Durant Meeting (Merged)

[Dino Pitino]

How do you pass up being hometown buddies with Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback in NFL history, while being the biggest basketball superstar in Boston since Larry Bird? How do you pass up the opportunity to surpass Bird and Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time, and catapult yourself into the conversation of GOAT? How do you pass up joining a team with all-star Horford, all-star Thomas, first-team all-defensive guard Bradley, and the third overall pick in the 2016 draft? How do you pass up the opportunity to win an NBA-record 18th world championship with world-renowned basketball coach Brad Stevens?

Just do it, KD. Just do it.

I love your spirit and most of your post and you get a TP, but...

How do you pass up the opportunity to surpass Bird and Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time, and catapult yourself into the conversation of GOAT?

...whatever it is I'm smoking, it's not as good as what you're smoking.

[Beat LA]

Just heard Broussard on ESPN say that the Jerry West conversation was originally scheduled for Friday, but they couldn't pull it off, so he agreed to chat Saturday.  I originally took the West call to think that Durant had kind of made up his mind and was checking back with GSW today.

Hearing what Broussard said tells me:

a) GSW didn't have their ducks in a row enough to have West connect on the day their pitch was scheduled
b) Durant probably agreed to hear from West at that meeting.

E.g. I don't take it to mean anything more then it was just a part of the original pitch.  Doesn't, in itself, signify he's learning towards the Warriors.

Oh crap.  Jerry West and Pat Riley? We're doomed, lol .

What exactly is Jerry West going to tell him? Don't go to Boston because they beat the crap out of his Laker teams back in the day?

Come on .... Boston is a stone's throw from your home KD, and Boston is NBA Royalty. You become an instant mover and shaker. Your media power increases ten-fold. Nike wants you in Boston.

So is Jerry West, and if history has shown us anything, it's that what Jerry West wants is what Jerry West gets, whether it's Shaq, convincing Calipari not to take Kobe in 96 because he's The Logo or something, lol, threatening to resign from Golden State if they had traded Thompson for Kevin Love, and he presided over that 2012 draft, where the Warriors just got an incredible amount of talent despite only having one top 10 pick.  That's not a coincidence, imo.  The man knows talent, and with Red gone, he's the best in the business, imo.  Still.  Underestimate him at your own risk, lol .

[libermaniac]

https://38pitches.wordpress.com

Curt adding to the Boston faithful recruiting pitch....

It doesn't get any better than this

Maybe if the next article after that wasn't arguing against gun control, it would be better. ;-)  But, very well said.  What are the chances KD read it.

[meangreenmachine]

How do you pass up being hometown buddies with Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback in NFL history, while being the biggest basketball superstar in Boston since Larry Bird? How do you pass up the opportunity to surpass Bird and Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time, and catapult yourself into the conversation of GOAT? How do you pass up joining a team with all-star Horford, all-star Thomas, first-team all-defensive guard Bradley, and the third overall pick in the 2016 draft? How do you pass up the opportunity to win an NBA-record 18th world championship with world-renowned basketball coach Brad Stevens?

Just do it, KD. Just do it.

I love your spirit and most of your post and you get a TP, but...

How do you pass up the opportunity to surpass Bird and Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time, and catapult yourself into the conversation of GOAT?

...whatever it is I'm smoking, it's not as good as what you're smoking.

Dude is only 28. He might be around 10-14 more seasons. If he wins 4 or 5 championships in Boston, he's on par with LeBron, Kobe and Duncan. If they are part of the GOAT conversation, so is KD.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcz_kDCBTBk

[Dino Pitino]

Who wouldn't want to be a stud hometown player in South Beach....?
I bartender back in the late 80s through the 90s and I was the man and got all the hot girls I wanted as a bartender... imagine being a multi-million dollar superstar?

Haven't got around to imagining it yet. I'm still imagining what it was like being you.

[walker834]

We are a lock to win the next 5 years with Durant here unless other teams make moves.  We are a better run organization with better players and the ability to make moves than OKC. That equals winning titles with Durant.

Why wouldn't he jump ship and come here?  We can pay him too.

Instead of beating your head against a wall quite literally like KG did in minny for years come here.  KG really should be the one giving him advice on this.

