The explanation he gives isn’t a new one.
The theory being that the Warriors weren’t bought, they were drafted players no one really thought could be all-stars and vets who people thought were passed their prime.
Can you be a Superteam when in fact no one thought you would be super?
That is the question. Here is what KD said via Chris Haynes of ESPN.
“First of all, if everybody wanted Steph, he would have been the No. 1 pick,” Durant said. “A lot of people passed on him. A lot of people doubted Steph, saying he wasn’t going to be this good. Klay Thompson, he was just supposed to be this OK shooter in the league, like that’s what you thought of Klay Thompson when he came in. Draymond, nobody wanted him. He was a 6-5 power forward. [They said] he couldn’t play in the league, he couldn’t start in the NBA. Shaun Livingston had a crazy knee injury.
“Nobody wanted him. Nobody thought that he would get back to being Shaun Livingston. Andre Iguodala, he got traded a couple of times. Nobody wanted him. A lot of people didn’t expect these guys to be where they are today. Superteam? No, we just work extremely well together. Coach puts us in position to maximize our strengths.”
I think his point is valid, bringing him in though made them a superteam because at this point in their careers they have been validated as bonafide stars.
Nothing wrong with being a Superteam in my opinion, rather Super than the Knicks, wait the Knicks said they were a Superteam as well.
Welp…