Cavs series won't be the same without this guy, Cavs fans hated him lol
It seems so did many Celtics fans.
KO got a lot of hate because he wasn't Giannis. It's that simple. People would look at KO, think "we could have had The Greek Freak instead" and would hate everything he did on the court. He's probably earning his money with the Heat at $12.5m a year for 12 points/5 boards per game. I'm sure the Heat wanted a bit more but he's a serviceable big man as long as you don't ask him to bang inside. He put up a decent year in Miami and helped them exceed expectations.
He's not a Scalabrine level talent - that's just stupid-speak as Scal was never as good as KO on even his best day. But he's also not a solid starter. He's your first big off the bench. So while I'm glad that he's happy in Miami and playing decently, I'm also glad we're not paying him that $12.5m a year.