[Smokeeye123]

The fact that nothing has leaked about Durant either signing or not signing with OKC makes me think he hasb't made up his mind. Or has yet to tell any teams or leak anything outside his very close circle.

[Dino Pitino]

How do you pass up being hometown buddies with Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback in NFL history, while being the biggest basketball superstar in Boston since Larry Bird? How do you pass up the opportunity to surpass Bird and Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time, and catapult yourself into the conversation of GOAT? How do you pass up joining a team with all-star Horford, all-star Thomas, first-team all-defensive guard Bradley, and the third overall pick in the 2016 draft? How do you pass up the opportunity to win an NBA-record 18th world championship with world-renowned basketball coach Brad Stevens?

Just do it, KD. Just do it.

I love your spirit and most of your post and you get a TP, but...

How do you pass up the opportunity to surpass Bird and Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time, and catapult yourself into the conversation of GOAT?

...whatever it is I'm smoking, it's not as good as what you're smoking.

Dude is only 28. He might be around 10-14 more seasons. If he wins 4 or 5 championships in Boston, he's on par with LeBron, Kobe and Duncan. If they are part of the GOAT conversation, so is KD.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcz_kDCBTBk

One would be cool. Let's get one. But even in your "not one, not two..." scenario, he ain't ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever gonna surpass Russell as the greatest Celtic of all-time.

[walker834]

It is the 4th of July on the east coast officially. Still nothing.

[max215]

It is the 4th of July on the east coast officially. Still nothing.

Love the dedication, walker, but I think we've got to wait until around 10-12, at the earliest.

[walker834]

I've been in and out all day here.  I don't even think it's happening until tomorrow anyways but just checking for updates and like talking about this stuff anyways.

I really think Durant's best choice would be here.  That's not the celtics fan in me either.  It is but coming here is best on so many levels. If I was his agent I'd say that to him honestly too.  It's real.

[Beat LA]

Who wouldn't want to be a stud hometown player in South Beach....?
I bartender back in the late 80s through the 90s and I was the man and got all the hot girls I wanted as a bartender... imagine being a multi-million dollar superstar?

Haven't got around to imagining it yet. I'm still imagining what it was like being you.

Ahahaha, TP .

[Ogaju]

Just heard Broussard on ESPN say that the Jerry West conversation was originally scheduled for Friday, but they couldn't pull it off, so he agreed to chat Saturday.  I originally took the West call to think that Durant had kind of made up his mind and was checking back with GSW today.

Hearing what Broussard said tells me:

a) GSW didn't have their ducks in a row enough to have West connect on the day their pitch was scheduled
b) Durant probably agreed to hear from West at that meeting.

E.g. I don't take it to mean anything more then it was just a part of the original pitch.  Doesn't, in itself, signify he's learning towards the Warriors.

Oh crap.  Jerry West and Pat Riley? We're doomed, lol .

What exactly is Jerry West going to tell him? Don't go to Boston because they beat the crap out of his Laker teams back in the day?

Come on .... Boston is a stone's throw from your home KD, and Boston is NBA Royalty. You become an instant mover and shaker. Your media power increases ten-fold. Nike wants you in Boston.

So is Jerry West, and if history has shown us anything, it's that Jerry West gets what Jerry West wants, whether it's Shaq, convincing Calipari not to take Kobe in 96 because he's The Logo or something, lol, threatening to resign from Golden State if they had traded Thompson for Kevin Love, and he presided over that 2012 draft, where the Warriors just got an incredible amount of talent despite only having one top 10 pick.  That's not a coincidence.  The man knows talent, and with Red gone, he's the best in the business, imo.  Still.  Underestimate him at your own risk, lol .

I see your Jerry West, I raise you Tom Brady, Curt Shilling, City of Boston, Bill Russell, Danny Ainge, NE Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, and on and on and on ...

[MJohnnyboy]

Hey guys. I wasn't sure whether or not to make this a new topic of dicussion but apparently Richard Jefferson sent out that Durant is headed to the Warriors via snapchat.

https://twitter.com/DanLifshatz/status/749822301307371520

Anyone here have snapchat?

[libermaniac]

I see your Jerry West, I raise you Tom Brady, Curt Shilling, City of Boston, Bill Russell, Danny Ainge, NE Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, and on and on and on ...

Love it!  TP.