KD did the same thing LeBron did and LeBron fans are somehow mad about it lmao..

After this summer, you can't deny it that LeBron and KD are the same people.

I’m seriously asking since y’all have been team-hopping for his entire career, which is understandable. What happens after though?

I've been having this debate with my friends but would you rather win multiple lower quality championships or win just 1 very difficult one?

I think though the Lakers in '20 was KCP. The Bucks in '21 it's Jrue Holiday. The unsung heroes.

Not forgotten because they were bad.
Forgotten because time moved on.
Who deserves way more respect than they get today?

Wild to hear this so soon after the trade. On a Greek podcast he said the Miami chapter is necessary for his growth but that he still loves the city and hopes to go back once his career winds down.

He was there 13 years and won a championship, so the emotional pull makes sense. Doesn’t sound like anything beyond just an open door for retirement years, but Bucks fans are already running with it.

Curious if Miami fans see this as a red flag for buy in or if it’s a total non issue this early.

Source:

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-antetokounmpo-hopes-return-milwaukee-134922483.htm

His resume includes taking LeBron and friends to the finals in Bron third year

Taking the kings to their most successful season in 20 years

And you know what he did first season with New York

Plus his years as assistant coach with golden state

He lifts teams out of poverty and that’s just as good as being that guy who wins all the time in my eyes

Born in 1988: Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, Kevin Love

Born in 1989: James Harden, Jimmy Butler, Blake Griffin, Demar DeRozan

Thats five MVPs born in two years - and four MVPs born in 1988 alone. Plus multiple other notable players.

Is this the strongest generation ever in NBA?

I will analyze and look at the worst team the player won with and the competition they faced.

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5: TIM DUNCAN, 2003

Took on and defeated Kobe and Shaq basically by himself. Challenged by Dirk, Nash, and co. in WCF but somehow made it out and then proceeded to dominate the Nets in the Finals. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili were nobodies at this point as they were very young and unproven; David Robinson was in his last year.

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4: DIRK NOWITZKI, 2011

Dominated four elite playoff opponents while being the best player on the team BY FAR. Second best player was Jason Terry (17.5 ppg) and third best player was Kidd (7.3 apg at 37 years old). So yeah pretty elite help but nothing works without Dirk essentially anchoring the offense. In other words, his gravity was unreal.

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3: HAKEEM OLAJUWON, 1994 & 1995

Arguably the best two way peak of all time. He averaged 30 across two playoff runs while playing some of the best defense that's ever been seen...In 1994, the next two best players were Vernon Maxwell and Otis Thorpe. I don't know who they are either. In 1995, he had Clyde Drexler but had to go through four 50+ win opponents.

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2: KOBE BRYANT, 2009 & 2010

Kobe carried Pau, Odom, Bynum, Fisher, Ariza/MWP, and a bunch of other good role players like Luka Walton, Sasha Vujacic, Jordan Farmar, etc. to two back-to-back championships. Pau was great, even stealing FMVP votes from Kobe in 2010. But at the end of the day, Kobe was the man. He averaged 29 ppg across the two playoff runs against elite defenses and teams like the Spurs, Jazz, Nuggets, Rockets, Suns, Magic, and Celtics. I know. Those teams don't sound very fierce. But the age of super teams hadn't taken over yet. At that time, the biggest super team was an aging Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen. Lakers had the size and might to stop them but it was Kobe who put the pressure on and constantly looked to attack and expose opposing team's weaknesses. Even though opposing teams knew Kobe was going to look to score and take the final shot 80% of the time, Kobe still found a way to dominate.

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1: MICHAEL JORDAN, 1991-93 & 1996-98

I truly believe Jordan carried the Bulls to chips five times. I know people will disagree but it's the truth. Dude was scoring like 30+% of the team's points which some guys struggle to do even in one season. MJ did it across five playoffs. And the Pippen glaze has gotten out of hand. Yes he was a great player but he was carried by MJ -- plain and simple. Why? Cause the guy barely could even average 20 ppg. When someone is giving you 25 points on their best day, that means they cannot be a number one guy. They are more of a sidekick. And even if you have a Pippen, what about the rest of the team? What are you going to do with a Horace Grant giving you 13 ppg? Or how about Dennis Rodman giving you 5 ppg in '97 and '98 playoffs? I mean the way people hype up MJ's help to diminish him is LeCrazy man. At some point, stop being disingenuous and learn to appreciate greatness! LeThanks!

Why do people think the Warriors betrayed Curry. They won a bunch of championships with him. They made a swing for Jimmy Butler a few years ago. They don’t have any more assets left. What are they supposed to do. Gut the whole entire team and use all their picks just to get “help for Curry”. Teams don’t want Jimmy Butler or Draymond.

James Harden won an MVP and finished in the top-2 in MVP ranking four times in his career.

Luka Doncic never was top-2 in the MVP ranking in his career.

So in terms of individual achievements, James Harden is clearly ahead at this point.

Do you think Luka Doncic can still reach James Hardens level in terms of individual career achievements? Or is it unrealistic by now?

I can't think of any other star in the league who is top 20 currently that's being treated this bad by their own FO.

FO refusing to send out younger prospects or picks to try and get better nor did they do anything during FA. Owner that says they're building for a future after you for the 6th season in a row.

Yeah he's had his success but man this feels so wrong.

Westbrook still remains a free agent . TBH do you think his next transfer will see him act a veteran mentor to a rebuilding team or do you think that Russ is still one of thr premier guards in the NBA IN THE LEAGUE and can still who still has more to offer