Kevin Durant: A Deal With The Devil 

They got KD but we got Jaden McDaniels

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

“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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Nah I think leaving the warriors was the cursed move

Personality is why Steph is by far better than Durant

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.

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.

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....

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

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

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

Very high quality content man, keep it up

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

That’s a damn good video right there Mr tooforwon

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

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

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

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.

The best NBA content on RU-vid , by far.

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

Curry being lower than kd…is so disrespectful

Finally please make a hour long video

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.

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

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

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.

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

We got Jaden mcdaniels

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.

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.

🇫🇷Dope video! Merci

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

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

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.

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

5:30 KD doesnt even brush his beard

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.

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.

The clip of Carmelo trying to discredit rings is ironically hilarious

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

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

This needs to be longer

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

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

what was the song called playing at 5:06 to 5:30

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

Kevin would love to go the 1st seed OKC 😂

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

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.

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

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

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

We gotta stop letting Quan take ketamine before recording videos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Right?

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.

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.

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

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" 😂

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 😒

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.

LOVE

Now do the Tale of the Charlotte Bobcats 2012

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

I remember that you made a whole hate video on Ben Simmons

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

Rename this video to “a haters guide to Kevin Durant”

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🔥

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 🧐🤔

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

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

“I get it KD has to deal with Harden” last I checked Harden was the best player on that team 😂

LBJ just made age a irrelevant thing in Basketball... so KD can't get old? didn't people forget how bad Shaq was at KD's age?

Forwarding Paul Pierce self boasting was Funny as Hell… 😅the disrespect

Internet boys have this debate, NBA fans know exactly what and who KD is and he is a GOAT.

Kd my goat

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