Durant to GSW

[passesofftodj]

Im sure people will think Im a fool, but I honestly don't see how this move made GS a better "team". KD is shooter, one of the best in the league, but GS didn't exactly need another scorer... scoring simply wasn't their problem. You have just added a third volume shooter to a team with two volume shooters already on it, but last time I checked its still just one ball. This falls apart next season when Curry is now averaging 18pts a game but want the max contract. Iggy will also demand a max contract. This team is also now paper thin with no quality off of the bench, especially bigs with Bogut and Ezeli likely out this off season. To be honest this just doesn't move the needle much in my regard.

This is the same type of paper GM-ing people did when Love joined the Cavs and the only thing that has happened is Love, once perceived as one of the leagues best, is now seen as damaged goods.

Yep!

We actually needed him. Golden State didn't. It's all going to unravel. He'll be opting out next summer. And I hope we completely ignore him.

haha you mean you hope we have reason to ignore him... because either way as you said, we needed him and might still do...

lets see what jaylen brown brings to the table ^^

I don't care if we desperately need him more than ever.

Screw him, permanently. Nothing reveals character like the choice he just made. He's not a man. He has no testicles. He may not even be a vertebrate since he has no spine. He's a new-school brat who feels entitled to triumphs and if they win the title he will actually celebrate without any nagging feeling like he compromised his honor because he has no honor.

TP.  Just another prototypical beta millennial fraud.

[Vermont Green]

This is such crap.  No one associated with the NBA, fans or otherwise, should be happy with this except GSW fans. 

[celtics2030]

I fully understand the inclination to call the move of joining a team that just won 73 games and knocked your former team out of the playoffs "cowardly."  Initially, I shared that sentiment.  The more I think about it, though, the more I have come to accept this as an honorable decision  by Durant.

KD made it clear that he was going to join (or stay with) the team that gave him the best chance of winning.  He rightfully believes he'll be able to compete for titles in Golden State.  Despite the hyperbolic prevailing opinion currently permeating Celtics Blog, however, I don't think the Warriors are going to be handed nor guaranteed any titles over the next few years.  They'll have to earn it.  The Cavs will certainly stand in their way, the Spurs will likely continue to battle out west, the Clippers--if healthy--are still going to be a formidable threat, and one or two other teams could emerge out of the mass to move up the ranks and challenge the big boys.

As someone who has been a high level athlete all his life, who is used to competing, I'm sure Kevin Durant is well aware that to win an NBA championship, he is going to have to work like heck and fight like heck to earn one.  He knows it won't be handed to him, even if he does play for the team with the best odds on paper.  It sounds corny, but championships are indeed not won on paper. They are won on the court.

The rest of the NBA is now surely going to galvanize towards stopping the mighty Warriors.  They will have to prove themselves on a nightly basis.  The pressure will be on.  Durant wanted that challenge.  Now he's got it.  I sure won't be rooting for Golden State next season, but I can respect Kevin Durant's decision to join them.

Do you respect Ray Allen ? Or should I go back to your posts and find burning number 20 jersey's?

Ray actually had a good reason to leave the Celtics. He was constantly getting shopped around the league.

Oh I know, but some fans are going to be hypocrites about it and compare them. Totally different situations with players in different points of career as well, and the teams both drastically different in terms of ranking.

[jpotter33]

I fully understand the inclination to call the move of joining a team that just won 73 games and knocked your former team out of the playoffs "cowardly."  Initially, I shared that sentiment.  The more I think about it, though, the more I have come to accept this as an honorable decision  by Durant.

KD made it clear that he was going to join (or stay with) the team that gave him the best chance of winning.  He rightfully believes he'll be able to compete for titles in Golden State.  Despite the hyperbolic prevailing opinion currently permeating Celtics Blog, however, I don't think the Warriors are going to be handed nor guaranteed any titles over the next few years.  They'll have to earn it.  The Cavs will certainly stand in their way, the Spurs will likely continue to battle out west, the Clippers--if healthy--are still going to be a formidable threat, and one or two other teams could emerge out of the mass to move up the ranks and challenge the big boys.

As someone who has been a high level athlete all his life, who is used to competing, I'm sure Kevin Durant is well aware that to win an NBA championship, he is going to have to work like heck and fight like heck to earn one.  He knows it won't be handed to him, even if he does play for the team with the best odds on paper.  It sounds corny, but championships are indeed not won on paper. They are won on the court.

The rest of the NBA is now surely going to galvanize towards stopping the mighty Warriors.  They will have to prove themselves on a nightly basis.  The pressure will be on.  Durant wanted that challenge.  Now he's got it.  I sure won't be rooting for Golden State next season, but I can respect Kevin Durant's decision to join them.

There is nothing "honorable" about it.

The problem is Durant's hypocrisy. When he was losing to the Lakers or Miami, he called out the players on those teams for chasing rings by changing teams. Now, he is doing that. I do not judge players for doing that unless they tweeted their objects to other doing it.

