"He had a chance to go to Brooklyn with KD and Kyrie, just think about the talent he's played with" - Former NBA champion takes a direct jibe at James Harden for always being discontent with his teams
“They would come on and tell the world ‘Oh we don’t care, we just enjoying life’” - Kendrick Perkins believes Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be bothered by their former teams making the NBA Finals
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“Golden State has reached the finals, replaced him with Andrew Wiggins, and hasn’t lost a beat” - Kendrick Perkins believes Kevin Durant is under pressure next season, wants to see if KD can lead the Nets
“He’s not happy in Brooklyn, he’ll always be second tier” - Michael Che believes Kevin Durant made a mistake by not joining the New York Knicks, says the Knicks never get the guy
“Why should they not lose their vote?… He was the opposite of good for his team” - NBA analyst reacts to Kyrie Irving getting an All-NBA vote, says he’s the reason Harden wanted out
“He’ll just say, ‘Heck with you, I’m out'” - Skip Bayless believes Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets could be done, says they crawled back to Kyrie when they were teetering
“He wants to do what he wants to do, when he wants to do it… We are peons, his intellect is so far beyond anything that we could possibly comprehend” - NBA analyst says there’s "no way in hell" the Nets can give Kyrie Irving a long-term deal
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"Infuriating if you’re a player and a clown-like this guy gets a say in your potential earnings", "Klay was pissed lol that's a s**t ton of money" - Redditors go after Jalen Rose as he reveals giving All NBA 3rd team vote to Kyrie Irving
"I'm the lone person who voted Kyrie Irving 3rd team All-NBA ... But it was a mistake" - Former Indiana Pacers stalwart laments giving All-NBA vote to Nets guard, mentions "he needs to fall on the sword"
“I don’t think people get a true understanding or a grasp of how long LeBron James has been great” - Shannon Sharpe in awe of LeBron’s 18th All-NBA selection, says he should’ve been ranked higher than KD
"Kevin has been part of conversations, we signed one-year deals when we were in the Bay" - Kevin Durant's manager gives his take on whether KD will stay with Nets if Kyrie Irving leaves
“Golden State Warriors were always gonna be Steph Curry’s team… You make decisions in the moment, and you live with the results” - JJ Redick believes Kevin Durant has no regrets over his move to the Brooklyn Nets
"It has kinda been a low-key trainwreck... I'm sure there's probably days he thinks like, 'Damn, if I would have stayed'" - Kevin Durant's former teammate believes he made a mistake by leaving GSW
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