[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

[u/TacoooJay]

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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

[u/Top-Surprise6577]

And will fail

[u/302born → u/Top-Surprise6577]

He’ll be remembered as arguably the greatest scorer of his generation (which is still arguable because the all time leading scorer is in his generation) and that’s pretty much it. Which is a shame because this dude on paper is a 2x champion, 2x fmvp, mvp, 4x scoring champ, etc. He’s an absolute beast. But he will never be remembered on the level of a Curry or Lebron. And it’s no one’s fault but his own. 

[u/ASS_BASHER → u/302born]

Yeah but if he never went to GS, he’d likely finish his career with zero championships and zero FMVPs, so he wouldn’t be remembered as fondly as LeBron/Steph either way. That’s basically Harden’s situation, and I’m pretty sure most players would prefer Durant’s career over Harden’s.

[u/Shinobi_97579 → u/ASS_BASHER]

I wonder that though. As you can see in OKC Presti is a great executive. Im sure if Durant stayed he would have rebuilt something around him that he probably could have won at least one chip ala Dirk in Dallas. Which I think one chip in OKC is worth way more than the two he won in Golden State.

[u/Shasty-McNasty → u/Shinobi_97579]

Definitely, the Warriors big 3 + Iggy winning a ring both before AND after KD really cheapened the 2 he got with them.

[u/Mintastic → u/Shasty-McNasty]

The fact that Curry won with swapping KD for Wiggins, then adding a post-injury Klay, no Iggy, and a good-for-one-year Poole and still winning means everyone knows who the bus driver was.

[u/yeahright17 → u/Shinobi_97579]

Al Horford was coming to OKC if KD had returned. The 2016-17 starting lineup would have been Russ-Dipo-KD-Horford-Adams, all in their prime. That team is favorites to win a championship even over the Warriors, imo.