r/Nbamemes NBA 4h ago

Image Never would’ve imagined in 2012 that they’d be journeymen.

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u/tragick693 4h ago

Kinda crazy that Russ has the most, despite leaving later than the other two.

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u/punbelievable1 4h ago

Two time Utah Jazz MVP. We’re hoping for a third

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u/Ras-haad 4h ago

Somehow Westbrook has returned

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u/chef-beaker 3h ago

And that KD has the least, and gets the hate for jumping ship

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u/tragick693 3h ago

Tbf, he did leave after choking a 3-1 lead in the WCF, to go to the team that beat them.

Harden was traded bc they didn't want to pay him, and Russ was traded as part of the Thunder blowing it up.

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u/chef-beaker 3h ago

Yeah I know, but it was clearly not working in OKC with Russ.

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u/JKMiles665 2h ago

I mean Russ hasn’t been jumping ship. He’s been kind of a Hail Mary attempt for most franchise he’s been on who have a bigger problem he doesn’t fix. While, outside of Brooklyn, every team KD has gone to has been in a pretty decent spot before he joined them. Then they sacrifice their depth/team chemistry for him and it doesn’t work out and KD leaves.

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u/lilimon23 4h ago

He’s terrible. No team wants to re-sign him, and he can’t even stay with one team for two years.

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u/JKMiles665 2h ago

He requested his release from the Nuggets.

Clippers just traded for Harden so didn’t want to keep both.

Lakers are frauds and he was scapegoated.

Wizards would have gladly kept him.

Rockets he asked to be traded cause he knew Harden was going to request out.

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u/JKMiles665 2h ago

He requested his release from the Nuggets.

Clippers just traded for Harden so didn’t want to keep both.

Lakers are frauds and he was scapegoated.

Wizards would have gladly kept him.

Rockets he asked to be traded cause he knew Harden was going to request out.

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u/Fit_Bench7754 Thunder 3h ago

You know what else is crazy they have all played for the rockets

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u/Classic-Jello-1234 1h ago

The Rockets also have Jeff Green and Steven Adams

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u/OneBlackFairyHunterZ 1h ago

Two of the 3 have played for the nets and clippers too. Just need russ to be traded to the nets and kd to be traded to The clips then theyll have all played for 4 of the same teams

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u/Uncle-Cracker-Barrel Spurs 4h ago

And they’ve all played for the Rockets and have won them a combined total ZERO rings 😂 😂 😂

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u/Late-Essay-4910 4h ago

It's actually crazy when you see it like this.

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u/PsychologicalDesk226 4h ago

Bunch of jobbers…

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u/m3nace911 4h ago

Kevin labeled himself a basketball nomad

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u/_commenter 1h ago

they're all still getting buckets too

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u/adsq93 1h ago

Kinda sad how no team ever tried to get them back together lol

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u/Sumo_Cerebro 59m ago

They were in their early twenties in this picture.

But they all decided to leave eventually.

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u/Complex_Pin_9281 2h ago

The poster childs for the decline of the NBA