It will always be that way Hard to be weaker than to be a top 2 player joining a team with the most wins in a season in NBA history, and a team that they should have beat in the wcf but choked
How can you defend joining a 73-9 team.. lebron just joined wade and bosh. The heat were not a stablished team. They had to grow together. Durant just joined a team that could win without him if they wanted.. those are the differences
Absolutely the best comment i had been looking for, reason why bron lost that 1st finals year is bec. they werent an establish team before, they need to know chemistry agaisnt a mavs team that is many years been together already
LeBron: left a team whose 2nd best player was MO WILLIAMS Kd: left a young OKC team LeBron: joined a team that went 47-35 and a first round exit Kd: joined a 73-9 team and also already won 1 championship That’s the difference
And bro the heat were an average team they had just got bounced in the 1st round to the Celtics. An equivalent to KD would’ve been if Bron lost to Paul Pierce, KG and Ray Allen and then signed with the Celtics and won 2 chips after they already went back to back by themselves against Kobe. no one would’ve cared about or given him any credit for those rings
@@spaceghost4628 absolutely agree they forget what kd did blew 3-1 wcf and you turn around and go to the team you had 3-1 and they beat you you know what im not gonna put anything pass kd they could of been talking for months yooo kd you lose this series then join us the next year this could have been on going for months
Lebron move to Heat to have experience to become a champion and he return to his hometown to bring his own Championship. What KD DID? After he won 2 back to back? He joined Kyrie in Brooklyn. Not Return in OKC
@@lucjanredulla he moved to Miami because he was having a tough time beating the Boston celtics, he had good team in Cleveland but he didn't have that second player, that's like, "aye bron, I got you bro" , but bron didn't have that, it was just him, so that's why he went to the heat, and then he won two chips wit the heat, and learned from that experience and went back to Cleveland and now he has that second player, kyrie Irving that could back him up, so now he has a better chance of winning a chip wit Cleveland and then he did it, he finally won a chip for Cleveland.
The difference between what I do and what KD did 2010 Heat = 47 wins and first round exit 2014 Cavs = 33 wins and no playoffs 2018 Lakers = 35 wins and no playoffs 2016 Warriors = 73 wins and one win away from back to back championships
The Wallstar Lebron talked with them to join, they wasn't already there it was planed...he didn't join the best reg season team ever after choking against them loool and okey he got Kyrie and Love as wel as KD had Russ, Harden, Ibaka, Adams, Waiters too and now curry and every fuckin one in the Warriors now is an all star
The Wallstar No one said LeBron was going to shitty teams what was said is that LeBron never left to join an already established championship team in fact while we're at it LeBron. LeBron never left a team realistically capable of competing to join the team that not only didn't need him but destroyed him after choking a 3-1 lead LMAO
groarr groarr what the fuck are you even talking about? I guess your really smart for that unintellectual, grammar-less comment you thick skulled moron
CandyGrooves I know what they’re doing mate, if you couldn’t tell the comment was a joke and was not supposed to be taken seriously, I’m not that stupid ffs bro😂
Yup I stopped watching for 3 years cause of him. 2015 got me back into obsessing over the game. 2016 made it even stronger but the moment I heard he was going to GSW I was sooooo done
It’s 2020 and covid is going on and KD rings mean nothing and he not even in the GOAT convo 😭 Stephen a was right. Who df even talks bout kd?? Where does he rank all time cus He definitely not better than Kobe
I still see this move as pathetic by Durant. Being so desperate to win a Championship that you join the best team in the league who knocked you out of the play offs. It’s embarassing to be that desperate to win a ring.
& what pisses me off people are still justifying his move. Let that be Lebron doing some stuff like that the media would’ve tore him apart til this day.
KD joined a 73 win team that beats him in the conference finals, which went on to go 7 games with the cavs for the world championships and I believe if was’t for that ridiculous suspension of Draymond Green the Warriors would have closed out the cavs at home in Game 5. If there were anything worthy of a comparison to KD’ s Move, that would be if LeBron were to join the Boston Celtics after losing to them in 2010, what KD did is the WEAKEST move by far in NBA history
Stephen A is 100% wrong. Leflop left the #1 seeded cavs the first time, the eastern conference champs heat the 2nd and eastern conference champs cavs the 3rd. That bitch is chasing rings and you dickriders are too awe struck by that diva to admit it. Durant left the 3rd seeded Thunder who didn't win there confetence or have the top seed that year.
