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Royce Young writes the definitive breakdown about to KD2GSW. Good read
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:15 pm
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A bit long but great to read the behind the scenes stuff.
A bit long but great to read the behind the scenes stuff.
quote:
But there was always concern that Durant would be persuaded -- that outside forces would sway him. Those close to him talk about how he's impressionable and impulsive, and the moment Durant agreed to meetings in the Hamptons, his future hung in the balance. In reality, he had one foot out the door.
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They didn't have anywhere to stay, and with the Fourth of July weekend a hectic time in the Hamptons, lodging was hard to come by. So the Thunder holed up at a Holiday Inn Express, located one mile away from Durant's compound, and waited. There were only six rooms available for nine people, so they shared. Clay Bennett, a multimillion-dollar owner, in a Holiday Inn Express, sharing a bed. Nothing was open, so they settled on a T.G.I. Friday's for a late dinner.
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Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:17 pm to RedRifle
Good lord
Something I would expect the pels to do
Something I would expect the pels to do
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:17 pm to RedRifle
If they really stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, wouldn't they have found a way to re-sign him?
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:18 pm to RedRifle
Clay Bennett, did you talk KD into staying with OKC?
No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:20 pm to S
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:23 pm to S
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If they really stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, wouldn't they have found a way to re-sign him?
Exactly
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:50 pm to RedRifle
Im sure. They didnt just stay in the city and Heli in?
Cali/GSW>>>> Okc its really that simple
Cali/GSW>>>> Okc its really that simple
Posted on 7/6/16 at 1:04 pm to RedRifle
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Durant's star had fallen, something that bugged him. He had said he was tired of being second. He thought he had affirmed his place in the league, but he was slipping from the conversation.
"If you talked about the best players," Durant said at the end of that regular season," my name, still today, is still not in that conversation. And I feel as though I went out there and proved it to you, you know what I mean?"
His last two signature shoes -- the KD7 and KD8 -- didn't sell well. His jersey sales slipped. Durant has never sweat market size, but those around him were beginning to. The phrase that kept getting used: "Shake it up."
Shoe company and agent trying to pump new life into his brand.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 1:15 pm to RedRifle
quote:sounds like sour grapes to me. he bolts town for a better deal and its only bc hes impulsive and easily manipulated...
Those close to him talk about how he's impressionable and impulsive,
Posted on 7/6/16 at 1:54 pm to RedRifle
Probably best piece of Royce' career.
Such a tough read for an OKC fan. Fml.
Such a tough read for an OKC fan. Fml.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 1:56 pm to SDVTiger
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Cali/GSW>>>> Okc its really that simple
Maybe for his entourage but never for KD. Dude wants rings and his agent/Nike convinced him his brand would do better with rings.
We'll see.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 2:01 pm to RedRifle
quote:A Holiday Inn Express and T.G.I. Friday's??? How did they survive? The horror!
Holiday Inn Express. Nothing was open, so they settled on a T.G.I. Friday's for a late dinner.
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