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When Durant left the court early with a white towel draped over his head and an attitude that he didn't want to show people, I don't know if he would regret the decision he made on July 4, 2016.
On this day, Durant announced that he would join the Golden State Warriors, who was able to form a super squad on paper that is enough to laugh at the entire NBA history, he only stayed in Golden State for three years, but Durant reached the Finals in these three years, and he won the NBA's heaviest personal honor twice in a row - FMVP, two consecutive FMVP honors, in any era is enough to shine in history, but only in Durant, it seems that it is no longer so valued, and even a little ridiculous.
Iguodalala has lowered the gold content of FMVP, but I want to say that the most watery FMVP in history is none other than Durant, at least, so far, perhaps, Durant's collapse is related to this.
Why do you say that, the first time he won the championship, Durant averaged 35.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game in the finals, and won the championship for the second time, averaging 28.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.
The Warriors that Durant joined, all reached the Finals in the previous two seasons, and last season won the most 73 victories in history, and more importantly, Durant joined naked, and the overall framework of the Warriors has not changed in general, it is no exaggeration to say that Durant's two championships were stepped on the shoulders of the Warriors, a giant.
The 2018 Finals is not far away, only five years ago, but now when it comes to the Warriors, most people will think of Curry and Thompson, the splash brothers, and think of Green's lack of martial arts, but how many people will think of Durant leaving an Achilles tendon for Golden State? In the eyes of everyone, the Warriors are still Curry's team after all, and Durant is just a mercenary who comes and goes when he is called, as Green said-
"Before you came, we were champions. ”
Durant, although he is not good at expressing himself and is more shy, but his heart is extremely rich, he didn't say it, it doesn't mean that he doesn't mind, yes, if you are any person, you will not turn a deaf ear to such words, besides, he is still a superstar in the league, second only to LeBron James.
In 2019, Durant joined the Nets in a panic, I think, in addition to all kinds of disagreements within the team, Durant is holding back a lot of energy in his heart, he wants to prove himself, Lao Tzu left the framework of the Warriors, and he can still win the championship!
In the 2021-2022 season, the Warriors won the championship again, and the "Green Formula" officially closed the loop, I think, this is a very huge touch on Durant's heart.
Thinking back to Durant's two FMVPs, one defeated the Cavaliers 4-1 and the other 4-0 defeated the Cavaliers, and there was no suspense about winning both times, just imagine, if Durant did not join this Warriors, would the Warriors still win the championship during Durant's two consecutive FMVPs?
There is a high probability that it will, and the subsequent championship proves that even if Durant is replaced by a player like Wiggins who has never scored in an All-Star, the Warriors will still win the championship, and the Warriors system will still be a championship system.
So, the pressure is all on Durant.
The goal of Durant's life is LeBron James, so he also learned to follow James's old path - the Big Three huddle, James has changed three teams in his career, no matter how dark the outside world is, how he huddles, and how the team overdraws the future, but he has brought a championship to every team This is real, and for Durant, this is also the fastest way to win the championship in an ideal state after he breaks away from the Warriors' framework.
But it backfired.
In the eyes of Durant, the current Irving must be stronger and more mature than the Irving next to James three years ago, and the third brother Harden must be stronger than Lefou, there is no reason not to win the championship with such a lineup, of course, the Nets also overdrew the draft picks for up to 8 years in the future for the formation of such a lineup.
In the playoffs, against the Bucks, a sudden accident completely smashed the Nets' championship journey this season, Irving was stamped by the letters, the season was reimbursed, and Harden was injured throughout the season, and the playoffs barely came back The efficiency was touching, Durant had no choice but to carry the team alone, the fifth battle of Tianwang Mountain, Durant bombarded 48 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, defeated the Bucks by himself, won the match point 3:2, and won a victory by the difference between promotion! But no one thought that this was the last victory of the Nets this season, G6, Durant scored 32 points and lost, since 32 points is not enough, then take more points......!
Lone hero, nothing more.
Deep loneliness and loneliness are shrouded in Durant's surroundings, and after a year, how much time and patience does the 33-year-old Durant have?
Next season, what Durant and everyone never expected, Irving, who returned from injury, began to do things like crazy, one time Ramadan, one time not to vaccinate, one time to speak for black people, and one time to support the boycott, all kinds of tricks, Irving was also criticized by the outside world, and what was Durant doing at this time?
He didn't do anything, he didn't even make a public statement on social media, some people say that this is caused by Durant's weak personality and lack of leadership ability, if you want to say so, it is more like Durant's sacrifice in order to win the championship and keep the team's roster stable.
Irving's crazy trouble, Durant was not crazy, Harden went crazy first, publicly asked for a trade, and then was sent to the 76ers in exchange for the star of hope, Ben Simmons.
At that time, Simmons, although the star quality was not as good as Harden, after all, he was also a three-time All-Star level star, except for not being able to shoot, other skill points were basically full, but what made Durant collapse, because Simmons was begging for wages from his old club 76ers, and he did not hesitate to issue himself a psychiatric appraisal report, and he underwent back surgery as soon as he came, and he was directly reimbursed.
Durant was stunned.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Nets lost 0:4 to the Celtics, and in the last game, Durant scored 39 points, but it was still difficult to save the defeat, and he didn't win a game, not even decent.
With another year to go, how much time and patience does the 34-year-old Durant have?
So Durant applied for a trade in the Nets, and on February 9, 2023, the Nets traded Durant to the Phoenix Suns in accordance with Durant's desire to join a strong team, for which the Suns paid draft picks for the next three years.
In the Suns, Durant's two teammates have become Mr. Devin Booker with 71 points, Chris Paul, the "God of Point Guard" and DeAndre Ayton, who looks like a supergiant, such a lineup was called the "Big Four" at the time, and the Suns After getting Durant, the probability of winning the championship soared, and Durant finally ushered in the best opportunity to break the "Warriors framework"!
It's a pity that Durant did everything he could, but he didn't count Paul's thigh cramps as soon as he arrived in the playoffs, and he lost to the Nuggets 2:4 in the Western Conference semifinals, and the 35-year-old Durant has been stumbling for another year, how much time and patience do he have left?
This season, the Suns brought in Wizards star Brad Beal, and Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Nurkic formed a strengthened version of the Big Four, especially the top three, who were all stars who could compete for the scoring title in previous years, with a single round of offensive ability, this season's Suns may be the team with the most offensive firepower in NBA history, and even compared with 73 wins, it is still slightly better, such a main framework, how can it not make Durant excited!
In Durant's view, this season is the most suitable year to break the "Warriors framework"!
But the ideal is plump, the reality is skinny - no, no, no, the reality is already skinny, Bill and Booker are injured, you are injured and I will be injured again, the Suns have played a total of 31 games this season so far, Booker has missed 9 games, and Bill has only played 7 games, averaging only 13 points per game, and his record is only 16-15, 8th in the West, such a state, let alone winning the championship, and even the playoffs are not packed tickets!
This is the current situation of Durant, since leaving the Warriors, Durant has always wanted to break the Warriors' curse, but he has failed year after year, seeing that he is getting older and his career is getting shorter and shorter, if he does not fight for the day, he will have no chance in the future.
Maybe this is Durant's fate, those two heavy FMVPs have now made Durant breathless, if the remaining career is inactive, when fans talk about Durant in the future, I am afraid they will say-
Kevin Durant, the one who won two championships with the Warriors, the Warriors that year, even if he were replaced by O'Neal's grandmother, ......could win the championship! He has two FMVPs? That's the FMVP he robbed my library!
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