OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 24: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors poses with two Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophies and two NBA Finals MVP trophies during the Golden State Warriors media day on September 24, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
If there is one thing that is not up for debate at this point, it is that Kevin Durant will one day retire from the NBA as one of the 20 best players of all time. Depending on your feelings towards him, he might even crack your top 10. No matter where you put him though, he is an all-time great and will have his jersey retired by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
But what about the Golden State Warriors? Durant won two championships there and was a two-time Finals MVP as well. He made a historically great team even better and was one of the driving forces in the organization dominating the NBA for three straight years. If you’re asking Draymond Green, then Durant getting his number 35 retired in San Francisco is a no-brainer.
But is that actually the right thing to do, both for the Warriors and for the league itself because of what it would mean if they did retire his jersey?
Golden State Warriors should not retire Kevin Durant’s jersey
In the grand scheme of things, this argument might feel like an insignificant one. But when it comes to talking about the legacy of players and who was better than the other, something we all seem to spend too much time obsessing over, details like this matter. Do you think LeBron James is going to get his numbers (23 or 6) retired by the Los Angeles Lakers?
If you say no, then consider this. He has spent four seasons there, and while two of them have ended poorly (with this season being an absolute disaster), James also brought the Lakers a championship. He was the Finals MVP during that run, and, while in a Lakers jersey, is going to become the leading point scorer in league history at some point.
At age 37, he may end up winning the scoring title while…
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