KD taught the Rockets how to make burner accounts on Twitter and how to slander your teams.

Essentials of non-violent conflict resolution with professor Draymond Green

KD lives and breathes basketball, he’s incredibly professional on the court, in the gym, and he doesn’t fuck around with the kind of shit that can actually harm a young player’s development like partying too much.

He’s a good guy to lead by example for a young team trying to learn discipline.

He’s just also an asshole.

Invite Valverde as well

Bring in gil for workplace safety 

Off the court hes supposed to have an amazing work ethic, and we dont see it. What I did see on the court late in games was a guy who got frustrated with his team and quit in games.

Dray would unironically lead any team he wound up on.  

Like brother just admit the season didn’t go where they wanted it to lol everyone knows it was championship or bust.

Bring in Ant for family planning

You don’t hang around the league for close to 2 decades, performing at his level, rupturing an Achilles in between, if you’re not professional…

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Bring in Draymond to showcase kindness and sportsmanship🙏

“Work like a professional and really hone your craft” … does anyone seriously deny this isn’t descriptive of Kevin Durant?

In terms of actually playing basketball. KD has a ton of professionalism. I’ve seen plenty of interviews with other players about how his workouts are insane. I feel like he never actually cheated the game when it came to what he puts out on the floor or his work ethic/dedication to the game. BUT his demeanor and energy in terms of his social presence shouldn’t be modeled.

This is hilarious😀

they 100% have a group chat… without him in it.

Silly goose, the young Rockets players don’t use X because Reddit mods banned it due to it being owned by Elon Musk

They have armies of them 

Lowkey serving as an example of what not to be (off the court)

When has KD ever took a young player under his wing?

Cam thomas lmao

I think it’s pretty obvious that he didn’t mean he would take them under his wing and personally mentor them. He’s talking about the way KD prepares in the off-season, watching film, prepares pre-game and takes care of his body. That’s what he’s referencing if you read the quote.

When he joined the Warriors it seemed like that Curry guy really took a shine to him

Yeah I mean, Jabari has only improved since the burner tweets revealed.

Imagine your favorite player growing up flaming you. He may have awoken Bari for us

So weird not to target CP3 if that’s what they were looking for. They needed a point guard and CP3 is actually respectful and professional. He’s also a known mentor in the NBA.

he very clearly helped Reed Sheppard this season, even though he had a bad playoffs, his confidence during throughout season improved a lot

Bro acts like an entitled middle school cheerleader

Its not a shock that the Thunder and Spurs young core took big leaps after chris paul too

DeAndre and russ doing it right as the vets, love to see it

I’ve heard Avdija and Rui H talk about how Russ had a big impact on them when he was in DC. I def gained a newfound respect for him during that 1 season

I love Russ and will defend him even as a Laker fan but I 100% do not blame GMs for not wanting Russ on their team. Russ plays hard and I wish more player’s have his mindset but if given the choice between KD or Russ, I don’t blame people for choosing KD.

Both are different types of gambles.

Greatest bus rider of all time.

Someone here once said KD might have the strangest career of any of the all time greats. Producing so well for so long will smooth some things over–the numbers will be hard to ignore–but there are so many ways to read into his post-OKC career that I think he’ll always be sort of divisive.

Nets fans don’t have no issue with him & Warriors fans like him

2 finals MVPs and a top 5 scorer of all time

Top 20 player without a home. Very, very strange.

Imagine Roger Clemens and you’re 90% of the way there. Every one of his stops hates him or resents him on some level (Even Houston after he ran back to the Yankees but a lot less intensely than Red Sox fans) and that’s all before you get into the roids.

Getoffmydickerson is a legendary legacy

the only good colin cowherd take

There’s no way Cowherd came up with something as witty as that. No fucking chance man 😭

I’m sure they feel the same way once the tweets came out against them.

I wonder if he tries to teach people and at some point gives up and turns to his burners to vent, I’m legit questioning how things come to that, but it’s hard to believe for me that he goes straight to flaming his teammates without trying to teach them first

It’s just that people in here care more about off court drama and shenanigans than actual basketball. It’s the “sports is just The Kardashians for men” thing.

I get that it sucks in hindsight but I disagree, the team won 52 games last season, lacked a true, efficient scorer that could space the floor and score in the clutch. It was a good fit, unfortunately the coach is a moron, the only point guard in the team tore his ACL, and Adams got a season ending tear of some sorts I think. And then if that wasn’t enough, the GM decided to do nothing, let the team play without a guard. DFS move didn’t work either. Then the right development from Sengun, Amen, Jabari didn’t arrive.

Pretty much everything we’ve done doesn’t make much sense

Drafted Jalen Green over Mobley when we were trying to build around KPJ

Drafted Sengun who was good immediately but we were starting Bruno Fernando over him

Drafted Jabari Smith Jr 3rd overall and essentially just stuck him in the corner instead of trying to develop his on ball game

Drafted Reed who seemed like the solution to our problems but we didn’t play or develop him leading to him not looking ready

This franchise has just been stumbling over itself for the last 6 years due to incompetent leadership and coaching

Because almost every other all-time great was also the leader of their team

KD never had to lead. He can’t.