Is KD's leadership style enough to lead Phoenix to a championship? | NBA Countdown

[@Thatdamnscoe]

Bob Myers told perk it was his job to be the leader and he just brushed it aside😂 kd was the leader on OkC when perk was brought in to be.

[@jd___art]

Why do you think they traded for perk? To just sit there? They needed a veteran presence who can help lead a young team. BTW KD was not the leader Derek Fischer was there

[@Thatdamnscoe]

@@jd___art 😂😂

[@will2358]

@@jd___artthey brought him because they were scared of Memphis and big Zo

[@Ainttrippin]

Perk was NOT brought in to be the leader of the team wtf. he wasn't a leader on the celtics he was a role player averaging like 5 pts a game

[@THRRAFRESH]

@@Ainttrippin he def was brought in for a veterans presence and to show what a winning culture looks like if that’s not what being a leader is supposed to be then what is 🤔

[@jerms9694]

Ladies and gentlemen we heard it here first.... next segment is gonna be SAS mopping the floors of the studio

[@ronaldroberts9555]

ESPN needs to find some new talking points. And isn’t this Booker’s team

[@MarkFranquizMuzik]

Tbh I think the issue is KD is the primary example of someone who wants their cake and to eat it too . Follow me for one second . This generation of players wants the freedom to go where they want , force trades , team up with players . And after all that they want to control how we the fans feel about it . KD literally wants us all to stfu and have no opinion on anything because he’s good at basketball. He cares too much about being liked . I mean , this is the man who engages with strangers on the internet . He’s extremely sensitive and dare I say ….. not a leader . That doesn’t make me a “hater” . I don’t know the man to hate him . Just calling what I see .

[@KKOPPONG]

That’s like saying the Cavs were Kyrie’s team when LeBron returned. Book didn’t know what a playoff series was until CP3 got there. When you have no success whatsoever YOU DON’T HAVE A TEAM!!! It’s not your team if you’re a bum. We hand the team to the best player.

[@carlosiverson3857]

​@@MarkFranquizMuzikbut here u are crying😂😂😂😂 dude let it o

[@ronaldroberts9555]

@@MarkFranquizMuzik yea but who’s to say what leadership is. They aren’t in the locker room each day, and they solely believe that leadership is the best player has to be yelling at everyone when things aren’t going as well as they possibly could. They are 6th in the West with a pieced together roster, and all three stars have been in and out the lineup all season long. If you look at the last 15 years of champions i could make a case that the type of leadership from the best or 2nd best player on the team they are looking for has been the outlier not the rule. From 09 to now you got Kobe, Bron and let’s throw in Draymond. All the other teams, Dirk, Duncan, Steph, Kawhi, Jokic, Giannis…ain’t none of these dudes the type of leaders they are saying KD needs to be. The real truth is deep in your response, KD’s an easy target because he will engage or respond. They did the same thing with Kobe but in a different way. The narrative with Kobe was nobody wanted to play with him, he was to hard on players. We can’t have it both ways, which leads to my personal opinion that these talking heads on tv will say anything to evoke an emotion from the players or us as fans. Perk ain’t played with KD in 10 years, people evolve and ain’t none of us in the locker room with him everyday. I just think it’s kind of whack to label people in that manner when it’s subjective and not a matter of fact. And I’m a Kobe fan, so I like that style…but I ain’t questioning KDs leadership

[@D15-b8j]

This conversation makes it seems like one man wins a championship

[@Se0420_]

then you missing the point. The greatest players in the history of the game have all pushed others to be better. KD can’t say he’s in the goat conversation when he’s not a leader of men

[@bonginkosinkosi8546]

​@@Se0420_being the best player on the team should be enough, I'm sorry but telling you to "do your job" shouldn't be and isnt a prerequisite for being "great" 😂 Yeah KD shouldn't have joined my Warriors but people are acting daft over... leading? His teams haven't been good enough 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@davidp3881]

U smoking hard😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@Se0420_

[@brendanbloom3366]

It was a good timeI enjoyed it. Kev's someone I have high respect for. This is one of those moments where it doesn't really feel real... He just brings the best out of everybody." Devin Booker on playing with Kevin Durant for the first time

[@knell7900]

lol SAS cut bob myers off from saying Steph hasn’t been that leader

[@blablablaa14]

The point is Steph has never needed to be that guy. He's always had Dray. But what if Dray left? There would be a vacuum and Steph would need to be more like that. KD needs to be that for the Suns cause no one else can do that for the Suns (Beal isn't on the court and Booker is still unproven)

[@yoooerenarmin]

We back w this leadership crap again tho

[@RayMon504]

KD has said he's not that type of person and SAS and Perk are still trying to force something that's just not going to happen plain and simple.

