Why wasn't having Westbrook as a teammate enough for Durant to stay in OKC?

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

I don't think this was ever addressed.

 

[Inferno]

Curry > Westbrook
Kerr > Donovan
Dray & Klay > everyone else
The Bay >>> OKC

 

[JackRoss]

nikkas just grow apart

 

[DlAMONDZ]

 

[Stone]

Was there a guarantee that Russ would stay when he became s free agent?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

It was the entire fukking opposite - having to play with Westbrook is one of the things that drove Durant OUT of Oklahoma City.


From a pure talent standpoint, that squad could have been legit. It was the poor decisions/bad shots/turnovers/stat-chasing by a sidekick that drove Durant out.

 

[Trapperman Dave]

Most likely playing with Westbrook probably finally wore on him. You supposed to be the man but you got your second best player taking shots he has no reason to take

 

[Stop_It_5]

 

[jaguar paw]

He traded in one MVP candidate for another. But the Coli is telling me his hand was forced.

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

He played 6 years with him or so. It was time to move on

 

[chowism]

Having Westbrook as a teammate is what made him leave. Westbrook is a great player but a terrible teammate.

 

[L&HH]

Because having Wesbrook as a teammate is something he didn't want to have anymore.

 

[acbjr22]

How is that different from Steph though? Steph be shooting the ball from damn near half court. He has the greenest light in the NBA. It's not like Steph doesn't take bad shots, he just makes them

 

[FcKuPaYmE]

How is that different from Steph though? Steph be shooting the ball from damn near half court. He has the greenest light in the NBA. It's not like Steph doesn't take bad shots, he just makes them

 

[NoHalfWay]

nikkas blame Westbrook for Durant leaving but swap KD with Bron and OKC got about 3 chips by now with that squad.