I had zero problem with Lebron apart from "The Decision". I had zero problem with Bosh. I had zero problem with Malone and Payton, though that did work out. I would have no issue with Durant if not for his past holier-than-thou comments.

Exactly. That is hypocrisy at its finest. There's absolutely no argument that can justify that kind of hypocrisy. He essentially said "It's bad for others to do it, but okay for me." Sounds like our Congress!

[Birdman]

OKC would be smart to trade Westbrook before the trade deadline in Feb...Theres no way he going to resign with the Thunder..better to get something for him rather not getting anything

[Celtics18]

I fully understand the inclination to call the move of joining a team that just won 73 games and knocked your former team out of the playoffs "cowardly."  Initially, I shared that sentiment.  The more I think about it, though, the more I have come to accept this as an honorable decision  by Durant.

KD made it clear that he was going to join (or stay with) the team that gave him the best chance of winning.  He rightfully believes he'll be able to compete for titles in Golden State.  Despite the hyperbolic prevailing opinion currently permeating Celtics Blog, however, I don't think the Warriors are going to be handed nor guaranteed any titles over the next few years.  They'll have to earn it.  The Cavs will certainly stand in their way, the Spurs will likely continue to battle out west, the Clippers--if healthy--are still going to be a formidable threat, and one or two other teams could emerge out of the mass to move up the ranks and challenge the big boys.

As someone who has been a high level athlete all his life, who is used to competing, I'm sure Kevin Durant is well aware that to win an NBA championship, he is going to have to work like heck and fight like heck to earn one.  He knows it won't be handed to him, even if he does play for the team with the best odds on paper.  It sounds corny, but championships are indeed not won on paper. They are won on the court.

The rest of the NBA is now surely going to galvanize towards stopping the mighty Warriors.  They will have to prove themselves on a nightly basis.  The pressure will be on.  Durant wanted that challenge.  Now he's got it.  I sure won't be rooting for Golden State next season, but I can respect Kevin Durant's decision to join them.

Do you respect Ray Allen ? Or should I go back to your posts and find burning number 20 jersey's?

Point taken.  I was not a fan of Ray Allen going to Miami.  With hindsight and the passage of time my ire has abated some, though.

[dannyboy35]

I'm ticked we are now stuck with Horford a declining 15 and 6 guy for 4 years. One of our max slots. Durant is the biggest pansy in the league. Had 'em down 3-1. What a chicken. Not getting crazy saying the dude is a terrible person but as a competitor he's pathetic .

[Neurotic Guy]

I don't care about where KD ended up as long as it wasn't with the Lakers.  The thing that bugs me is that the Cs came pretty close to pulling this off. But they couldn't. And i know that as soon as the Lakers are one piece away, they'll get whoever they want.

[MBunge]

I fully understand the inclination to call the move of joining a team that just won 73 games and knocked your former team out of the playoffs "cowardly."  Initially, I shared that sentiment.  The more I think about it, though, the more I have come to accept this as an honorable decision  by Durant.

KD made it clear that he was going to join (or stay with) the team that gave him the best chance of winning.  He rightfully believes he'll be able to compete for titles in Golden State.  Despite the hyperbolic prevailing opinion currently permeating Celtics Blog, however, I don't think the Warriors are going to be handed nor guaranteed any titles over the next few years.  They'll have to earn it.  The Cavs will certainly stand in their way, the Spurs will likely continue to battle out west, the Clippers--if healthy--are still going to be a formidable threat, and one or two other teams could emerge out of the mass to move up the ranks and challenge the big boys.

As someone who has been a high level athlete all his life, who is used to competing, I'm sure Kevin Durant is well aware that to win an NBA championship, he is going to have to work like heck and fight like heck to earn one.  He knows it won't be handed to him, even if he does play for the team with the best odds on paper.  It sounds corny, but championships are indeed not won on paper. They are won on the court.

The rest of the NBA is now surely going to galvanize towards stopping the mighty Warriors.  They will have to prove themselves on a nightly basis.  The pressure will be on.  Durant wanted that challenge.  Now he's got it.  I sure won't be rooting for Golden State next season, but I can respect Kevin Durant's decision to join them.

There is NOTHING honrable about Durant's decision.

He was on a title contender with another top 5 player in the league that was up 3-1 on the Warriors.  He choked away that lead and is now joining a team that just won 73 games.  And he's doing this in his athletic prime.

There's no honor in that.

And for once and for all, neither LeBron nor Durant made their respective moves because they want to win.  They did it because they feel entitled to win and wanted to rig the game in their favor to make it happen.

