Kevin Durant decides to sign with the Golden State Warriors
Kevin Durant has been with the Seattle Super Sonics for a year and the Oklahoma City Thunder for 8 years when they moved to Oklahoma City. Durant was the #2 overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft with the Seattle Super Sonics. Kevin Durant has experienced some highs and lows in his NBA career. Durant has always been loyal to the fans and to Oklahoma City but when Kevin Durant became a free agent, Durant had a choice to either stay in Oklahoma City or go to Golden State. Durant decided for him that the perfect basketball move was to sign with the Golden State Warriors. The media went back from a tweet that Durant tweeted to Lebron James about not teaming up with a team that you're trying to beat when LeBron James announced back in 2010 that LeBron is taking his talents to South Beach in Miami. Thunder fans are thinking that Durant is guilty of doing the same thing by signing with the Warriors. The Warriors already have a championship caliber team in place, completely different case of scenario because Dwayne Wade recruited LeBron James and Chris Bosh to come to Miami to be the big 3 when it came to the leading scorers on the Miami Heat. LeBron couldn't convince Bosh or Wade to come to Cleveland because the Cleveland Cavaliers didn't have the superstars other than LeBron at the time either.
Thunder fans must know how it feel to have a super star break their heart like that because Cavaliers remember going through the same thing 6 years ago. Fans have to understand from an NBA basketball player point. The Thunder always had a good starting 5 but every time Durant and his Thunder got knocked out of the Western Conference Finals by a more talented team the question is/was would Durant ever win an NBA Championship. Durant was tired of coming up short and the media questioning can his Oklahoma City Thunder rebound and be the title contenders with the scoring duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. In my humble opinion, the reason why the Oklahoma City Thunder blew their 3-1 series lead against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals was because of lack of depth. Durant and Westbrook was logging heavy minutes because the Thunder lacked some key scorers that help lift their bench to help take the load off of Durant and Westbrook which at times I felt that Westbrook played like a true point guard and played a shooting guard trapped in a point guard's body hoisting up too many jump shots. Durant decided to go on a team he wanted to beat (that being the Warriors) that was a championship caliber team because of his team (that was the Oklahoma City Thunder) lack of depth so Durant don't always have to carry the scoring load. The Warriors are very stacked as a team, play really well together as a team so that every one will get their shots and points. Durant gives the Warriors another scorer that will help take the pressure off of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. As a fan you never like to see your favorite superstar of your team go to the team you want to so beat but it's part of the business. If Durant becomes a free agent again just maybe Durant may come back to OKC if and only if OKC have a championship caliber team.
Now Kevin Durant making the best basketball move for KD proved to be the wisest decision because KD won an NBA Championship. I personally feel that we will see Cavs-Warriors for about at least 3 or 4 more years. When Oklahoma City Thunder blew a 3-1 series against the Golden State Warriors last year and when the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 series against the Cleveland Cavaliers last year Andre Iguodala recruited Kevin Durant to come to Golden State in the off season. KD decision was a no brainer when it came to coming to Golden State. KD can decide in a few years if KD want to go to another team and try and help them win a Championship if KD wants but KD will be in Golden State for a while Y'all. What does that mean? It's simple you stack your team with shooters like the Warriors if you want to have any chance at putting them out of the NBA Finals. In all honesty, you do the same thing to the Cavs by surrounding your team with shooters and excellent defenders. This league has changed since Michael Jordan has retired from the game. It's more running and shooting now. KD hugged his mom who KD referred to her as his "Most Valuable Player" (MVP) because how KD's mom kept the family together. Glad to see KD get the NBA Championship of 4 or 5 more NBA Championships that I think KD will get before KD decide to retire from basketball!😤
Kevin Durant averaged 35 points in the NBA Finals becoming the Golden State Warriors Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Win his first NBA Title.
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