Durant's move magnifies Lebron's "decision" and team-hopping

[3ball]

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from now on, ANYTIME someone says that Durant stacked his team, someone else will say "so did Lebron.. twice"

this sort of dynamic/discussion will brand both players as dudes that stacked their team with extra talent, which will reduce the quality of their rings compared to past greats.

Durant's playoffs losses weren't due to inferior talent - they were due to inferior brand of basketball, just like 2 of Lebron's losses in the Finals (2011, 2014).. So both players will be known as guys who didn't foster championship basketball, so they needed to stack their team with extra talent to offset their non-fundamental, non-championship style.
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[TomCat]

Well said. These two will never make a top 15 list

[Random_Guy]

You do know Jordan had a super team as well right?
But hey you're a stan so hopping to join a team with superstars different from having a great management bring you a great team.

[Keno]

lebron will be better than Jordan all time when he beats this stacked roster. 2 of LeBron's rings vs gsw, given context are greater than all 6 of Jordan's combined.

[bigkingsfan]

Long live the 3 ball. :bowdown:

[3ball]

You do know Jordan had a super team as well right?


You're lying 25 years after the fact - Jordan's 1st three-peat didn't have a "big 3" of 3 all-stars, or anything near that.

Horace Grant was a play-finishing role player who averaged 12/9 during his time alongisde Jordan - he has 1 all-star appearance (not alongside Jordan), which doesn't compare to Love's all-nba status in 2014, or Bosh's 12 all-star appearances.

[NumberSix]

LeBron joined a team that over the 4 seasons he was gone had the worst record in the NBA and instantly brought them to back to back finals and a championship. KD just hopped on the coattails of the team that just won the most games in NBA history.

[#number6ix#]

Everybody blaming Lebron for another grown man decision