Kevin Durant Signs With The Golden State Warriors
pimpineasy
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0000000000000000000000000000064500000000000000000000000000000645How the Warriors got Kevin Durant
The Warriors’ meeting with Durant on Friday lasted for a little more than two hours, and it went a little something like this…
First hour: Management and coaching staff took center stage, with Durant quietly listening for most of the time while general manager Bob Myers, coach Steve Kerr and Lacob painted a picture of what Durant could expect and how they’d try to take over the NBA in years to come. The Warriors were struck by one thing early: Durant, quite clearly, was concerned with the PR hit he would likely take by leaving the Thunder behind to join the team that had beaten him in the Western Conference Finals. He didn’t want to be seen as a villain, and wanted to know how they saw that sensitive part of this whole picture.
Their sense, from there until the end, was that he wanted to join the Warriors but may not have the stomach to actually go through with it.
But the second hour of the meeting was key, as Curry, Thompson, Green, and Iguodala had a players-only meeting of their own that also appears to have played a pivotal part. As ESPN’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss noted, Curry, Iguodala and Durant all bonded during chapel sessions that summer. Iguodala’s words appears to have left a mark.
The Warriors’ meeting with Durant on Friday lasted for a little more than two hours, and it went a little something like this…
First hour: Management and coaching staff took center stage, with Durant quietly listening for most of the time while general manager Bob Myers, coach Steve Kerr and Lacob painted a picture of what Durant could expect and how they’d try to take over the NBA in years to come. The Warriors were struck by one thing early: Durant, quite clearly, was concerned with the PR hit he would likely take by leaving the Thunder behind to join the team that had beaten him in the Western Conference Finals. He didn’t want to be seen as a villain, and wanted to know how they saw that sensitive part of this whole picture.
Their sense, from there until the end, was that he wanted to join the Warriors but may not have the stomach to actually go through with it.
But the second hour of the meeting was key, as Curry, Thompson, Green, and Iguodala had a players-only meeting of their own that also appears to have played a pivotal part. As ESPN’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss noted, Curry, Iguodala and Durant all bonded during chapel sessions that summer. Iguodala’s words appears to have left a mark.
Makavalli
Sinister is a system
True but this fit is apparently more seemless than the miami big 3. Even if durant is iso heavy some plays he is still surrounded by shooters so kick the ball out and watch it fly or if he is the the one thats timid at 1st then he can roam around looking for cuts or PnR with green
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
What was the Clippers thinking not sending Chris Paul? Why didn't San Antonio send any players? We was the only team that sent 4 players. Light-years ahead.
You really believe that was a difference?
Mortal1
Superstar
I think so he mentioned it in the press conference he said they looked like a family.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
Durant said that the players coming to meet him and looking Steph in the eye is what swayed him the most. San Antonio didn't even send Kawhi. They thought sending Popovich was enough. It worked on Aldridge tho.
Its not going out on a limb you know exactly what you are. bytchass Kobe cocksucker.
at the psychology that you geeks on yourselves. Anything to deflect. All 3 of you are amongst the worst shyt posters of this section and it's fun to call out your stupidity as obvious agendas.
@Malta "The '15-16 Warriors and Spurs are among the best teams of all time..........It's all about the 3 point shot now" What happened fakkit?
@Gil Scott-Heroin "He '14-16 Warriors is one of the best teams of all time.....Steph is one of the best players of all time, even better than Isaiah" What happened fakkit?
@I AM WARHOL "Lebron and his fans mad that Steph is the face of the league........if you replaced Lebron with KD on those Heat teams they would've won more rings" Your problem is obvious. You're a fakkit Kobe groupie who hates Lebron because he was seen as a rival.
None of losers know basketball which is why you do nothing but deflect when I call out your stupidity.
This exact type of bytchassness has infected this section to the point that it's fallen essay off and you can thank @houston911
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@I AM WARHOL
See what I mean
dude has long ass posts nobody will read.
Foxmulder
Superstar
Kawhi would just look at Durant like
for the whole meeting.Eh, I find it hard to believe he was swayed at all. This is starting to feel as planned as the Decision. He's been talking to those guys all year and he sat down with Westbrook and Collison too. I really doubt Kawhi was going to change his mind, but I agree it was negilegent on those other teams not to send guys.
I AM WARHOL
Veteran
The dude needs serious help
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
The look of a man that finally gets to play in a system predicated on ball movement
He also said "this is "the hardest road," not the easiest to a championship" so I'm taking all of this with a grain of salt.
Kind of like when Bron said he hadn't made up his mind until he woke up that morning.
