what did you mean when you said this aint the 2011 dallas mavericks
Didn't Draymond Green ask that same exact question to steph before? Then steph answered that he'd still like the rings the way they were, and dray said he better have not chosen 1 over the 2
AM Hoops didn't think they would do it either, lol I respect your channel but you were overlooking them as well
Both things are true in that Steph values the latest ring most due to the doubters and being in the middle of a rebuild after 2 years in the wilderness, plus he genuinely loves KD and would've happily teamed up again. It was never going to happen with the Nets' ridiculous trade expectations and the Dubs unwilling to totally trade away the future and their young core, but it's still fun to think about KD returning to the bay and making us unbeatable again, while exploring the possibility was simply due dilligence by a front office that is arguably the best in professional US sport for good reason. Go Dubs!
Outstanding brilliant breakdown...!
So wonderful to see a humble true star....!! So many with great abilities.....but so full of pure stinking ugly pride.....
I talked about this on my page too! Massive shade! But real talk tho, that last chip felt earned, and the KD chips were easy mode. Steph knows too
Nice!! Great minds think alike!
Basically the 3 rings before we kinda easy. The last one was the most difficult, had to work the hardest for
I hate how they say "If KD wouldn't have gotten injured they would've 3-peated" nooo if KLAY didn't didn't get injured they would've 3-peated. We didn't lose hope at all when KD got injured, it was when Klay did that shook up the franchise.
Steph savors the 2021-2022 ring the most because of all the hurdles & difficulties both on & off the court that he encountered. There was no shade being thrown at Durant.
Good take… beside the Raptors stuff
Not a dis at KD at all. In fact, the opposite. Steph was saying the 2022 one was so much harder. It is more valuable because of the extreme effort he had to give to get it. In turn, that would make the 2 with KD easier, and that is because of KD's greatness.
KD is "misunderstood" I agree
Even KD doesn't understand KD
Well said
Damn! You're talking out your ass.
The man said considering what we went through the last three years this ring is most important.
It has nothing to do with Mr. Toxic from the Nets.
... And he also says: I know what I have with this team and I'm good.
Steph Curry saying otherwise would be a diss to his current team. Why would he ever do that when they have a winning team?
I find it totally understandable about Steph's take regarding the 1 ring Vs 2 rings... No drama at all...
& Melo who was evidently past his prime went something like, "did you hear what this guy just say? he was asking if I was coming off the bench! hahah!".. That kind of stuff didn't matter to guys like Curry.
I think everyone would pick the 2022 championship over any other if we were Steph too
i don’t think either of these theories are spot on. i think curry values this last chip more because of the hell the team went through the last 2 seasons before with klay missing both seasons and then losing in the play in.
i also believe he knows that KD pushed them over the top for sure, hence the “hell yeah” but of course he’s gonna say that he thinks they can win again as presently constructed. curry is smart enough to know that he needs to instill confidence in his young teammates by saying this instead of doing the lebron thing where you think you’re about to be traded to get a veteran on the roster. we don’t know if curry advocated the front office to trade for KD but for sure he’s not so stupid as to let the likes of poole, kuminga, wiseman, or moody know what he really wants.
4:05 You said it best. It was his ‘Screw You’ Championship.
2022 was Warriors greatest year playing with rookies! Did not expect to WIN but Won the Championship. Stephen Curry sacrificed a lot for KD. He played when KD was injured and always show the Greatest Leadership in the whole NBA. Like Giannis does not say 4 letters word and always shows respect to all players!!!!!
I'd say Giannis is most humble but Steph is def up there.
Such a "slow news day" kind of story to report about. Re: keeping the 2022 ring it makes sense, the chip is sweeter having come from the bottom to make it to the top of the NBA standings, and I'd be like "what are they gonna say now?" too if it was me, since they were doubting him since his draft. It takes a lot of extrapolation to think that there's beef with KD if he would rather trade the chips that they coasted to, instead of keeping the one they earned through adversity.
I agree with Stephen Curry.. Remember that the media downplayed GS saying without KD, GS will not getting any championship without KD whom they refer as one of the best..
I totally agree
You nailed why he said it. Everyone writing them off after KD's departure and 2020 was his motivation.
Now that's what you called "inspirational". Look at Curry, man!
So inspirational man
Yeah!!!
I feel like it was just about the doubt surrounding the team and their legacy - ESPN claiming they’ll never win a championship again.
He proved he can win rings without KD, he proved he's a true leader and he can lead the warriors to the championship by himself. He's the reason why they got that GAME 4 and the Championship. He didn't throw a shade to KD, this one was the hardest one to win and the most important for his legacy
Jaylen Brown next video A.M. Hoops 🙏🙏🙏
Finals MVP matters for superstar players. I have much respect for Steph as his "finals mvp" validates his calibre for me.
Humble? Hell no, one of the greatest if not the greatest ATTITUDE? FOR SURE
Man, stop it. He, in no way, exposed KD.
Maybe he chose this last championship because he finally walked away with a Finals MVP award.
I swear, the Durant hate has gotten out of hand, especially with fans who want to elevate Curry’s status as one of the greats.
KD caught that Labron mentally and that's a franchise killer the proof is right before your eyes 👀
Steph is the best point guard ever
Never thought tyler herro is a youtuber now.
I think it's a mix of how hard the last two seasons were combined with recency bias.
Quick question: Why did KD leave the Warriors?? I never knew why honestly.
Steph is the greatest shooter of ALL TIMES and I can understand hid point of view. It wasn't shade but the statement he made was simply powerful. Basically it's him saying that he had to put in triple the amount of work because he didn't have plethora of stars to help him. What's wrong with acknowledging that??
I'm not a Warriors fan but you look like a younger version of Steve himself 👌
The Durant years were no cake walk! If you remember every team GOT UP to play the Warriors! Opposing players every night had career games against the dubs!
I fail to see how this has anything to do with Kevin Durant. It seems more about Steph Curry's climb back to the championship
Steph>Kevin in my opinion who’s better
Why shade the 2011 Mavs?
He was the MVP of the 💡Finals ,that’s why he values this Championship so much 🇨🇦❤️🏆😎👍🏾
Why even try to misinterpret his ring statement? He simply means they've been thru alot because of all the injuries and it took a long time for everyone to get healthy. And with the trading for KD answer, its was just a simple polite answer in saying that their roster is good as it is now and they can win again. So although KD might be a good player, they don't want to mess up their current crew. Of course getting KD will mean trading 2 or 3 for KD.