Kevin Durant is considered one of the best players of the current NBA era. Those are the credentials of Durant, who has won two NBA titles and been named Finals MVP in both the finals.
When it comes to his NBA career, Kevin Durant has had the opportunity to play alongside some of the best players in the league so far. Kevin Durant played nine seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including one season with the Seattle SuperSonics.
As a result of his almost decade-long career at OKC, KD has done everything, from earning league MVP to making it in the NBA Finals. However, in his career at OKC, he failed to achieve one goal: winning a title.
Having spent a decade with the Oklahoma City Thunder and playing alongside Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant decided to go on and join the Golden State Warriors. It’s the same team that defeated him in the Western Conference Finals in 2016.
Two months after deciding to leave the Warriors for the Nets amid controversy, Kevin Durant spoke to the Wall Street Journal about his decision. Kevin Durant made his public declaration that he would never return to OKC at this time.
“I eventually wanted to come back to that city and be a part of that community and organization; but I don’t trust nobody there. That sh*t must have been fake, what they was doing. The organization, the GM, I ain’t talked to none of those people since I left. Such a venomous, toxic feeling when I walked into that arena.”
“The organization, the trainers, and equipment managers, those dudes are pissed at me? Ain’t talking to me? I’m like, ‘Yo, this is where we going with this? Because I left a tram to go play with another team?”
His choice to join the GSW continues to be scrutinized by fans and Russell Westbrook himself to date. The fact that Durant won two championships as a Warrior suggests that he has no regrets.
Kevin Durant won’t be leaving the Brooklyn Nets anytime shortly, and he’ll keep working hard to win that elusive third title. He just joined the franchise in 2019, and only played one full season with them.
With the combination of James Harden and Kyrie Irving alongside him, he has a strong team that will be a contender for years to come.