Nah I moved o and I’m not disliking everybody on their opinion so maybe you should not come around telling ppl what they should or should not do if they dislike or like so I can say whatever I want so keep it to yourself my boy 👌🏾🙂👍🏾
This is a Classic lmao... Stephen A had Broussard stuck he really mentioned Mo williams like he was a difference maker on that cavs team lol Lebron was a one man band man for that team.
drlee2 Lol Broussard should be ashamed of himself for thinking Bron had a good enough squad during those years to win it all. Without Bron those cavs teams would’ve been cellar dwellers...Stephen A’s points ring true in 2020 tho because KD’s rings do not hold the same weight Bron’s rings do and that’s a fact
Malik Kai are you stupid what happened the year after.. lebron was the entire offence he made his team better with averaging more than 7 assists a game and giving everyone touches. Watch a game man
As a Dubs fan, 4 years later, this is still so true. NBA was competitive before this move. Sure LeBron left the disgrace of an organization in the Cavs to form a squad in Miami, but let's not act like those years weren't competitive. Last time I checked, the 2011 Mavs swept Kobe, beat KD in 5, and then Bron in 6. And didn't the Spurs dynasty go toe to toe with the Heat for 2 straight years? With KD, there was none of that. There was no suspense about who was going to win. I legit stopped watching the games because it was boring. It's like watching a movie but already knowing what's coming. Waste of time.
You ain’t a warriors fan bro. We were garbage back in 09 and 2010, and then we dominated, there’s no way you’re a fan if you’re hating on Us getting KD.
@@h5v1y0 he is bro its just that he's honest and truthful majority of warriors fans arent gonna say that because obviously kd came to your team you're happy
I feel my PTSD coming back watching this. As a huge OKC/Durant/Westbrook fan, I was pretty devastated when this happened. KD is still one of my favorite players, just hurts he didn't win it in OKC. I think it would have meant a lot more to him if he had.
Kareim Hanna exactly people that claim Bron did the same are wrong af...I always say the same would've been Bron going to Boston to play with KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen after he lost to them
🤣 It is the same because they LeBron and KD both formed superteams because they couldn't win it with where they were so they ring chased with a team they knew would definitely get the job done regardless of what people say they both ring chased cause they couldn't win with their original teams
THE GOD yeah lebron formed a superteam but dude, the 2015 warriors aint a super team to you? the most wins in the history of the nba aint a superteam to you? that’s the difference kd joined a 73-9 team while lebron needed to form a team. 5 all stars > 3 all stars
@@cyrusrizo7642 That was the 2016 Warriors my guy & no the 2016 Warriors was not a superteam it just looked like they were just because they were out to prove something since everyone said that everyone they played was injured so of course they came out swinging but people saying that about the 2016 Warriors I don't care how many regular season games you win you have to win the chip so yes but people saying what LeBron & KD did was not the same are very mistaken because even tho they formed their super teams different their REASONS was the same which was to ring chase
@Malik Kai i hate this narrative that kd is more offensively talented than lebron as if its by some huge margin. Lebron and kd average the same points career wise and basically the same field goal percentage (if you want to get cheeky with it lebron averages just a little more points and has a small advantage in fg percentage). Kevin durant is a good scorer and above average defender but thats it. They both get roughly the same amount of rebounds. Your judging KD with the best shooter of all time which provides endless spacing and takes so much pressure off you to score when you have 2 deadly shooters next to you. You can even see just how much the team dropped off when steph curry was injured. Meanwhile if KD is injured they still remain a 73 win team without him. Lebron on the other hand left the cavs and they became completely irrelevant, he bought the heat 2 chips (where they werent championship bound before he showed up unlike kds warriors) and automatically makes you a title contender just by being there. Passing is an underrated skill, its arguably more important than defense in this day and age (a lot of people can pick up on defense, fewer can pick up on passing). So lebron brings elite passing iq a reliable scorer and a leader and KD brings offense (which weve seen that by itself is never enough think kyrie irving) and above average defense and arguably a locker room disruptor. I know who my moneys on
Fresh C It could've meant either way,you dumbfuck. There's plenty of people in the comments who have not fully read the title and specifically the word " archives."
LMAO Chris broussard got ripped by stephen a🤣🤣😭 he’s deadass wrong with about it being the same as bron it would only be the same if lebron joined the celtics
Yeah exactly, it was just a dead move by Durant to the Warriors and he should thank Curry for that still. He was always dubbled and then Durant was free, it’s easy as that. It was a good move for Warriors back than for sure but with the title now from Curry it looks bad for Kd
Lebron going to Miami isn't even close to kd going to golden state. If Lebron went to Boston in 2010, it'd still be better than kd going to the warriors, cuz the warriors went 73-9.
