Not the first time KD had no idea what he was signing up for when choosing a new team

With Van Vleet healthy the team would look so much different and better

KD thinks he’s a bus driver, when he’s indeed a passenger

Not sure if you’ve noticed but KD isn’t exactly a thinking man

I dont think he knows ball like that. He values bag work over everything. He probably thinks cam thomas is better and would help him win more than like derrick white. He values pure hoopers

KD is the kind of person who can’t accept any blame himself, so it’s always going to be someone else’s fault no matter what.

He wanted to go to the Spurs but they didn’t want him lol

I think he would like to be a complementary piece, and not the main guy (or at least, not the main guy most of the time).

And he might have thought that he could be one on the Rockets (#2 seed the previous season, with most of their young players expected to improve year over year).

Also, what exactly was the alternative? Minnesota?

He burnt his bridges with the Thunder, couldnt join that championship squad for another easy ring. Not many teams could afford the max salary he demanded.

KD knows ball but he’s just a stupid guy. Emotional intelligence of a bug

I’m not suggesting he doesn’t know basketball - he obviously knows much more than most people - but I’m not sure why everyone thinks he’s got such a high bbiq. He’s got a history of bad decisions with his teams, and hasn’t really left any on good terms because he has absolutely no ability to elevate his teams when things don’t go perfectly behind his own scoring. I think his understanding of basketball doesn’t really expand beyond his own game.

I think it’s just that people who don’t know ball think he knows ball. And largely they see him troll and think that’s smart, when really it’s kinda dumb.

The rockets were the 2 seed without him. If FVV handnt gotten injured we’d be looking at them as pretty comfortably the second best team in the league.

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I think he just saw “2 seed” and said yeah that sounds good

KD doesn’t want a repeat of the GSW situation where no one gave him credit for winning because the team was already formed and it was ambiguous whether he was the best player on it. It’s why he didn’t join Boston after the Nets imploded, and is also why he didn’t join the Spurs.

You’re right. We’re a good team but none of our guys are close to their prime yet so we’re going to have issues. We’re also down Fred and I know some people don’t think he’s good but he’s definitely a difference maker. Last season, he went down for a bit and it was an ugly stretch. He knows how to get the ball moving, protect it from turnovers and run the floor so Ime doesn’t mind when he chucks the ball. Reed is coming along better then most people realize or wanna admit. He had a shooting slump which is fine, he’s basically a rookie after not getting much playing time last season and is having to take a larger role then expected but is showing he can make plays for others but he’s still not fully there yet. I think in a season or 2 he can be that guy but for now Fred is still the best PG we have and he’s out for the season.

We’re young so mistakes happen. I’m of the opinion that KD specifically came here as he saw the potential and wanted to try and lead us to a championship in hopes that his legacy went from “great all time scorer but he rode the bus” to “great player who led a bunch of young players to the championship as the driver” which does change his legacy positively. Unfortunately if these twitters are true then his legacy might get even more fucked due to being so insecure and chronically online.

Edit- he also wanted to do that championship run to have his jersey retired here. He said that earlier that he wanted his jersey retired. That ain’t happening now

I thought you were talking about Brooklyn until the end there

The las thread I saw, it seemed that the prevailing opnion was that Jabari was spineless if he didn’t, like, fight KD in the street or something. Some people are crazy

also earning millions a year

I’d let it slide on socials. I’m 100% calling kd out in person

The fact that everyone has to adjust to KD’s behavior. Im sorry but KD’s a bitch

on his main, yeah

Maybe he’s still shit talks a lot on his another burner account lol

Snakes are smart creatures.

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It’s the Jordan Poole situation — a bad thing is way way way worse if you have media asking about it every day.

KD really can’t go more than 12 months without doing some petty as childish shit to tarnish his reputation (and career by extension). He was never and will never escape the “softest move in pro sports history” label that rightfully earned joining golden state. I do think had he just settled into a team somewhere and just hooped like he’s always saying he wants to do people would’ve warmed back up to him, but hes now butted heads with costars and coaches in literally every situation in his entire career. Had he been able to get that ring in Brooklyn and established the second half of his career there things may have been different.

I mean, just look at the comment right below this with 500 upvotes, “Nice to see Sengun supporting the special needs.” KD calling him that word will always follow him, and it’s just super unfair in general. He’s a young player still figuring things out that isn’t even playing that bad, he’s still producing for the team and a solid player.

Lmao there’s a pretty wide gulf between criticizing a teammate for making mistakes and straight up calling him regarded and shitting on him like he’s hopeless in a group chat.

Maybe I’m too woke but I would boo too if a bunch of people were calling someone the r word for no fucking reason. Leave the shouting slurs to European soccer fans

Let’s hope. It’s an ugly word to a lot of people.

As they should. That word is unacceptable no matter the situation.

That’s not happening in the NBA, maybe college tho

As they should. Imagine your child was special needs and you took them to an NBA game and this happened around them. It’s absolutely unwelcoming and unacceptable.

Peterson for KD

I mean, that’s 3 teams out of possibly 6 candidates for non-HCA in the first round, so not that unlikely.

The Suns? I wouldn’t be surprised to see those mfs win the west. 

Goes back home to the Wizards to form one last Super Team with Trae Young and AD

He gonna play the angle of “i didnt see anything about that” when pressed on it even though we all saw him glues to his phone during all star weekend

They also said that they’ve known about this for around 4 years and didn’t wanna leak it

the best thing he can do is not address it and hope it blows over

The Deep 3 podcast said they’ve had friends who have been in groupchats with him since like 2021 and that it’s a well known secret he does this.

They are just waiting for George RR Martin to release The Winds of Winter