KD’s Reason For Leaving OKC DESTROYS Gil’s Arena!!
Kevin Durant Explaining Why He Left the OKC Thunder DESTROYS Gil’s Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil’s Arena Crew react to Kevin Durant explaining why he left the OKC Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in 2016 and debate if the future hall of famer was spitting or tripping with his reasoning for creating one of the greatest dynasties in NBA History.
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What gets lost in the whole OKC dynamic is the frustration year after year from coming up short on KD's part. He felt like they hit their ceiling 2011, 2012 , 2014 , 2016 that team hit their ceiling & clearly didnt have players who wanted to win as bad as KD wanted to win
OKC run it back and they do win
Warriors couldāve added Paul George and went crazy.
they had a prime Westbrick you mean. Whose a turnover machine and has no offensive gravity where defense takes him serious enough outside the 3 point range and he is horrible from the mid range too. He shoots 30% percent from 3. That's horrible. His also the most inefficient offensive players in the NBA as a so called superstar. Which to me he should have never been a superstar because his not a player you need on your team to win rings. His only option is scoring in the paint which isn't going to happen because defenders already are clogging the paint ready for him to try and take me I'll advise shots and his a horrible selfish stubborn playmaker too. Westbrook was never that great on okc. It's already known kd would have done better with anybody else other than Westbrick on that team and if okc chose to keep harden over Westbrick. Kd had nobody on okc back then but himself and one overated, overpaid, and worthless player name Westbrook throwing games by making bone head plays. Kd patient run out because he was dealing with Westbrick flaws for 8 years too long.
People talk about loyalty to teams. The same teams trade players, cut players on their birthdays. But people get mad when players leave LOL. We only care when the player is Great. I want people to be consistent.
If youāre up on me 3-1 and I come back and win 3 in a row then the next year added 2 more all stars, how do you still think youāre better than me even without adding the all stars š
When OKC went to the finals with Westbrook, KD, Harden, Scott Brooks was the coach and they fired him. They should have brought in a Coach that was like that and not treat it like an experiment
Not hearing that up 3-1, Russ did his job, KD was supposed to close that in game 6
Rashad fasho got on the fake mags š
James Harden didn't leave OKC he was traded to Houston for Kevin Martin and draft picks, as far as Russell Westbrook was he a great shooter no but Russ could get buckets he did lead the NBA in scoring in 2015 and 2017.
gsw did beat Westbrick. Okc was always his team. He always claimed it was. Kd never claimed okc as his team. Because the truth is okc is never kd drafted team anyway but the team that took his drafted team away aka the Seattle supersonics. Which he wants to come back. Imagine playing for a NBA franchise that took your drafted team away traded your drafted core players and friends and somehow expect him kd to beat a 73 win gsw team a team with the best NBA record in history with no help or winning formula to do so and people who know nothing about basketball constantly blaming him for something that is a team and organization effort entirely to finish and okc ownership never owned up to their terrible business decisions that ruined okc chances of winning a ring and broke kd trust constantly with their intentional failures. I would leave to just like kd.
3.45 Just stop Gil. What happened was Klay Thompson decided he was gonna show the West he was that guy to cause remember Steph was injured during that playoff run and Klay carried them through.
Gs didn't need kd
Brandon be dressing like a homeless badboy. He dress like his older brother was a part of the Dragons from back in the day. Ole Warriors movie gang dressing ass.
Okc beat the 67 win spurs and was 2 minutes away from beat the 73-9 warriors. Iggy that same summer said āokc was the best team in the leagueā even though the Cavs beat them. I donāt get why ppl saying okc didnāt have talent lol
So… no one peeped Mccants fake Air Mags????…
Of Demar DeRozan would have been what it took to beat The Lebron's then they would have saved some money and got Derozan. Or Al. They needed KD
KD quit on his own house too quickly thats not an alpha mentality. That s also the reason that Draymond ended up disprespecting him and remind him that they will still good without him
For the first time, Iām with Rashad this nigga Gil said does AL horford make them better š like KD made them literally unbeatable
Gil is looking at the 2017 finals and lying about the game 3. Game 3 KD hit the go ahead 3 pointer over LeBron in the last minute while the score was 111-113 for CLE, after that sealed the game at the foul line. The game finished 118-113 and Cavs were leading by 2 with 50 sec remaining.
Bro Gil is so annoying on this take this nigga literally just annoying, the entire topic/hypothetical Rashad gave
Its pretty obvious on this one
Gilbert arena articulates himself well but usually his takes add up to nothing
Russ was a monster the next year
If K.D stayed Al Horford was going to sign to join his college coach Donovan.
Horford
ILLyasova
K.D
Oladipo
Russ
Adams
Kanter
Sabonis
Roberson and who knows what other moves they would of made . ALL that would of been enough to get past the Warriors.
The starting lineup alone would of gave him the spacing he wanted
That is not what happened. If they wouldn't have got Durant they were gonna extend and put that money on Harrison barnes
Why is LeBron always the person at fault when right before him KG went to the Celtics, Shaq moved around a bunch, Charles Barkley did it in why is JUST LeBron. He didnāt sit there and go to the team he was JUST up on. If heād went to the Celtics then ok you got me but he went to the Heat bro. KD getting traded wasnāt the issue it was the team he went to. Context matters. You were just JUST UP on them 3-1 and now you want to join them? Where is your competitors spirit you could t give OKC at least one more year? Like come on now stop blaming LeBron for shit that isnāt even the same
Where does KD go if he doesn't go to the Warriors wherever he goes that team gone have something to say it ain't a lock that its gone be Cavs vs Gs again
Im wit larry all day on this one. There is no one the cavs could have could to beat that team. No one available n e ways.
Yes, many analysts and fans agree Kevin Durant was largely right about OKC's limitations, citing a lack of consistent shooting, offensive system, and front office issues (like letting James Harden go) that hampered championship contention despite his talent, KD later saying he felt he was the only consistent shooter and playmaker at times, needing more skilled help. While the 2012 Finals run showed potential, issues with spacing, offensive reliance, and management decisions ultimately prevented them from reaching the summit, leading to KD's departure, as per discussions on other sports forums.
KD's Perspective & Supporting Points:
Lack of Skilled Support:
Durant expressed feeling like the only one consistently hitting threes or making plays, needing a change from being the primary creator against elite defenses.
Offensive System Issues:
The team often relied on heavy iso-ball from KD, lacking the fluid system, depth, and consistent scoring options of championship teams like the Warriors.
Front Office/Management:
Decisions like trading James Harden and failing to build around KD's needs (e.g., better spacing, playmakers) are seen as major missteps by fans and analysts.
Why They Didn't Win:
ā¢ Talent vs. Team:
Talent doesn't always equal a title, and while OKC had a star, the team struggled to adapt to playoff intensity and elite coaching.
ā¢ Harden's Departure:
Letting James Harden go for cap space was a massive error, as he developed into a superstar, and keeping him would have created a formidable duo.
Inability to Adapt:
After 2012, the okc management, Clay Bennett and Sam Preseti never fixed team core issues like perimeter scoring and offensive flow to challenge powerhouse teams.
In essence, KD's eventual move to Golden State hinted at his frustrations, and most retrospective analyses agree that while the Thunder were talented, management and systemic flaws prevented them from capitalizing on their window, validating much of KD's remarks.
Brandon jennings saying he do everything lebron do like that makes lebron look good. BJ a 304 frfr…dude act like a broad
The way they argue, you will think english is not their first language.