Simmons says: Kevin Durant may be Kobe Bryant of Seattle Supersonics

According to Aikansh Choudhury, a reporter from the US sports media NBA analysis network. The Oklahoma City Thunder finally recovered from the 2016 Kevin Durant backspin the group. While the wound may never heal for some, the Thunder are the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Finals, which undoubtedly makes up for the painful moves of Kevin Durant in 2016. After leaving the Thunder, Durant played for the Warriors, Nets and Suns. Now, 36-year-old Durant has rumors that he will leave the Suns.

Many people have proposed the reason for Durant to return to the Thunder. But let's put it on the back for now, as Bill Simmons recently discussed the hypothetical scenarios about the KD career.

Bill Simmons proposed that Durant is the "most destructive" player for the Seattle Supersonics

Durant may have climbed the ladder to the star wearing the Thunder jersey, but no one can forget that he was originally selected by the Seattle Supersonics. With that in mind, Simmons discusses how Seattle has taken place one of the "most destructive" team relocations in NBA history. “I started to wonder about them in the context of the most destructive relocations in history,” Simmons said in his podcast. "Because Seattle has not only lost professional basketball since 2008. They also lost Durant," Simmons further claimed, "If the team relocation never happened, the Supersonics could have had similar success as the Warriors. It was a completely different Durant conversation. If they just stayed in Seattle, they would have a lot of money. Because Seattle, I think it's very similar to Silicon Valley, like the Warriors became a dynasty," Simmons added, "Although the Warriors were a mess before the beginning of 2000, then they had all that money and they just built superpowers," he noted.

Kevin Durant could have been Kobe Bryant of the Seattle Supersonics

When it comes to the most loyal player in NBA history, it is impossible not to mention Kobe Bryant, as the Mamba player has spent all 20 seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Simmons believes that if Seattle still has a team, Durant's career trajectory may be similar to Kobe. "They could have built it. I just didn't think Durant would leave. I think he's been in Seattle all his life. I think he's still there. I think he's like Kobe from the Seattle Lakers. I really like it. I don't think he's going to leave," Simmons said.

He went a step further, adding that in this assumption, former NBA MVP Westbrook may also be right next to Durant. "I think unless he grew up with Westbrook, this will be the only way to burst out. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is Kobe from Seattle," Simmons concluded.

Indeed, Durant started his career in Seattle. Now, the league is expected to expand the team again and Seattle will likely build the team again. At that time, I wonder if Durant will choose Seattle or Oklahoma as his retirement place?