Following his trade to the Phoenix Suns, the criticism that Kevin Durant only joins superteams has reared its head on social media once again.
Kevin Durant has often been criticized for joining the Golden State Warriors, even the Brooklyn Nets had a Big 3 that failed, and he is now with last season’s best regular-season team. And a fan compared his forming superteams to LeBron James.
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The fan said: “The difference between Bron and KD in terms of superteams is this: King James be building his cars from scratch and he really don’t know if it’s gon work or not lmao but he buy high-quality parts so it should. Kevin Durant just hp in the passenger seat of every McLaren he sees lmao.”
The analogy is that Kevin Durant joins teams that have already figured things out, like a premium supercar, while LeBron James puts his teams together and then makes it work. Whether anyone else agrees with it or not, Kevin Durant certainly doesn’t, and his reply made that clear: “I buy all my own sh*t.”
This narrative isn’t new, KD has been called out for joining contenders to make them superteams ever since he left the Oklahoma City Thunder. When he was with the Golden State Warriors, this wasn’t far from the truth, they were already champions and the winningest team in NBA history to boot.
LeBron James has also moved around as a free agent, just as Kevin Durant did when he moved to the Brooklyn Nets and the Golden State Warriors, so the difference isn’t all that big either.
But with the Brooklyn Nets Big 3, it came up organically thanks to the franchise, and with the Suns, they were struggling this season before Durant was traded there.
What Are The Pheonix Suns’ Chances Of Winning A Championship With Kevin Durant?
The only way to shut the haters up is for Kevin Durant to win a championship. He knows the narratives will continue regardless, but rings can ease the pain of any noise from the haters. The Suns won all 3 of their games with Kevin Durant playing. He averaged 26.7 points on ridiculous efficiency, over 60% from the floor and over 50% from three.
He seems to mesh well with Devin Booker and his injury has thrown a real spanner into the works for the Suns. But they won those 3 games with an average of a 13-point differential and if things continue to work the way they have been, then the Suns will feel like they should be heading back to the NBA Finals.
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