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Old 5 July 2016, 09:05 AM   #31
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:08 AM   #32
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:10 AM   #33
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"My next chapter" .... Didn't he learn anything from "The Decision"?

Of all the watches out there and what one usually associates with the NBA, that's a pretty cool choice by KD.
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:15 AM   #34
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That's sweet, so many celebs spotted with the white 116500 - jay-z, KD, Mayer, Suarez, Iger
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:16 AM   #35
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Guess he's gotta do what he's gotta do. Best of luck to him.
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:16 AM   #36
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One of the nicest and most genuine members of the the NBA.
Your mad at a guy who's taking a paycut to live his dream? (At least on NBA salary)

All these guys talk trash about these athletes.
It's damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Anyways........ I think the real story is how will Curry and Thompson deal with someone who demands just as many shots as them.
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:26 AM   #37
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Nice watch! Vegas odds are 2-3 for Warriors to win 2017 NBA finals.
Cavs are 5-2, everyone else 8-1 or worse.
Would anyone here bet against a rematch?
I don't see any other teams making it.
If KD starts promoting Rolex, and we know Lebron is an AP spokesperson with his own watch, we could have a Rolex vs AP finals next year...
Maybe a KD Rolex special addition with him jumping on a bandwagon
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:32 AM   #38
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Loved KD but, now not so much. Definitely, lost all my respect for him as a huge basketball fan. Now we all have to deal with even more bandwagoning gsw fans. Thanks KD! But nice watch :).
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:37 AM   #39
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One of the nicest and most genuine members of the the NBA.
Your mad at a guy who's taking a paycut to live his dream? (At least on NBA salary)

All these guys talk trash about these athletes.
It's damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Anyways........ I think the real story is how will Curry and Thompson deal with someone who demands just as many shots as them.
Yes.... Do you think mike or Kobe would team up with there rival superstars they are competing against? No they wouldn't because they aren't cowards. I get it he wants to win titles. He could of done that with the team and head coach he had at OKC. NBA has changed and its sad to see one team with five solidified superstars (iggy, draymond, KD, Steph the mvp of the league, Klay). If you think the problem is who shoots the ball ? Get real. Got to love all these "new die hard gsw" fans coming out of the woodshed.

But nice watch :)
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Old 5 July 2016, 09:54 AM   #40
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I think the watch looks great on him considering he is 6'11


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Old 5 July 2016, 09:59 AM   #41
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Yes.... Do you think mike or Kobe would team up with there rival superstars they are competing against? No they wouldn't because they aren't cowards. I get it he wants to win titles. He could of done that with the team and head coach he had at OKC. NBA has changed and its sad to see one team with five solidified superstars (iggy, draymond, KD, Steph the mvp of the league, Klay). If you think the problem is who shoots the ball ? Get real. Got to love all these "new die hard gsw" fans coming out of the woodshed.

But nice watch :)


Green and iggy are superstars now?
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Old 5 July 2016, 10:19 AM   #42
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Maybe we will win the next championship. Daytona looks good on him.
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Old 5 July 2016, 10:42 AM   #43
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what's the big deal with KD wearing a Daytona? regardless of good/bad/no taste factors, he can afford to wear any watch he desires...even one of those hideous leopard Daytonas.

at $26.7 million/first year+$30 million in Nike endorsements (less income tax & agent fees), he'll still be taking home $27 million next season.

only a complete fool or idiot could/would blow away that kind of money...his choice of a Rolex borders on the trivial.
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Old 5 July 2016, 10:52 AM   #44
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No hate here, not sure where that came from.
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:06 AM   #45
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Green and iggy are superstars now?
Wait you think draymond green the man who has been almost averaging triple doubles and has a proven track record of defending really well isn't a superstar in the nba today? Interesting.

Iggy isn't a superstar but, he is a great player a star indeed. Regardless, he would be a starting player on any team.
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:14 AM   #46
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No hate here . He can do what ever he wants with his career.
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:27 AM   #47
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:28 AM   #48
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KD is a pretty good guy. As suggested earlier YouTube his speech. Seems like a genuine good guy. I am from Seattle and they drafted him, only to let the team go to OK over some BS politics. I still followed his career.
He wants to win a title so he's going where he thinks he can.
I get that some think it's weak and NBA stars of the past would not make such a move. Probably true but the NBA has changed a lot over the last 20 - 30 years.
I miss the Magic and Michael days as well as the bad boys from Detroit.
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Im only assuming he's going for the oppurtunity to win a title. If that's the case, more power to him. But trying to massage the number of top tier egos on that team is a job I would not want. More power to him for sporting a Daytona.
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:30 AM   #50
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I like KD as a player for sure and he seems like a good guy. Going to a team that you were up 3-1 against and didn't finish? That does seem weak. Lebron went to Miami but it's not like he had lost to them and in Cleveland, he was the whole team.

