Kawhi vs Durant - Which move a bigger failure?

[ImKobe]

At least Durant is there for the Playoffs. Clippers blew a 3 - 1 lead with everyone healthy after a 5-month break before the POs.

Even though KD is going to get a lot of hate for losing in the 1st round this season, it's nothing compared to how much everyone shit on Kawhi and "Playoff P" in 2020.

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Kawhi even in the bubble was still putting up superstar numbers in PER, BPM and so on.

Durant these playoffs through games 1-3:

-4.9 BPM, 9 PER, -0.074

even depressed george in the bubble was playing better then that hahahaha

And then in 2021 he got cheap shot injured by ingles.

[Shooter]

Durant at least wanted to prove himself without Curry, Kawhi's move was just dumb.

+1

[Sulico]

Kawhi by a large margin.

First star ever to leave championship team, and all that for early playoff exits every year.

[ImKobe]

Kawhi even in the bubble was still putting up superstar numbers in PER, BPM and so on.

Durant these playoffs through games 1-3:

-4.9 BPM, 9 PER, -0.074

even depressed george in the bubble was playing better then that hahahaha

And then in 2021 he got cheap shot injured by ingles.

Was he?

I recall him choking a 3 - 1 lead and playing really poorly in 2nd halves of Game 6 and 7.

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Was he?

I recall him choking a 3 - 1 lead and playing really poorly in 2nd halves of Game 6 and 7.

He had a couple bad halves but look at his playoff numbers:

28 PER, 9.4 BPM, 59% TS

[Phoenix]

One conference finals between them in 3 seasons is an unmitigated failure, it's honestly a negligible difference and too close to call.

And even with the lone conference finals, the Clips got there in spite of Kawhit missing the last few games.

[Johnny32]

good question. i'll say kd cuz of what team he left and why he left. he knew no one respected his rings and desperately wanted to prove he could win without a 73 win championship core already in place. he's failing miserably.

[k0kakw0rld]

Both equally retarded

[999Guy]

Durant actually got the average fan to take his stats at face value. And gave him, Shaq, or Jordan, or LeBron level credit for his GS rings.


Durant definitely lost more as far as perception. Both lost equal amounts on winning opportunities.

If they stayed in their cities it would’ve been GS vs Toronto, every other year in the finals, if not every year.



Realistically both moves failed equally, and both took massive hits on reputation, which I predicted a year before each happened. But Durant was seen as some banana demoigod. What KG actually was at his peak, people tended to think Durant was, but better offensively. Until now.

Kawhi also didn’t get humiliated in any series. So you know what, it’s Durant.

[Naero]

Both stints have been colossal disappointments overall, but I give the edge to Kawhi's move.

It seems people are already forgetting that Durant was a one-man wrecking crew against the Bucks last year. He was a literal inch away from beating the eventual champions without either of his costars healthy, notching the most points ever in a Game 7. Only a moral victory, but it's more impressive than anything Kawhi has accomplished in LA so far.

As bad as KD's flameout is this year, it's not quite as disgraceful as blowing a 3-1 lead with a 14-point, 6-22 Game 7 in the process. Kawhi seemed on-pace to redeem himself in 2021, except he ultimately hibernated on the sidelines as usual just when his team looked like title favorites.

[j3lademaster]

Durant at least wanted to prove himself without Curry, Kawhi's move was just dumb.

True.

[red1]

both players are disgusting shameful failures. add kyrie to the mix as another delusional bus-rider.



not cut from the loyal organic team building cloth of lebron and giannis.

[Nike D'Antoni]

I am leaning Durant, Kawhi can still save something.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Also Clippers made conference finals, best result in their history.
Whereas Nets best was second round.