Durant is going head-to-head with James! He thinks the Warriors of that year are nowhere near this 76ers team.

Recently, Durant commented on James joining the 76ers: "Everyone in the league is chasing three things—championships, shots, and money."

A couple of days ago, Durant was asked again about James joining the 76ers and said: "Back then, there was a team that had three scorers averaging over 20 points per game, and everyone said it was unfair. That team was the Warriors I was on. Now this 76ers team has four scorers at the 25-point-per-game level. So without a doubt, I think they have what it takes to compete for a championship."

"I had no idea about this before. LeBron is just that good at keeping secrets. I'm happy for him. Joining a team with a great chance to win a championship is a great decision for him."

Durant is being sarcastic again. He seems to be congratulating James, but in reality, he's paving the way to excuse his own move to the Warriors in 2016.

At the end of June, Durant said on a podcast that when he joined the Warriors, he felt he was joining a weak team that no one believed in: "The Warriors have never been a team with a winning tradition. No one saw them as contenders. I judge a team based on its entire history, not just the last five years."

Smart, really smart. Looking at the Warriors' history before 2016, he thought the team needed him to save it, so he joined?

By the way, Embiid averaged 24 points per game last season, Maxey averaged 23.7, Jaylen Brown averaged 28.7, and James averaged 20.9. So these are the four scorers at the 25-point level that Durant mentioned?

The 76ers were not the Finals team last season, nor did they achieve a 73-9 record, the best regular season in history. Did the 76ers eliminate James in the playoffs last season? No, they didn't. On the contrary, someone's knees were too soft, got eliminated by the historically best regular season team, and then turned around and joined the enemy.

Today, Durant continues to argue with fans online.

Regarding his comments from the other day, Durant said: "So according to you, should I have answered them that the 76ers are not a championship contender?"

A fan replied: "I'm not saying the 76ers aren't a contender, but the 41-year-old LeBron joining this 76ers team is completely different from you joining the 73-win Warriors. The real reason people criticized your move back then had nothing to do with the average points per game of the players on either team."

Another fan said: "In terms of star talent, the 76ers are indeed strong, but the talent of your Warriors team back then is something this 76ers team can't compare to! LeBron is far past his prime, while you were at the peak of your physical and competitive form. At that time, you hadn't won a championship yet, and you left the Thunder as the team's primary star."

Durant responded: "Far off? Can't compare? You're really making me laugh.Embiid just won MVP, Jaylen Brown is the reigning Finals MVP, and Maxey has been an All-Star for the past three years. Everyone knows what LeBron is capable of.

"And what about the Warriors back then?Klay never made the MVP ballot, averaging22 points; Draymond Green averaged14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists;Curry did win MVP, and that's aboutthe same as Embiid. I really don't understand, onpaper, how can you say the Warriors back then were stronger than the 76ers?"

The fan continued to respond to Durant: "You'll say anything just to badmouth LeBron, haha."

Durant shot back: "I know most of you are die-hard LeBron fans. Every time I talk about basketball, I get on your nerves because you think I stole two championships from LeBron, which would have solidified his GOAT status. But most of the time, you don't listen to what I actually say; you just argue emotionally."

Alright, KD, you're right about everything. Let's not argue anymore.