NBA has changed with a team with five superstars? GSW doesn't have 5 superstars but I hear you. But the NBA has changed? Have you seen the rosters of the Laker/Celtics back in the day? At one point, Magic was asked why the Lakers were so successful and he said talent. I believe they had 4 No. 1 picks in the draft (not 4 first round draft picks) on one team. Both those team were stocked with future hall of famers. Besides Curry, who else on the current Warriors is a lock for Hall of Fame?
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:34 AM   #51
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Keep on hating...

That team is going to be sick next year..and they just added a young 20 year old Runnin' Rebel during the draft last week. I'm excited to see this team play next year.
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:43 AM   #52
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I like KD as a player for sure and he seems like a good guy. Going to a team that you were up 3-1 against and didn't finish? That does seem weak. Lebron went to Miami but it's not like he had lost to them and in Cleveland, he was the whole team.

NBA has changed with a team with five superstars? GSW doesn't have 5 superstars but I hear you. But the NBA has changed? Have you seen the rosters of the Laker/Celtics back in the day? At one point, Magic was asked why the Lakers were so successful and he said talent. I believe they had 4 No. 1 picks in the draft (not 4 first round draft picks) on one team. Both those team were stocked with future hall of famers. Besides Curry, who else on the current Warriors is a lock for Hall of Fame?
Having drafted people and developing them is totally different from people going to a stacked team... Magic also made everyone on his team so much better hence he is argued one of the greatest points of all time. Sorry GSW doesn't have five superstars they have four* w/ one named iggy who once upon a time was an all star and still plays extremely well off the bench and can start in any teams line up at the moment. You really don't think klay will go down as one of the best shooters of all time? The man can play will he be in the hall of fame he has yet to prove that but, he sure is on his way the way he is playing. Draymond Green is that teams core system... He can run the break and create for others, rebound well, score consistently well from the three and post also, he is a great defender. KD, enough said. Curry and we all know about him MVP of the league so he isn't the only one.

Anyway, thats my opinion and I dislike his move but, lets witness some 200 point games next season haha.
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Old 5 July 2016, 11:58 AM   #53
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I have no doubt Green playing with determination, passion, and love for the game just lack of class. Look at the entire Spurs rosters or Payton Manning and you quickly realize legend do have class.
That's a very valid point. He does talk too much. Just shut up and play. I'm a huge Peyton fan and the Spurs are a great organization.
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Old 5 July 2016, 12:17 PM   #54
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I can see people thinking KD took the easy way out, but it's no different then Lebron's move to Miami. At the end, he wanted to a chance to get a ring, get paid, and play with friends and have fun while doing it. Is that any different then Lebron's "decision"?
Deep down I think he just wanted something different, a chance to experience a different team, different environment, and play with a team that shares the ball. The fact that he could do all this while joining a powerhouse is icing on the cake in his eyes.
It's a no win situation really. If he stays and they never win, then he'll be labeled like Ewing, Barkley, Malone, etc. Leave as a FA, then you subject yourself to all the criticism and jerseys set on fire.
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Old 5 July 2016, 01:19 PM   #56
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Having drafted people and developing them is totally different from people going to a stacked team... Magic also made everyone on his team so much better hence he is argued one of the greatest points of all time. Sorry GSW doesn't have five superstars they have four* w/ one named iggy who once upon a time was an all star and still plays extremely well off the bench and can start in any teams line up at the moment. You really don't think klay will go down as one of the best shooters of all time? The man can play will he be in the hall of fame he has yet to prove that but, he sure is on his way the way he is playing. Draymond Green is that teams core system... He can run the break and create for others, rebound well, score consistently well from the three and post also, he is a great defender. KD, enough said. Curry and we all know about him MVP of the league so he isn't the only one.

Anyway, thats my opinion and I dislike his move but, lets witness some 200 point games next season haha.
I don't disagree with you per se and definitely look forward to the insane point totals they could rack up. Players did play for their teams back in the day but no one can really credit themselves for developing the talent the Lakers/Celtics had. My point is there were insanely stacked teams back then...that one Sixers team that won only one title also comes to mind.

Will Klay Thompson be a shoe in for the Hall of Fame? I don't know. Not to say that he won't, but he still has distance himself from likes of Glen Rice or even Steph's Dad.
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Old 5 July 2016, 02:05 PM   #57
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No hating. Good for him. Better if he sports a Platona. He can afford a few hundred platinum Rolex 😉
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Old 5 July 2016, 02:47 PM   #58
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He wants a Ring. He has the money and fame. But wants the ring. Nothing wrong with that.
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Old 5 July 2016, 03:18 PM   #59
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No hate here. He's got good taste with the daytona
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Old 5 July 2016, 03:20 PM   #60
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Great watch choice KD no bling just pure pedigree of a watch. goodluck to him. I think the nba changed alot from the 80's & 90's but that's the evolution of the NBA, I do prefer the competitiveness back in the day.

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