Teague said: Without Kevin Durant, the Warriors dynasty journey wouldn t have happened

According to US sports media F/W reporter Chaitanya Dadwar. Historically, the Warriors won three championships in five consecutive NBA Finals between 2015 and 2019. The Warriors added Durant to their roster after the Cavaliers broke out historic upset in 2016.

Former NBA champion Jeff Teague now claims that the Cavaliers essentially force the Warriors to add more firepower to their team, just because the Cavaliers have a much better roster structure than the Warriors. In the latest episode of Club 520 podcast, Jeff Teague talks about his views on the historic competition between the Warriors and the Cavaliers. He first presented flowers to the Warriors with Durant.

"They were probably the greatest team ever. They got two real Hall of Famers, and they were in the top 20 on everyone's roster, probably the top 20 in basketball history. Arguably one of the greatest scorers. Klay Thompson got the best three-point shooter, then the second greatest three-point shooter on some of the rosters. Then you got Draymond Green, an all-defensive world player. Maybe it's the top 10 of defensive players of all time. Then you got Andre Iguodala's top 25 guards. Yes. Then you got Sean Livingston's sixth man of the year. He wasn't never won the sixth man of the year, but you know what I mean... That KD The team is so crazy. ” The co-host of Teague then claimed that the Warriors were forced to take action in exchange for Kevin Durant after realizing they could not beat the Cavaliers again without Kevin Durant. The 2016 NBA Finals was basically a glimpse of what the team could have achieved without Kevin Durant. "Yes, but the bastards don't understand that the Cavaliers are better than the Warriors. Yes. Without KD, they'll be better, brother. Think about it. Your team has two No. 1 picks [Kyrie Irving and LeBron James]. Stephen and Clay, they're not anyone, you Brown and Kyrie should be like that. Stephen and Clay shouldn't be like that," Teague said.

The former NBA champion then went on to explain how the Cavaliers had more talent in the first team in 2016. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James are both No. 1 picks. Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson are both top five picks in their respective drafts. JR Smith is also a high-level first-round draft pick.

I disagree with this analysis because the Warriors just finished their historic 2016 season, with the most winning teams of all teams in a single regular season game (73-9). Therefore, they are not in a hurry to add more talent to the team. It’s just the creativity of Jerry West and Stephen Curry, who want to take advantage of Durant’s chances of becoming a free agent after the 2016 season.

Even without Durant, the Finals series may not be one-sided as it ends up as the Warriors still have a chance to fight. Let's not forget that the Warriors took a 3-1 lead in the 2016 Finals with their old squad. Winning another game will completely change the narrative and history of this team.