Came back to this after KD requested a trade. Obviously he has every right to make that request but it certainly doesn’t do wonders for his legacy. Warriors won before AND after he left while he got swept in the first round. KD is a generational and unique talent but the leadership skills just aren’t there.
Differences between lebron joining heat 2010 is lebron didn't lose to heat kd lost to warriors and then joined them weak move its like Jordan losing to pistons or celtics than joining them
😂😂😂😂 this is still the weakest ish I ever seen SAS smith was speaking facts this day . Chris is definitely tripping no one superstar was beating that Boston big 3 and the cavs weren’t going too spend money or trade for Stoudemire.
@@marcosjuarez1490 Kobe didn’t beat them alone you lying if you say he did pau played well and Bynum wasn’t bad either . Don’t forget they went out and also got world peace the Lakers had some hoopers around Kobe that wasn’t the case in Cleveland stop the cap bro
These are the types of moves that eliminate you from the GOAT conversation. KD traded legacy and respect for a couple rings just so he didn’t have to hear “He’s a great player but..” KD soft like charmin
I still say KD is a great player but he doesn't and can't win a ring to this day, I don't count 2017 and '18 because come on who does those were Mickey Mouse rings if I ever saw one. I used to say the same about LeBron when he joined the Heat but I stopped saying it in 2016 after 2016 he earned my respect
@@narrow3601 even he join in heat wade losing his prime and Bosh dosnt have mentality to carry a team, are really serious on that phrase, that lbj rings on heat still countable
I do Think That KD made a Mistake going to The Warriors and he lost a lot of respect, but at the same time he just doin what everyone wants to do and win a Championship. He also is still good but isn’t as good due to his Injury
@@littleyag8414 no, when KG and Ray joined the Celtics they were a decent team but not great, when Bron and Bosh joined the Heat it was the same thing, there is a difference between building a super team rather than already going to one and make it basically unstoppable
This is Stephen A’s greatest take
It is on the list: "Jabba the hut" & anything Kwameee Brown
No cap this is my favorite and best take of Stephen As career like bro is spot on with this take and the same way I viewed it when it happened
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Not really saying much tbh
@@tracemcgoatly8571 exactly
The Durant move would have been like Steph Curry joining the Cavs after finals 2016
What's good?
or vice versa when lebron joined gs after 2015 finals
Not really the cavs didnt have the best regular team record ever
@@James-Lifts true, but I think that it being in the finals would have made up for that disequilibrium
@@samuelwilliams6937 u still alive bro?
3 years later and this is still the weakest move I’ve ever seen from a superstar
It's gonna remain that way
Facts
It will always be that way
Hard to be weaker than to be a top 2 player joining a team with the most wins in a season in NBA history, and a team that they should have beat in the wcf but choked
I’m sure he really cares about your opinion with his two rings 😂
@@MZ-nx5vnfound a KD burner 😂
Kevin Durant joined the Warriors AGAIN?!!?!?!?!! This league is ridiculous man. How the hell are you gonna stop 2 KD's??? smh
Dymez lmfaoo
Dymez hahahahahahaaaa 💪💯💯💯
Dymez 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Big W
Dymez Well he re-signed of course , but they're refreshing our minds of 2016 ...
How can you defend joining a 73-9 team.. lebron just joined wade and bosh. The heat were not a stablished team. They had to grow together. Durant just joined a team that could win without him if they wanted.. those are the differences
Kd joined a team that beat him in the playoffs
About the heat: that is the reason why they lost to 2011 mavs. Miami never played without a true leader for that moment.
But if you tell me 2012 miami was rivaling the mavs then I’d have given it to Miami in 7 or 6
Absolutely the best comment i had been looking for, reason why bron lost that 1st finals year is bec. they werent an establish team before, they need to know chemistry agaisnt a mavs team that is many years been together already
Who’s here after the Warriors won the title in 2022? Proving once again that Stephen A was absolutely right.
I’m here after Durant is a sun
@@Rileyslife-lz5lr a raptor*
He isn’t right. Shut up steph sucker
And now KD is trying to come back. Either GS Phoenix, or Miami but you know he wants to go to the West so he doesn’t have to see Giannis in playoffs 😂
@@realpimpson9774 KD outplayed Giannis his team was just injured
LeBron: left a team whose 2nd best player was MO WILLIAMS
Kd: left a young OKC team
LeBron: joined a team that went 47-35 and a first round exit
Kd: joined a 73-9 team and also already won 1 championship
That’s the difference
Facts
And bro the heat were an average team they had just got bounced in the 1st round to the Celtics. An equivalent to KD would’ve been if Bron lost to Paul Pierce, KG and Ray Allen and then signed with the Celtics and won 2 chips after they already went back to back by themselves against Kobe. no one would’ve cared about or given him any credit for those rings
@@spaceghost4628 thats a fact but they like to compare Bron kd moves nooo what kd did was wayyyyyyyy different then lebron move
@@Dontresssmith3757 waaaaaay different but people want KD to be better than Lebron SOOOO bad they ignore all the context.
