Warriors’ fans can stop pinching themselves. He knows he’s good, but a true athlete nearly always wants to be better.
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Turns out Kevin Durant isn’t your Kevin Durant.
“We had a pretty tough time in the Playoffs with Kevin’s length and versatility defensively, and of course that’s kind of been our calling card as a defense the last couple years, the versatility, the ability to switch, and Kevin fits perfectly into that style”, said Kerr. I can’t control how you feel. There’s always some bumps. We think he suits us perfectly.
The Warriors considered several players for the center role, including a significant pursuit of free agent Dewayne Dedmon, sources said.
Durant’s arrival immediately made Golden State the favourites to not only take the National Basketball Association crown for 2017, but also beat their all-time regular season wins record of 73.
“When I met these guys, I felt as comfortable as I’ve ever felt”. I will still tune in to watch the Celtics games, but will not be watching many other teams or games because the league will just not be exciting. “I didn’t think they would be interested in a player like me because they had so much success”. It was just a family…
“I feel excited about this opportunity”, Durant said. Even the big 3 in Miami had growing pains that prevented them from being dominant year-round. Most of those guys just bus riders.
If you hated that he chose Golden State, his argument for how he took a hard road probably won’t sway you at all. Oh, and by the way, technically, he plays the small forward position. “I would love to go back in my day and ‘hey let me call Michael Jordan and Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and let’s just dominate the National Basketball Association'”. At some point, it’s going to work.
If I were to rank my PGs for the 2016-17 season, Westbrook would no question be #1, especially without Durant “holding him back”. For starters, he’s incredibly efficient.
This was, for a while, the season of the Warriors and of Stephen Curry, for good reason.
The NBA may see a dive in attendance and TV ratings this season.
The Heat went 2-2 in the finals during the James, Wade and Bosh era, including a loss to the underdog Dallas Mavericks in their first season together. We’re more prepared for it and we will be better for it.
Surely Kevin Durant Warriors news has already greatly affected his player stock price.
Durant was introduced as a member of the Warriors on Thursday afternoon, three days after announcing he was signing with the club.
“Ultimately, he got frustrated and felt that they had plateaued”, a person with insight into Durant’s thought process told Bleacher Report. “That’s the negative of LeBron going to Miami, KD going to Golden State”.
Provided both deals come to fruition, most of Golden State’s roster is set. It would have been another wasted year for Durant, instead, he made the decision to win now.
Durant’s decision immediately rekindled the discussion about stars leaving teams to chase a championship elsewhere.
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Nash, who won back-to-back MVPs in 2005 and 2006, never made it to the NBA Finals.
