“Can Kevin Durant say he got a trophy, a team award without Steph Curry?… He’s stranded on a desert island” - Shannon Sharpe says Curry saved Kevin Durant’s legacy, says he's about winning
“Kyrie is the problem… There’s too much baggage” - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says he’s surprised that Kevin Durant is still aligning himself with Kyrie Irving, believes he should stay with the Nets
"KD does not want to play again in Golden State because he is sick and tired of Steph’s stature" - Skip Bayless vehemently rules out a Kevin Durant-Dubs reunion
“Remember what Houston did to James Harden? They pampered him… In response James Harden got fat and quit” - Colin Cowherd says Adam Silver has given too much power to the players
“All 3 of these sides have wanted to get out of this marriage” - Brian Windhorst says it’s hard to see Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving staying with the Nets
“‘We’re not selling the farm for Kyrie’” - Analyst says Lakers have drawn line in sand, says Kyrie Irving and agent are trying to save face by saying he wants to stay in Brooklyn
“This could be a very very slow slippery slope that we’re heading down” - Shannon Sharpe says he agrees with Adam Silver over his comments on Kevin Durant, believes the Nets have everything to appease KD
“If they don’t trade you, you can act like a bad guy and they have to get rid of you” - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says players requesting trades is a bad look for the NBA, cites Kevin Durant as example
"We don't like to see players requesting trades, and we don't like to see it playing out the way it is" - NBA commissioner Adam Silver offers a firm stance on Kevin Durant's trade debacle
"He opted in, which means he had and he has every intention of playing with the Brooklyn Nets" - NBA insider claims Kyrie Irving wants to stay with Nets contrary to rumors
"I didn't join a 73-9 team today," "I didn't request a trade from my team while having a 4-year contract" - Fans ruthlessly criticize Kevin Durant for asking others how they added to their legacy
“Playing elite level basketball consistently, showing up to work, it was alongside LeBron James” - Kendrick Perkins says the LA Lakers are the only team better off with Kyrie Irving
“Joe Tsai says ‘I want my organisation back, I’ve ceded too much power to these players’” - NBA analyst believes Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will almost certainly leave the Nets
“Arguably the greatest player in the game today and you mean to tell me he’s still available?” - Kendrick Perkins questions why Kevin Durant hasn’t been traded yet, wonders over his value around the NBA
"Who are you to call someone emotional?… Computers got y’all overly comfortable” - Draymond Green calls out broadcaster for calling Kevin Durant "emotional"
“Grumpy, sensitive guy isn’t getting shots, and Steve Kerr is walking on eggshells, Steph Curry is walking on eggshells” - Colin Cowherd believes Warriors fans don’t want Kevin Durant back
“Ask for the moon, and if I don’t get the moon, I’m keeping Kevin Durant” - Chris Broussard says the Brooklyn Nets are doing the right thing in the Kevin Durant sweepstakes
“This is an absolute team-friendly deal that helps the Sixers avoid the penalties” - Nick Wright believes James Harden’s will to win can’t be questioned, says the 76ers are contenders in the East
"If he were to go there and they don’t win the title, what would be in store for him?" - Nick Wright believes Kevin Durant doesn’t want to go back to Warriors, says even the media doesn’t want it
“They’re temperamental… Both believe they should have the final shot, there’s no Robin here” - Colin Cowherd says Kyrie Irving and 3x All-Star won’t be a good pair
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