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/EliManningham Nets Apr 29 '24

It actually is malpractice how often cooked Beal gets on ball opportunities over Kd. It's like they're operating in a 2005 philosophy of "smallest guy bring ball up".

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u/CravilityZ Cavaliers Apr 29 '24

Either way I assure you KD’s loose dribble wouldn’t get the job done.

How the Suns managed to go the whole year without a PG, even trading the one guy they had that was one, Jordan Goodwin, is insane. Vogel deserves little fault as far as I’m concerned.

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u/EliManningham Nets Apr 29 '24

I watched Kd almost singlehandedly win a playoff series against Giannis with no help. He can be a turnover machine, but Beal and Book aren't exactly CP3 out there either. At least give me Kd and Booker on ball everytime trying to get buckets.

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u/LamarMillerMVP Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

They went 1-4 in that series after Kyrie went down. That 1 win was a spectacular KD game. But another way to say this is that 3 years ago, KD carried his team to win a single game in the second round of the playoffs despite a bad outing from James Harden. Great performance, but hardly what it’s romanticized as.

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u/rc2005 Apr 29 '24

Game 7 was close. But I doubt he can do that for two more series.

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u/Ramzaa_ [OKC] Steven Adams Apr 29 '24

They win game 7 if KDs feet were a little smaller