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It’s taken some time to process, but I think I’m ready to talk about the newest acquisition to the Golden State Warriors, Kevin “The Slim Reaper” Durant.

The narrative on Durant is that he’s weak for leaving OKC for the team that knocked him from going to the 2016 NBA Finals.

First off, if any athlete can write a very intelligible, eloquent farewell letter and be one of the greatest pure scoring forwards in the league, that dude is not weak, he’s borderline inhuman. That letter to OKC was beautiful like Shakespeare and I had to look-up some of the words that KD used.

Here’s the thing… No superstar worth talking about is “ring-less”. Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Karl Malone, sh*t Dan Marino — none of these superstars are in the same conversation as their ring-bearing counterparts. KD had to consider that he is potentially one of the best forwards in the history of the NBA and will forever be a “what-if” if his fingers stay naked.

And here is your response to him going to the team that knocked him off.

Prior to hearing the relationship between Steph, Iggy and KD, I was very skeptical about Durant coming to Oracle due to the history of the rivalry and potential superstar friction. But where else would Durant go? The options consisted of Golden State, San Antonio, Boston, Miami and the best financial option, Oklahoma City. Within all these options the top two had to be Golden State and Oklahoma City. If money isn’t an issue, then what’s left is choosing between either Curry or Westbrook? Yeah… you tell me what you would’ve picked. Skinny Jeans and a T-Shirt (Curry) or Celtic skirt/ wearing half-a-T-Shirt/ fifteen-different colors on/ with women’s sneakers (Westbrook)?

Let me say it now, I was a part of the group that did not want KD to come to Oakland. I thought the move would be bad for the team chemistry that Steve Kerr had developed. However, when news got out that our core was trying to leave — Bogut with organizational issues, Barnes/Ezeli looking for a payout, and basically the rest of the bench being unrestricted free agents — I figured if we’re going to lose people, why not get someone else?

So now, the Warriors have obtained Kevin Durant but have lost half the team due to free agency. Barnes and Bogut head to Dallas, Rush goes to Minnesota, Barbosa goes back to Phoenix, Ezeli goes to Portland and Speights shocks everyone with his choice of the Los Angeles Clippers. People are saying that we “lost” too much to get Durant, but we were going to lose these guys either way. We didn’t push anyone away to sign Durant, we saw that we’re going to lose a bunch of young guys who we don’t want to overpay for.

The Warriors are going to look like a completely different team next year. So, will we be the dominating team that we’re supposed to be? Or will we bust even more so than last year’s finals? My guess is we’re going to be a pretty scary force throughout the whole year even with potential injuries. The offensive power that we now have mixed with the excellent coaching of Steve Kerr & Co. will be pretty hard for any team to manage.

The idea that we have too many superstars is just ridiculous. We didn’t pick up Kobe Bryant to come play with Shaquille O’Neal and James Harden. We got a very team-oriented Kevin Durant to play with the most fluid team in the league. Kevin Durant backed-up Russell Westbrook for Christ’s sake, I’m sure he’ll mesh well with a team who doesn’t stir up problems in the media but is universally-liked in all major markets. Durant will now have arguably one of the best young coaches in the league who allows his key players to lead alongside him. Sounds like a good place to be if you want to not only win a championship, but enjoy doing so.

The bottom line is Kevin Durant saw an opportunity to not only improve his chances of winning a championship but also saw a family that he would be proud to be a part of. The fans in the Bay Area are like no other. We have the best fans in the world and everyone knows it.

Golden State is now a destination and us Dubs fans might have to get used to finally being the favorites in the league for years to come. Go Dubs. Go Slim Reaper. We’re going to be the nicest, most sweetest, kindest bullies of the NBA and us here at FTS love it.

McFly out.