@@spaceghost4628 absolutely agree they forget what kd did blew 3-1 wcf and you turn around and go to the team you had 3-1 and they beat you you know what im not gonna put anything pass kd they could of been talking for months yooo kd you lose this series then join us the next year this could have been on going for months
lebrons move is nothing like KDs move if lebron had left to the celtics it would’ve been like KDs move
Lebron move to Heat to have experience to become a champion and he return to his hometown to bring his own Championship. What KD DID? After he won 2 back to back? He joined Kyrie in Brooklyn. Not Return in OKC
@@lucjanredulla he moved to Miami because he was having a tough time beating the Boston celtics, he had good team in Cleveland but he didn't have that second player, that's like, "aye bron, I got you bro" , but bron didn't have that, it was just him, so that's why he went to the heat, and then he won two chips wit the heat, and learned from that experience and went back to Cleveland and now he has that second player, kyrie Irving that could back him up, so now he has a better chance of winning a chip wit Cleveland and then he did it, he finally won a chip for Cleveland.
Facts Right There. Right On Man
samuel bm100 fax
@@51_qe3 he didn't have a good team in Cleveland .He literally carried them to the finals all by himself. Don't compare his situation to kd's
The difference between what I do and what KD did
2010 Heat = 47 wins and first round exit
2014 Cavs = 33 wins and no playoffs
2018 Lakers = 35 wins and no playoffs
2016 Warriors = 73 wins and one win away from back to back championships
LeBron James another difference is that KD won a chip every year he was there
Dmckinney2017
Lmao KD could've sat on the bench and the Warriors still would've atleast came close to winning all those without him
The Wallstar Lebron talked with them to join, they wasn't already there it was planed...he didn't join the best reg season team ever after choking against them loool and okey he got Kyrie and Love as wel as KD had Russ, Harden, Ibaka, Adams, Waiters too and now curry and every fuckin one in the Warriors now is an all star
The Wallstar
No one said LeBron was going to shitty teams what was said is that LeBron never left to join an already established championship team in fact while we're at it LeBron. LeBron never left a team realistically capable of competing to join the team that not only didn't need him but destroyed him after choking a 3-1 lead LMAO
J. ROD dumbfuck, he created a fucking Superteam which is the SAME as joining a good team to make it Super... Damn, Lebron dickriders are dumb asf
Stephen A’s greatest take. KD will never be as good as LeBron. Dirk’s 1 ring with the Mavs is worth 10000000x more than KD’s 2
preach
Facts
Fax
Same with Gianni’s ring
And yet no intelligent person that actually watches basketball would put dirk above KD all time
People struggling to read “ESPN Archives” I’m dead😂💀
Not surpising, most Basketball fans are uneducated children
They saw a word that’s too big for their reading level and decided to skip it.
+Marcus Yeah dude you are so smart .I guess you are some kind of millionaire and not a dumbass who comments on youtube.
groarr groarr what the fuck are you even talking about? I guess your really smart for that unintellectual, grammar-less comment you thick skulled moron
CandyGrooves I know what they’re doing mate, if you couldn’t tell the comment was a joke and was not supposed to be taken seriously, I’m not that stupid ffs bro😂
Y’all clown Stephen A. but he was 1000% right here. Still is
He was right the whole time look the situation now
Stephen A Smith was right and KD going to a team that beat his a.. made him look weak amd desperate.
It’s by far the weakest move ever by a superstar in their prime and it’s not close
It's 2023 and Stephen A is still right😂
Its insane how much this move changed the NBA.
Durant ruined the league.
Yup I stopped watching for 3 years cause of him. 2015 got me back into obsessing over the game. 2016 made it even stronger but the moment I heard he was going to GSW I was sooooo done
Fr I didn't even watch basketball in 2017 and 2018 because of it. Cavaliers should have rings for both those years solely based on that move alone.
At a terrible time too because the interest in the league was sky high for me and after this I barely watched or followed the next year
It made the whole league change 3s
This is a throwback to the moment the NBA got broken.
