Imagine if Giannis went to the Raptors this summer.
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Posted May 26, 2019, 5:05 PM UTC · edited
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He’s not a free agent this summer?
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It’s not a real freaking scenario I’m posing it to give people a fresh reminder of what a move KD made!
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It’s not comparable , Giannis is just getting started with putting Milwaukee on the map
KD carried on his back OKC for 9 years and actually got them to the brink of a championship. He spent enough time there to secure a legacy
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Ah yes the great okc legacy he will be known for
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They went from going to the WCF’s 4 times over a 7 year span to being eliminated from the first round three straight seasons.
Ask OKC fans which they preferred. Being a contender, or being a fodder.
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Did you just start watching basketball? He’s the greatest player in their franchise history .. so yes he will be widely known for that.
If they didn’t get KD they probably would have been moved back to Seattle by now
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this post is stupid...
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It would be ugly/cringe worthy/etc. We all know KD did wrong.
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OKC fans are like “put yourselves in our shoes.”
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Spurs fans too, probably.
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When my dad went all in with a 2/9 off suit
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Lol
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These posts are dumb, but everyone just saying "he's not a free agent" are clearly missing the point
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Dumb and dumber
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Brother if you're going to make this dumbass post at least check giannis' contract situation
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It’s not a real freaking scenario I’m posing it to give people a fresh reminder of what a move KD made!
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Still different. KD was more established, more versatile, and there had been ties between him and GSW long before he blew that 3-1 lead to the Warriors.
Then there's stuff like Curry's cheap contract... That was far more coordinated than simply joining the team that beat him (ofc he still did that)
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still a weak ass move
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Of course
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If the Raptors actually win the title it’d be a weaker move by default since KD joined a team that was runner up.
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what if you went to church
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All of y’all could use Jesus tbh
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This is dumb
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Agreed. Can you imagine a top player making a move like that??
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I can imagine dumbasses making stupid topics for attention.
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Yikes. He’d go from one of the most beloved stars to the most widely derided.
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Imagine that.
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Giannis gonna take a path down the hardest road
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What the rass
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nah bud, he's going to the warriors for the MLE
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The move would STILL be miles more respectable than what the snake did
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It’s almost as bad not as bad. KD joined a team that already won a champion ship. Had a historical season. A team OKC should have beat. But instead he joins them. Raptors haven’t done anything yet except make the finals.
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To quote Warriors fans: “he has every right!”
Like anyone is disputing the right.
lmao ik. he had the right to go there but doesnt change that its a weak ass move
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Imagine if Giannis and AD both left to join Lebron in LA. Would that be better somehow?
Yes. It would be. LeBrons team didn’t even make the playoffs, much less beat their former teams in the playoffs...the super team argument alone is different. It’s understood that you shared the spotlight. Going to an historically dominant dynasty team after they beat you - and then expecting praise when you win with them - that’s a whole different level of weak.
"It really pains me to know that I will disappoint so many people with this choice, but I believe I am doing what I feel is the right thing at this point in my life and my playing career."
He knew people were going to be pissed. The pros to his personal life outweighed the cons. I dont think hebmade thisnmove expecting praise at all like you suggest. Going to GSW and getting an opportunity to play for titles while living in the bay area is the chance of a lifetime to some. Grinding it out in Oklahoma City is the opportunity of a lifetime to others Im sure. You only live once, might as well make the most of it.
First of all he’s a multimillionaire NBA Champion. You can’t take that away. Great life and money. However I think the disappointment he’s referring to is from an OKC perspective. His later comments have revealed that he expect some credit for going to GSW and helping them win an NBA championship. I don’t think he recognized it as a weak move, as so many of the rest of us find so obvious. The idea of it being a great personal decision is fine, as long as he doesn’t personally mind being considered weak.