Isaiah Thomas was a guest on Draymond Green’s podcast, and on that occasion, he expressed an interesting opinion regarding the Golden State Warriors.
When it comes to the Warriors, it’s clear to everyone that they were once considered the best team in the league. Additionally, the team that achieved a record of 73 wins and only nine losses is considered one of the best in history. However, Isaiah Thomas believes that one man is responsible for the entire legacy that the Warriors currently have.
“Let me make a bold statement here, and I hope this don’t upset you. Before Kevin Durant arrived in Golden State, y’all were on the verge of [makes deflating balloon noise], and then remembered as the team that went 73-9 and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers team in the Finals…you were up 3-1, and…probably one of the biggest collapses in NBA Finals history.
Kevin Durant comes that summer and really saves y’all’s basketball legacy. You win two championships after that. The Golden State Warriors dynasty that’s you’re going to go to the Hall of Fame on, and everything else, it is cemented. Because if Durant don’t come that summer, and you guys are remembered as the 73-9 team, all of your legacies are different“, Thomas concluded.
The Warriors won two championships with Durant on the team, but after that he went to Brooklyn Nets. One of the greatest scorers in the history of the NBA league is currently part of the Phoenix Suns.