*It's 2019 and Stephen A. is still right*
It's 2020 and he's still right
PLEASE SUBCRIBE FOR MORE NEW MUSIC nah he right
make that 2020
It’s 2020 and covid is going on and KD rings mean nothing and he not even in the GOAT convo 😭 Stephen a was right. Who df even talks bout kd?? Where does he rank all time cus He definitely not better than Kobe
@PLEASE SUBCRIBE FOR MORE NEW MUSIC no, he’s still right
First Take sucks without Stephen A. Smith
Samurai Jack fax bro
he left?
Samurai Jack facts
Samurai Jack it really does they need to bring him back
+Samurai He is pure shit and a racist.
I still see this move as pathetic by Durant. Being so desperate to win a Championship that you join the best team in the league who knocked you out of the play offs. It’s embarassing to be that desperate to win a ring.
Until he can win a ring in Brooklyn as the main guy I don't put him above Stephen Curry.
Weakest move of all time. I put KD on the top 50 based on on that alone.
When the tough gets going, Kevin Durant quits
& what pisses me off people are still justifying his move. Let that be Lebron doing some stuff like that the media would’ve tore him apart til this day.
@@Jcon4002he will never be as good as Curry now
Ahhhh July 4th 2016 this was a very dark day for the NBA
Nothing Special then DeMarcus Cousins happened
Nothing Special a dark day for you lebron dickriders..not for me though
Auc 2.0 A dark day for the nba besides the warriors and their fans
Nothing Special I'm not a warriors fan though I like the spurs so take this L for assuming
Auc 2.0 lmao every lebron fan assumes everyone is a warriors fan who dont like him 😂
ESPN low key throwing shade at KD I like it 😂
Justin Ramirez ain’t nothing low key about this. Holy fuck. Hahahaha
++justin Your name is "justin ramirez"?"Justin" , really?
Jorge butt hurt crybabies dont like the warriors! Fhsjdjjdjsjak
Klaymond Durry Jorge??
That was Chris Brossard’s worst take ever, “he had Moe Williams!!” Lol 😂
Lmfaoooo
🤣🤣
That was hilarious 😂u could see the bias bs look on his face lol
even broussard didn't believe what he was saying, that's why he was laughing while saying it lmfao
@@TheRulersBack18that’s why he’s not at ESPN lol
7 years later and it is still the weakest move in nba history
Lebrons ring with the Cavs is more impressive then if kd won 10 with the warriors
@Joshua Layug Thank you for not being a salty bandwagon like most "Warriors fans"
@Joshua Layug respect
LBJ AD Westbrook
KD Kyrie Harden
Curry Klay Draymond
Lowry Jimmy Bam
This season is going to be amazing
@Lucas Walker still you had Curry, Klay and Draymond because he was just out for 1 game so it's still pretty bad
@Lucas Walker and you're gonna tell me that the Cavs were a superteam?
KD joined a 73 win team that beats him in the conference finals, which went on to go 7 games with the cavs for the world championships and I believe if was’t for that ridiculous suspension of Draymond Green the Warriors would have closed out the cavs at home in Game 5. If there were anything worthy of a comparison to KD’ s Move, that would be if LeBron were to join the Boston Celtics after losing to them in 2010, what KD did is the WEAKEST move by far in NBA history
y r u so butthurt? r u a bronsexual or okc fan?
@@hawks19_65 what
@@hawks19_65 Facts trigger you.
@@josecarranza7555 so you think kd has no rings is a fact
@@hawks19_65 They’re always going to be Bandwagon cheap rings.
Stephen A gotta get Back I’m sick of seeing this G League First Take
Jordan Davis exactly
steve hornostaj I rather see Stephen a then Ryan hollins.
Hollins is Lithuanian farm team to that team whose name I cannot name.
+Jordan Stephan is a bum and a racist.You must be black to like him.
groarr groarr I am Black you fucking bitch
Still today I agree 100 percent w Stephen a
Marques Kees long time to dislike someone you don't know. Hope your boss don't feel that way.
Watchu mean dislike someone I’m not disliking nobody
Marques Kees you realize negative comments give others the perception that you dislike them if you don't then we move on.
Stephen A is 100% wrong. Leflop left the #1 seeded cavs the first time, the eastern conference champs heat the 2nd and eastern conference champs cavs the 3rd. That bitch is chasing rings and you dickriders are too awe struck by that diva to admit it.
Durant left the 3rd seeded Thunder who didn't win there confetence or have the top seed that year.
Nah I moved o and I’m not disliking everybody on their opinion so maybe you should not come around telling ppl what they should or should not do if they dislike or like so I can say whatever I want so keep it to yourself my boy 👌🏾🙂👍🏾
This is a Classic lmao... Stephen A had Broussard stuck he really mentioned Mo williams like he was a difference maker on that cavs team lol Lebron was a one man band man for that team.
