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Isiah Thomas was the guest on Kevin Durant‘s latest podcast, and as always, he delivered himself without a filter. The legend of the Pistons took the opportunity to pay a huge compliment to his host, and Michael Jordan was not spared in the process.
Michael Jordan does not have only friends in the NBA microcosm, the fault of a very particular character. For example, he does not necessarily get along with Scottie Pippen, with whom he nevertheless won his 6 league titles. The latter is also particularly virulent with n ° 23 in his latest book. But for 30 years, no one has had a more bitter rivalry with MJ than Isiah Thomas, the fault of the clashes between Bulls and Pistons.
Kevin Durant reportedly won 6 titles instead of Michael Jordan
And this rivalry is still alive today, even if water has flowed under the bridges. During his appearance on the podcast of Kevin Durant, the Hall of Famer took the opportunity to pay a huge compliment to their host, and release an XXL tackle to Michael Jordan. Obviously, he would be a system player! This should not help the relationship between them.
If we put a player like Kevin Durant in the Bulls triangle system, and he finds himself playing back to the basket like Michael Jordan… If we put a player like Kevin Durant in the triangle system in which we all draw the systems so that he shoots at mid-range … You know what I mean? We could not make you a two or three take, you would win 6 titles also in this system. The same goes for LeBron.
For Isiah Thomas, Michael Jordan was an excellent player, but who benefited greatly from a favorable system. The legend of the Pistons is convinced that Kevin Durant would also be able to string together the titles with a workforce as strong and complete as that of the Bulls of the 90s, and in the triangle game proposed by Phil Jackson. It is true that KD is a mid-range machine and that he would enjoy taking so many shots in his comfort zone.
The question is whether the point guard is giving Kevin Durant a sincere opinion, or if he is simply fueling this 30-year-old rivalry. This question will remain unanswered anyway, since it is impossible to know how KD would have performed at the time. In any case, we will have to start by winning with the Nets in a much more open NBA to compare with His Airness.
Kevin Durant and LeBron James are two exceptional talents, they could indeed have shone in the Bulls’ system. But would they have been able to make two 3-peats? It’s a different kettle of fish!
