?I Thought it Was a Mistake?: Draymond Green Makes Serious Admission Over Kevin Durant?s Warriors Exit

With Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson, the Warriors’ lineup was just as effective, deadly, and downright unstoppable on the court as it was on paper. Everyone expected them to become one of the greatest teams ever in the history of the NBA and they exceeded those expectations. Sadly, it was only for three seasons.

Kevin Durant left the Warriors as he was about to miss the whole season because of an Achilles injury; KD joined the Brooklyn Nets. The decision was a mistake, according to many people, and for Draymond Green as well. But the reason why Draymond thought it was a mistake was totally different.

?I thought it was a mistake. Not for the reason that everyone else thinks it’s a mistake by the way. I thought it was a mistake because I know Kevin and what Kevin likes to do and the number one thing in Kevin’s life. That’s not the case for most people including NBA guys by the way. Like basketball isn’t the most important thing to me in my life,” Green?said.

“Basketball is 100 per cent the most important thing in Kevin’s life. It is the thing that he cares about himself more than anything in the world. The reason I thought Kevin was making a mistake, because I felt like when Kevin was here, what he was allowed to do was to simply just go play basketball which is what Kevin loves to do,? he added.?

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He also put across the point that leaving the Warriors was not because he wanted to play with Kyrie Irving. And hence, leaving the Warriors was not a mistake because KD would never win championships again. Draymond used the Celtics example and said that these things take time.

Everybody had high expectations from Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. And they delivered in time. Just as James Harden left the Nets, it?s KD and Kyrie now. The expectations are high and they have the caliber to meet those expectations. Dray still does not write of his friend KD, whom he knows really well.

Kevin Durant?s golden period at Golden State Warriors

It has been over 5 years since Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors. He went on to win two consecutive finals MVP awards and the NBA championship. With Kevin Durant, the Warriors became one of the best teams in the history of the game. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant, when on top of their games, were absolutely magical together.

After two consecutive NBA titles, the Warriors saw themselves in yet another final. After 4 consecutive finals, they clashed against the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA finals.

Unfortunately for them, they could not complete the three-peat. As bad luck entailed, the Conference semifinals of that season saw KD?s long-term Achilles injury force him out. Moreover, it was the last game KD would end up playing for the Warriors.

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Nonetheless, reaching 2 finals in a row, acquiring KD, and then reaching another 3 finals, making it 5 in a row, and winning 3 titles, the Warriors dynasty was truly one of the best in history and KD was a big part of it. But it is safe to say the dynasty is not over as they are about to play their 6th NBA finals in 8 years.