Videos like this are starting to make me think some of these experts know very little about the NBA.
Domo Jones look at the teams lebron is on the very next year after he leaves Lmaoooo you sound sick
drlee2 Lol Broussard should be ashamed of himself for thinking Bron had a good enough squad during those years to win it all. Without Bron those cavs teams would’ve been cellar dwellers...Stephen A’s points ring true in 2020 tho because KD’s rings do not hold the same weight Bron’s rings do and that’s a fact
InFaMOus187NYC
Stephen a smith was 100% right on here. Brousard jus looked stupid
Malik Kai are you stupid what happened the year after.. lebron was the entire offence he made his team better with averaging more than 7 assists a game and giving everyone touches. Watch a game man
As a Dubs fan, 4 years later, this is still so true. NBA was competitive before this move. Sure LeBron left the disgrace of an organization in the Cavs to form a squad in Miami, but let's not act like those years weren't competitive. Last time I checked, the 2011 Mavs swept Kobe, beat KD in 5, and then Bron in 6. And didn't the Spurs dynasty go toe to toe with the Heat for 2 straight years? With KD, there was none of that. There was no suspense about who was going to win. I legit stopped watching the games because it was boring. It's like watching a movie but already knowing what's coming. Waste of time.
nothing but fax
I’m with you I’m glad giannis beat the nets! Kd will never win one by himself
Thank Goodness the Bucks beat the Nets tired of KD making stacked teams
You ain’t a warriors fan bro. We were garbage back in 09 and 2010, and then we dominated, there’s no way you’re a fan if you’re hating on Us getting KD.
@@h5v1y0 he is bro its just that he's honest and truthful majority of warriors fans arent gonna say that because obviously kd came to your team you're happy
This is Stephen A’s best take.
8 years later...and it remains true
*I don’t know why this was recommended to me now of all times, but I guess it’s a reminder of the weakest move we’ve ever seen.*
I feel my PTSD coming back watching this. As a huge OKC/Durant/Westbrook fan, I was pretty devastated when this happened. KD is still one of my favorite players, just hurts he didn't win it in OKC. I think it would have meant a lot more to him if he had.
All the league is United with you in saying that this was a cowardly move by Durant
The darkest day in sports history
Fr/ week as well bc I found out that week
One of.
kevin durant ruined the league.
No one was going to beat the warriors.
A bit overdramatic
Chris is bugging, even tho this is old. KD and lebron situation is different. KD went to a team that won a ring already..
Kareim Hanna exactly people that claim Bron did the same are wrong af...I always say the same would've been Bron going to Boston to play with KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen after he lost to them
🤣 It is the same because they LeBron and KD both formed superteams because they couldn't win it with where they were so they ring chased with a team they knew would definitely get the job done regardless of what people say they both ring chased cause they couldn't win with their original teams
THE GOD yeah lebron formed a superteam but dude, the 2015 warriors aint a super team to you? the most wins in the history of the nba aint a superteam to you? that’s the difference kd joined a 73-9 team while lebron needed to form a team. 5 all stars > 3 all stars
@@cyrusrizo7642 That was the 2016 Warriors my guy & no the 2016 Warriors was not a superteam it just looked like they were just because they were out to prove something since everyone said that everyone they played was injured so of course they came out swinging but people saying that about the 2016 Warriors I don't care how many regular season games you win you have to win the chip so yes but people saying what LeBron & KD did was not the same are very mistaken because even tho they formed their super teams different their REASONS was the same which was to ring chase
Even if lebron formed a super team, lebron did what he wanted to do and that was take his talents anywhere he wanted to. Simple
Its 2020, Im getting this in my recommended and I still agree with Stephen A.
I'm only here to re confirm what I already know.
It’s funny because I like chris more now but Stephan A owned him in this debate
It’s 2023. And Stephan A Smith is still right.
It’s crazy that this man joined the warriors. I’ll always see him as a very weak person
Chris Broussard is the biggest clown I can’t belive he sat up there and said it was the same as Lebron going to Heat with a straight face
If KD never joined the warriors he’d actually be likable
He lost credibility. Now he's the number 3 best player in the world.
@Malik Kai KD is a 7 foot thot. A thot who slept with the locker room, got some money and nobody cares about.
