5 NBA stars who won a championship in the very first year of joining a new team

#1 Kevin Durant

Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors

Kevin Durant made a name for himself during his stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was named the MVP there, however, the one thing that he fell short of there was the NBA championship. After coming close several times, KD was done with OKC and decided to move to the strong Golden State Warriors team in 2016.

He played alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green which made things extremely easy for him. KD was splendid in the regular season as he averaged 25.1 PPG on a career-best 53.7% shooting from the field. But it was his performance in the postseason that people were looking forward to. KD didn't disappoint anyone as he was special there.

To put his 2017 playoffs into numbers, he averaged 28.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG and 4.3 APG all while shooting at a staggering 55.6 % from the field. KD was brilliant in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 35.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG and 5.4 APG in the five-game series. His brilliance there helped him win NBA Finals MVP honors and secure his first ring as a player.