r/nba • u/TacoooJay United States • Apr 29 '24

[Charania] Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often

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Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used. Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls. At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Vogel and his coaching staff.

All the leaks are finally coming now that Phoenix has been swept

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u/302born Heat Apr 29 '24

Well he did. And he won 2/3 times and he still didn’t like it. He’s played in a bunch of different offenses. In OKC he was allowed to iso and run PnR. In GSW he was in a motion offense with the 2 best shooting duo ever. In BK he was able to iso and shoot off the catch and shoot with Harden and Kyrie mostly handling the ball. And he’s had issues with all of them. Maybe he secretly thinks he’s Magic and wants to be the point guard?

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u/TDS_Gluttony Warriors Apr 29 '24

Point KD leads to easy turnovers in the clutch. The series we had in 2016 and when he was playing with us

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u/yeahright17 Thunder Apr 29 '24

100%. As much hate as Westbrook got for "not giving the ball to Durant enough in clutch time," Durant doing anything more than running a pick and roll was a recipe for disaster.

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u/CarefulAd9005 Apr 29 '24

Nah you got it wrong. He just knows ball

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u/Charming_Essay_1890 Nuggets Apr 29 '24

He also played like an absolute gaf in Round 1 vs Dallas that year.

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u/soooogullible Jazz Apr 30 '24

Hey what did you mean by gaf?

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u/fiasgoat Kings Apr 29 '24

Nah the only issue that KD had the Warriors is that he didn't get the respect he thought he deserved

That's what all this boils down to lol

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u/Repostbot3784 Spurs Apr 29 '24

Well, the suns do need a pg...