@Malik Kai i hate this narrative that kd is more offensively talented than lebron as if its by some huge margin. Lebron and kd average the same points career wise and basically the same field goal percentage (if you want to get cheeky with it lebron averages just a little more points and has a small advantage in fg percentage). Kevin durant is a good scorer and above average defender but thats it. They both get roughly the same amount of rebounds. Your judging KD with the best shooter of all time which provides endless spacing and takes so much pressure off you to score when you have 2 deadly shooters next to you. You can even see just how much the team dropped off when steph curry was injured. Meanwhile if KD is injured they still remain a 73 win team without him. Lebron on the other hand left the cavs and they became completely irrelevant, he bought the heat 2 chips (where they werent championship bound before he showed up unlike kds warriors) and automatically makes you a title contender just by being there. Passing is an underrated skill, its arguably more important than defense in this day and age (a lot of people can pick up on defense, fewer can pick up on passing). So lebron brings elite passing iq a reliable scorer and a leader and KD brings offense (which weve seen that by itself is never enough think kyrie irving) and above average defense and arguably a locker room disruptor. I know who my moneys on
@@k.anthony2399 He definitely needs credibility from you 🤣
I like him
Kevin Durant ain’t a real champion
@Domo Jones sad truth
You not either bro calm down
Kevin Durant is the Benedict Arnold of the NBA.
@K G just the truth.
He is a snake facts.2 rings are meaningless. He's not gonna win more.
@K G agree, but again he is a snake.facts.
Still waiting on KD to win his first ring
And that will continue
@Lucas Walker 2020 Champions?
@Lucas Walker 2016 champions?
@Lucas Walker 2013 champions?
@Lucas Walker 2012 champions?
8 years later and the NBA hasn’t been the same since then. This was the weakest move in NBA history
where's the lie?!....
This aged WONDERFULLY.
Durant rings are meaningless
uhhh could be hahahahahaha stfu bitch shit wasn’t even funny.
So are LeBron's then but hell atleast Durant isn't a choke artist
So are L3-6RON "I can only make the Finals in the Weak East with other all-stars" James
Shady Slim lmao other players without rings say otherwise.
Yes sir. The breed of a weak Superstar. His history is being written with an invisible ink.
I stood up and slow clapped at the end of the rant
Truth
At the end of "Durant" lol
Facts...I jus saved the video for all ppl saying KD is the best player in the world.
@@supashep1 I see wut u did...👌
Stephen A. Smith has never been more right
Still gold. Career defining for him and KD
Lebron didn’t join boston or kobe in LA. Was totally different level what KD did.
Am i in 2016? Tf 😂😂😂
It says archives in black and white
Baseball season is irrelevant
RiioTzZHD yes welcome to 2016
StudLoverBoy id rather be in 2016 tbh lol
RiioTzZHD espn "archives'' reading is a great tool my friend
ESPN won't let Durant rest lol
Vibe I think his point is what is the point of this "Archive".
Jecolby Greene True lmao
Vibe No shit dumbass..
That bitch never deserves to rest after what he did. Fuck Boogie too. Soft players who don't want to compete.
Fresh C It could've meant either way,you dumbfuck. There's plenty of people in the comments who have not fully read the title and specifically the word " archives."
LMAO Chris broussard got ripped by stephen a🤣🤣😭 he’s deadass wrong with about it being the same as bron it would only be the same if lebron joined the celtics
Yeah exactly, it was just a dead move by Durant to the Warriors and he should thank Curry for that still. He was always dubbled and then Durant was free, it’s easy as that. It was a good move for Warriors back than for sure but with the title now from Curry it looks bad for Kd
Best part who was his best team, mate mo William 😂
Not a fan of Stephen A Smith but this dude is right on the money
Bruh this was his greatest take of all time. He was so mad this day 😂😂
2023 and still no superstar has made a weaker move.
Lebron going to Miami isn't even close to kd going to golden state. If Lebron went to Boston in 2010, it'd still be better than kd going to the warriors, cuz the warriors went 73-9.
Came back to this after KD requested a trade. Obviously he has every right to make that request but it certainly doesn’t do wonders for his legacy. Warriors won before AND after he left while he got swept in the first round. KD is a generational and unique talent but the leadership skills just aren’t there.
Differences between lebron joining heat 2010 is lebron didn't lose to heat kd lost to warriors and then joined them weak move its like Jordan losing to pistons or celtics than joining them
Its 2020 and I still feel the way Stephen A. does about KDs move
LBJ wasn’t one of the best players in the league that went to a team that beat you and the same team that went 73-9(clearly they don’t need you)
kd move was weak back then and it is still weak now. ain't no way around it.
Chris Broussard had to got to fox sports after getting destroyed by Stephen A him in this
he did nothing
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone more on point then Stephen A in this video
Wow I forgot about this completely horrendous take from Chris Broussard. Wow just speechless
I don't respect Chris brousard commentary after this either...