Mike

[walker834]

Had to get some sleep and woke up to this.   Not good news.  What i don't understand either is why he signed a short contract.   Just seems like he is a gun for hire there. I don't blame him for wanting to experience different things is what it sounds like, and he might come here eventually but still leaves us with a lot of questions.  GS has a lot of free agents coming up. That situation there is anything  but stable past the next couple years.  He may go back to OKC too depending on what they do or even reup with GS if he likes it there.  Sounds like he just wants a ring.  He could have done that here though with a lot more stability long term. 

Ainge's plan is not really working as advertised either.  Jerry West beat us to the punch.  There are only so many players we could have drafted in that time, but he really needs to do a better job in that area taking care of ourselves not   putting our hopes on players like this.

Really going to the Warriors couldn't be worse for us.  We have a young team where we can wait on Durant but not overly wise either.  West knows what we are trying to do and beat us to the punch.  Would have been different if he signed here but he didn't.

[Celtics18]

I fully understand the inclination to call the move of joining a team that just won 73 games and knocked your former team out of the playoffs "cowardly."  Initially, I shared that sentiment.  The more I think about it, though, the more I have come to accept this as an honorable decision  by Durant.

KD made it clear that he was going to join (or stay with) the team that gave him the best chance of winning.  He rightfully believes he'll be able to compete for titles in Golden State.  Despite the hyperbolic prevailing opinion currently permeating Celtics Blog, however, I don't think the Warriors are going to be handed nor guaranteed any titles over the next few years.  They'll have to earn it.  The Cavs will certainly stand in their way, the Spurs will likely continue to battle out west, the Clippers--if healthy--are still going to be a formidable threat, and one or two other teams could emerge out of the mass to move up the ranks and challenge the big boys.

As someone who has been a high level athlete all his life, who is used to competing, I'm sure Kevin Durant is well aware that to win an NBA championship, he is going to have to work like heck and fight like heck to earn one.  He knows it won't be handed to him, even if he does play for the team with the best odds on paper.  It sounds corny, but championships are indeed not won on paper. They are won on the court.

The rest of the NBA is now surely going to galvanize towards stopping the mighty Warriors.  They will have to prove themselves on a nightly basis.  The pressure will be on.  Durant wanted that challenge.  Now he's got it.  I sure won't be rooting for Golden State next season, but I can respect Kevin Durant's decision to join them.

There is nothing "honorable" about it.

The problem is Durant's hypocrisy. When he was losing to the Lakers or Miami, he called out the players on those teams for chasing rings by changing teams. Now, he is doing that. I do not judge players for doing that unless they tweeted their objects to other doing it.

I had zero problem with Lebron apart from "The Decision". I had zero problem with Bosh. I had zero problem with Malone and Payton, though that did work out. I would have no issue with Durant if not for his past holier-than-thou comments.

I wasn't aware that he was doing that.  If that's the case, then it's definitely hypocritical.

[celtics2030]

[hwangjini_1]

I don't care about where KD ended up as long as it wasn't with the Lakers.  The thing that bugs me is that the Cs came pretty close to pulling this off. But they couldn't. And i know that as soon as the Lakers are one piece away, they'll get whoever they want.

like they did with dwight howard?

[knuckleballer]

Had to get some sleep and woke up to this.   Not good news.  What i don't understand either is why he signed a short contract.   Just seems like he is a gun for hire there. I don't blame him for wanting to experience different things is what it sounds like, and he might come here eventually but still leaves us with a lot of questions.  GS has a lot of free agents coming up. That situation there is anything  but stable past the next couple years.  He may go back to OKC too depending on what they do or even reup with GS if he likes it there.  Sounds like he just wants a ring.  He could have done that here though with a lot more stability long term. 

Ainge's plan is not really working as advertised either.  Jerry West beat us to the punch.  There are only so many players we could have drafted in that time, but he really needs to do a better job in that area taking care of ourselves not   putting our hopes on players like this.

He signed a short contract because the cap goes up a lot again next year.  It makes the most financial sense. 

[hwangjini_1]

Had to get some sleep and woke up to this.   Not good news.  What i don't understand either is why he signed a short contract.   Just seems like he is a gun for hire there. I don't blame him for wanting to experience different things is what it sounds like, and he might come here eventually but still leaves us with a lot of questions.  GS has a lot of free agents coming up. That situation there is anything  but stable past the next couple years.  He may go back to OKC too depending on what they do or even reup with GS if he likes it there.  Sounds like he just wants a ring.  He could have done that here though with a lot more stability long term. 

Ainge's plan is not really working as advertised either.  Jerry West beat us to the punch.  There are only so many players we could have drafted in that time, but he really needs to do a better job in that area taking care of ourselves not   putting our hopes on players like this.

Really going to the Warriors couldn't be worse for us.  We have a young team where we can wait on Durant but not overly wise either.  West knows what we are trying to do and beat us to the punch.  Would have been different if he signed here but he didn't.

my guess is he signed a short contract so he can torture us all here at CB one more time with hopes of the celtics signing him.