Kevin Durant!
A dominant force in the NBA, with over a 7 foot wingspan and raw talent. We saw him flourish in OKC and bring that city to life. He was there for 9 years and even won the 2014 MVP award and help lead the Thunder to a championship run in 2012 but losing to the Miami Heat. Kevin gave his all while he was with the thunder team but over the summer he had a decision to make. No one ever thought he would leave OKC and then his decision came.
July 4, 2016…Independence Day, I remember I was still lounging in my room and checked twitter and all I could see was KD and Warriors. I was like did he leave OKC and join Stephen Curry??..Parts of me didn’t believe it at first and then it was confirmed to me, he was about to start this new chapter of his life with one of the best teams in the West.
After reading comments and people’s opinions and how critical they were of him, I began to put myself in his shoes. I understood Kevin took awhile to come to this decision mind you he was receiving free agency questions 2-3 years prior to his free agency which was crazy. I also understood his loyalty to Oklahoma and the people and building that city and his love for where he was. But then I took into consideration his feelings and how he must have felt on the inside from a business standpoint as well as an emotion standpoint.
From a business standpoint, he wanted to see if OKC could really push to keep him and work hard for him to stay or give him the option to leave and really make that decision. We won’t really know Kevin’s true feelings on why he chose to leave and that shouldn’t be of our concern and that is the emotion side to it. Kevin is already successful and probably wants to be happier playing the game.
In my opinion, I feel as though Kevin Durant made the right decision in what was best for him and his family. He will continue to flourish and be successful and I don’t understand why he received so much terrible backash because no one said anything bad when Lebron, Chris Bosh, Dwade joined forces- we won’t speak on that but you know where I’m going with it. Kevin is a phenomenal player and he loves the decision he made, you can tell by just looking at his facial expressions. He is happy.
I wish Kevin all the best in this new chapter of his life with his new team. 🙂
The west will be fun to watch this season!
I’m so glad to be back writing to you guys! It has been awhile but I’m back and here to stay!
Next blog will be a break down of the Eastern Conference, so stay tuned.
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