Lebron to the warriors would have been the craziest thing they would have never lost a game
5 years lata I'm still mad
Who knew it could get worse.
Stephen A Smith basically proved his point when kd left to the suns
But now stephenasmith currently regrets everything he said since he wants to be Kevin durants biggest friend and fan
Stephen A. Smith is right. You gain more respect by winning only one ring against the best team than you do by joining them to win 10.
😂😂😂😂 this is still the weakest ish I ever seen SAS smith was speaking facts this day . Chris is definitely tripping no one superstar was beating that Boston big 3 and the cavs weren’t going too spend money or trade for Stoudemire.
Kobe?
@@marcosjuarez1490 Kobe didn’t beat them alone you lying if you say he did pau played well and Bynum wasn’t bad either . Don’t forget they went out and also got world peace the Lakers had some hoopers around Kobe that wasn’t the case in Cleveland stop the cap bro
Kd signs with the warriors and wins his 2cmd ring
This team went 73-9 and this man joined them
durant can go to the warriors in the midle of their run.
but chris paul can't go play with kobe and the lakers.
These are the types of moves that eliminate you from the GOAT conversation. KD traded legacy and respect for a couple rings just so he didn’t have to hear “He’s a great player but..” KD soft like charmin
I still say KD is a great player but he doesn't and can't win a ring to this day, I don't count 2017 and '18 because come on who does those were Mickey Mouse rings if I ever saw one. I used to say the same about LeBron when he joined the Heat but I stopped saying it in 2016 after 2016 he earned my respect
@@narrow3601 even he join in heat wade losing his prime and Bosh dosnt have mentality to carry a team, are really serious on that phrase, that lbj rings on heat still countable
@@narrow3601 2016 he beat warriors where players were literally injured
It’s crazy how ppl forget about this 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏽♂️
Nah, never will be forgotten....
Anytime you ask ppl who Lebron had in Cleveland the first person they gon say is Mo Williams smh. Lmaoo “Mo Williams”??? You kidding me
2 year later..stephen a’s voice is still loud lmaoooo
yesss
Who here after KD’s announced joining the Suns😂?
I’m back. KD hasn’t won without steph still.
OMG KD went to Golden State?!?!
WTF.. why I didn't know about this????
Nick Curry Zero LoL wow
Nick Curry Zero me either wtf
biggest troll ever.
You've been living under a rock for 2 years then
TH-cam recommends this vid when kd on the nets lmao
KD has lots of burner accounts fighting all your takes in the comment section lol
Breaking News Thanos just sign with the GSW manipulating all time stone making the Warriors unbeatable
Russell Westbrook join LA.
kawhi happened
@@lebronjames6064 omg you predict it
Still crazy that we live in the universe where this happened
Am I missing something here?? 🤔
Alan Archives
Alan throwback
Reading is important bud
Yeah reading skills
Who the fuck cares they put archives still some old shit just to get views and more hate on KD
It's like jordan joining the bad boy pistons
KD is still weak for having Kryie Irving and James Harden on his team in Brooklyn it's sad that guys in the NBA can't win on they're own
Which makes past championships much more impressive and meaningful
@@alessiodelcastillo1613 unless you beat those teams, like 2011 Mavs and 2016 Cavs
I do Think That KD made a Mistake going to The Warriors and he lost a lot of respect, but at the same time he just doin what everyone wants to do and win a Championship. He also is still good but isn’t as good due to his Injury
@@littleyag8414 no, when KG and Ray joined the Celtics they were a decent team but not great, when Bron and Bosh joined the Heat it was the same thing, there is a difference between building a super team rather than already going to one and make it basically unstoppable
S.A.Smith kept it 💯 that day
Whose here after he made another superteam?
I couldn’t believe this when I was in the 6th grade, time flies
Facts man i remember hearing this in middle school and now im in my third year of uni. It rlly is crazy how fast tike goes by😭
Hate that he walked this back years later. He was so SPOT ON here
Legendary
I remember this segment like it was yesterday
Nothing wrong build a big three but joining 73-9 team clearly the weakest move
2020 it's still true. In light of the Kendrick Perkins & KD twitter beef.
That move made KD into a monster and people hate when lebron have competition 😭😂
May God bless you all and everyone. ❤
I still dont get how any star could go to the team that just beat you in the playoffs.
It’s very weak.
I would never join the team that beat me in the playoffs.
You want to beat your opponents.
@@josecarranza7555 He basically said if you can’t beat them join them😂😂
I literally remember the exact moment I found out the news
I just realized the significance of Kevin Durant doing this on independence day... That's tough
It’s 2021 and Stephen a is still right