Report: Warriors players recruited Kevin Durant all season

[bdreason]

I'm sure important guys on a 73-win rotation who will be free agents like Barnes, Barbosa and Ezeli really appreciated their teammates "recruiting" a player on a rival team to come and take all of their potential respective salaries. Great chemistry and bonding idea.

According to reports, LeBron had one foot out the door for two years when he was in Cleveland.

[warriorfan]

According to reports, LeBron had one foot out the door for two years when he was in Cleveland.

and delonte had a foot in his mother too

[RedBlackAttack]

According to reports, LeBron had one foot out the door for two years when he was in Cleveland.

That's a different thing than recruiting guys to take some other guy's spot when you're winning 73 games. I'm one of those who thought James' departure was years in the making. I don't see the parallel with this situation and that.

The Warriors set the entire NBA on fire in the regular season. This report says that team leaders were actively recruiting Durant "all season long." Judging by how they were performing and -- more to the point -- how they seemed to get along as a team both on and off the court, it's an odd report, imo.

[livingby3's]

But if LeBron, Kyrie somehow beat that team and repeat?

[Cleverness]

Were the Warriors recruiting KD before or after Barnes turned down a $64 million contract extension (16m/yr) proposal?

[Lebron23]

But if LeBron, Kyrie somehow beat that team and repeat?

As good as beating a 73 wins team.

[bdreason]

That's a different thing than recruiting guys to take some other guy's spot when you're winning 73 games. I'm one of those who thought James' departure was years in the making. I don't see the parallel with this situation and that.

The Warriors set the entire NBA on fire in the regular season. This report says that team leaders were actively recruiting Durant "all season long." Judging by how they were performing and -- more to the point -- how they seemed to get along as a team both on and off the court, it's an odd report, imo.

Those Cavs teams were winning 60+ games and were favorites in the East. During that time LeBron was secretly making plans with players on two other teams, in his conference, to leave his hometown team. Abandoning your hometown team to join up with two other interconference rivals is worse than recruiting an upcoming free agent to join your team.

[Cleverness]

Those Cavs teams were winning 60+ games and were favorites in the East. During that time LeBron was secretly making plans with players on two other teams, in his conference, to leave his hometown team. Abandoning your hometown team to join up with two other interconference rivals is worse than recruiting an upcoming free agent to join your team.

Quit on his team too

[Prime_Shaq]

If Durant does go to the Warriors, who gets more hate? Curry or Durant?

[SwishSquared]

Those Cavs teams were winning 60+ games and were favorites in the East. During that time LeBron was secretly making plans with players on two other teams, in his conference, to leave his hometown team. Abandoning your hometown team to join up with two other interconference rivals is worse than recruiting an upcoming free agent to join your team.

The best RS team of all time with the best 5 man lineup ever recruiting at least the 2nd highest profile pending FA of the class throughout the season isn't a fantastic look for some of the Dubs players.

LBJ did plan on teaming up with Wade/Bosh in some city for 2+ years. That was bad.

[ArbitraryWater]

Those Cavs teams were winning 60+ games and were favorites in the East. During that time LeBron was secretly making plans with players on two other teams, in his conference, to leave his hometown team. Abandoning your hometown team to join up with two other interconference rivals is worse than recruiting an upcoming free agent to join your team.

If you see it the short sighted way you do...

reality is LeBron was dragging mediocre rosters to 60+ gms and got zero support in the playoffs, and probably started thinking about leaving in '10 somewhere...

this isnt even close to being that acceptable.

Meanwhile, your ass was on here not too long ago talking about Ronaldo being the ultimate millenial superstar, and now that hes torched your city you try to turn your back on him

[Megabox!]

the servant finally gets his revenge and gets back his soul

Plot twist: he loses to Lebron again in 5....again

[Hey Yo]

Those Cavs teams were winning 60+ games and were favorites in the East. During that time LeBron was secretly making plans with players on two other teams, in his conference, to leave his hometown team. Abandoning your hometown team to join up with two other interconference rivals is worse than recruiting an upcoming free agent to join your team.

July 6th, 2010.

There have been various reports that Toronto was working on a sign-and-trade deal with Cleveland for Bosh, and that James is trying to convince him to join the Cavaliers.

Both James and Bosh are aware that such a trade is possible, and James has tried to recruit Bosh to the Cavaliers several times in the past few weeks, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.

But right now, Bosh remains cold to the idea of playing in Cleveland

http://espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5358312

[KiiiiNG]

Quit on his team too

That's an epic gif for a variety of reasons. One being he's an extremely dedicated competitor... and in hindsight watching him tear off his jersey in defeat is ****ing awesome knowing those are the type of losses that helped build LeBron into the greatest pressure player of all time.

Thanks for posting

Epic.

[bdreason]

The best RS team of all time with the best 5 man lineup ever recruiting at least the 2nd highest profile pending FA of the class throughout the season isn't a fantastic look for some of the Dubs players.

LBJ did plan on teaming up with Wade/Bosh in some city for 2+ years. That was bad.

I don't want Durant. I hope he stays in OKC.

Truth is, I don't care what LeBron did / does either. I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of a Cavs / LeBron fan crying about players recruiting other players.