Several months have passed since Kevin Durant made his decision to join the Warriors, but since the preseason is up and running, the debate about his move has resurfaced. Paul Pierce is someone who has joined the debate, and Draymond Green didn't appreciate it.
"I just wonder at what point do they get bored talking about the same thing. You got all these guys talking. Like Pierce today, like, dude, nobody care what you did or who you did it for. Just give it a break," Green said Thursday. "Everybody got something to say and want to take everything he say and twist it. Like, he play with the Warriors. OKC has their team, we have our team. He left there."
For context, here is what Pierce said on Sirius XM radio: "I’m an old-school guy. I’m a competitor. I never believed that — when you want to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. That’s always been something that’s driven me. Today’s day and age, a lot of these guys are friends. That’s like if Bird decided to go play with Magic or something. These guys, I think the competition makes the game what is."
Added Pierce: "That’s just me personally, but we’re living in a day and time where there’s a new generation. Guys I don’t think they are as hungry or competitive as my generation was, and that’s why you’ll probably see more of that."
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"Nobody complain when somebody leave Apple and go to Google," Green said. "Aren't they in competition with each other? Nobody talk junk about the CEO who leaves Apple and goes to Google. As a basketball player, you are the CEO of a business. You are a business. Kevin Durant is a big business. He is the CEO of that business. So him going to play basketball for a different team, the CEO decided to leave where he was at and go somewhere else."
Green continued: "But there's so many guys in this league that are so stupid they don't think like that. They don't think business wise. It happens every day in the world. But in basketball it's a problem. Aren't you competitive in your day job if you work for Apple? Don't you want to outdo Google? What's the difference on the basketball court. It's your day job. You want to do what's better for you. If it's better for your family life, better for your happiness. Ain't no one criticizing them. I don't understand it. I'll never understand it. So that's just me. And I'd be willing to bet my salary ain't many guys in this league more competitive than me."
Pierce's comments aren't anything new, but just more of the same, and Green has grown tired of hearing it over and over again. Players are asked about Durant and the reaction to Durant nearly every day for months, so it's understandable why Green finally snapped and decided to say something about it.
