What bothers me is the tons of people that criticize Durant. "He chose the easy path" and so on. Fuck off. He was presented with an opportunity and he took that opportunity. That's it. He would've been an idiot to ignore it.
"Honor" and stuff like that are just words for fools. In life, you take the best opportunities and you roll with them. It's better to be sorry for what you did than be sorry for what you didn't, or the opportunity that you didn't take.
This is just business, and he's maximizing his chances of winning. Simple.
With the exception of your last sentence I want to agree 100% with your post... The last sentence about business doesn't really make sense to me... Usually when we players say it's just business it's usually about money... Like when Byron maxwell went to the Eagles and admitted "I was going to sign w whoever paid me the most..." I had no problem with his straight up honesty... It's just business and he maximized the money he can make in a very dangerous sport. Great for him. No shade.
However, this isn't business. This is life. KD has tons of money. NBA is way safer and he has ridiculous endorsements. Maybe he wants to win. Maybe he wants to have fun. Maybe he just wants to live in the Bay Area in California instead of shitty Oklahoma. Who cares. He wants to play in golden state cause that's what makes him happy and I have zero problem with that. I mean as long as what makes him happy isn't seeing people get punched in the nuts up close (lol jk) then why should anyone have a problem with it - he feels like he is happier going to GSW so he does... Fine by me. Probably winning has something to do with it but even if he made the decision soley based on California vs Oklahoma why should anyone care or hate on him for it? I turned down a much better job in Wisconsin to stay in LA and it made me happy and if this is what he wants to do fine by me...
However... Even though I think it's wrong... There is a little part of me that wants him to deal with some criticism because of what Lebron had to deal with... Lebron got hated so much for teaming up w Dwade (even though the heat were nothing like GSW and the Cavs nothing like OKC when he left) that it seems unfair if KD doesn't deal with it... Truthfully though I know two wrongs don't make a right so I can't criticize the move at all... Lebron didn't deserve scorn for making his life decisions about where he plays and neither does KD...
This is interesting though for the long term... Does this mean Klay Thompson is gone??? I mean the Warriors have done an amazingly good and lucky job with the cap - signing Steph curry to a ridiculously low contract when he had his ankle injuries right before he became MVP is what allows them to afford this move... I know it's a short deal but if they win next year - and they have to be the favorites what does this mean long term? I mean they can't have 4 max guys right? Steph, Klay, KD, DG... Personally I think Klay is underrated and better overall than DG but if they let DG they will be really redundant... I hope Klay goes to Cleveland... I am almost accepting the Warriors winning next year but hoping the year after Klay teams up w LBJ and th Cavs get it back! That would be such a fun rivalry but I'm sure I'm looking waaaaay too far ahead... Also... That Warriors bench gonna get weak no? Gonna be interesting to see who KD takes his shots from... Man what if he came off the bench? Lol probably would be best for the team to have Klay or KD come off the bench but I doubt it will happen...