[@MaximusSunman]

Well you know what he needs to retire already bc the suns has championship aspirations & kd obviously doesn’t seem to care about winning anymore he just wants to hoop it’s crazy how the youth in the nba has more been vocal in wanting to win big & kd as talented as he is hasn’t & he will never be in the goat conversation ever.

[@fredm.2699]

His team NEEDS that….NEEDS it…

[@kingquince9184]

What is a leader? I can see KD being a leader just not the leader these talking heads want. They always look for a way to discredit you. If you a guy that walks in and say follow my lead, then I respect that. I can respect KD is that guy

[@Forwhut]

Lol I’ve never seen three people debate each other on something that they all agree on .

[@CedRockStarr]

The irony of Perk and SAS asking KD to be what they never were themselves…🤔

[@Viqtor]

what happens when its HOFers saying it.....🤔

[@carlosiverson3857]

​@@Viqtor????

[@awaitingdestiny4]

i would like to see Malika have her crew, Zach😆, RJ if available and not calling games, Windy, Perk and Chiney and talk basketball for real! with respect to others

[@drey555]

They tried their best to hate on KD and get cooked by Bob Myers repeatedly. They don't want to hear not one of the top players in the league does with their asking KD to do. They literally know this for a fact just hating because he'll talk s*** back to them. Not one of them can say who the leader on the nuggets who just won was .!jokic def not screaming in the locker room neither is Murray or Aaron

[@jalynjones9136]

Bob the only one with basketball knowledge

[@KoopKoop-zn1te]

Bs

[@focuz4899]

How come he couldn't flat out admit that the Warriors got beat down today? That's basic basketball knowledge. He didn't even want to see the stats on the screen.

[@fredm.2699]

Bob isn’t done dealing with players otherwise he’d be spilling chill tea like steph isn’t a LBJ or MJ leader either….there may be bullies on LBJ or MJ or Kobe team but no one is punching a teammate or if he does we will hear something from the star player….Steph was in that gym hearing all the bickering between poole and draymond

[@MrTCLARK0997]

I agree SAS

[@shaynawoods8115]

Kevin knows what it takes to win a championship, the Suns offense should be running THROUGH him so that KD can lead the way. Devin Booker should not be the first option. Step outside of your comfort zone, Kevin. The general manager just needs to add a missing piece or two and the Suns have an opportunity to compete for a championship.

[@t99155]

Nah Bob had the nerve to 💩 on KD during the chip when it wasn’t even called for 😂😂😂😂 dissed dude

[@iaskquestions]

great to see this interview with KD bravo Malika great sit down. I like how he said at this moment he'll stay in Phoenix... we know the rest. the best to KD for the remainder of his career.

[@chillzwills6523]

Larry bird said he led by example.. he didn't do all the yelling and the so called leadership thing.

[@LurnWell]

...And he was a good example

[@zajlaug4022]

It’s like Bob talk to his kids, explain everything to them and they still don’t get it lol

[@carlosiverson3857]

As knicks fan thank u. Thats why jj call sas out

[@PhillipMartin-t8l]

Bob Myers needs to go!!!

[@Kagemusha08]

Durant has already said that he doesn't really like to be a "leader" he just wants guys to play and follow his lead. Not sure why people keep piling it on with him and this leader shit. Not everyone is going to be the MJ type to whip everyone into shape. Just not his personality.

[@panagiotisatmatzidis9972]

"Nobody can win a basketball game alone". Not literally but in the "KD is one the greatest players of all time" context he should. Lets remind ourselves of Giannis Antetokoumpo statline in G6 of the 2021 NBA Finals for a second: "Giannis Antetokounmpo had a double-double with 50 points and 14 rebounds in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals against the Suns on July 20, 2021. (statmuse)".

[@carlosiverson3857]

Thats why jj call sas out..every time kd losse a game they talk about leadership. When he win.nobody say shit😂

[@DankBulbasaur13]

The simple solution is to start a team group chat KD loves voicing his opinion behind a screen 😂

[@arthurbentrosian5899]

"😂"🤓

[@Hones1Truth]

They drafted KD at number two saying he will never make it in the league unless he was bigger. What they know from the past is all they can speak on and it’s forgivable. Yet currently the same player they have continued to disrespect all his career is sitting just 200 hundred points away from surpassing the biggest player in the history of the league Shaq who’s number 8 on all time scoring list doing it in less games. The biggest KD hater is actually no other person than this Shaq mentioned above. You can say Chuck on TNT inside the NBA is the one who is always taking personal shots at KD throughout his career but it’s always Shaq who is instigating him or adding more fuel to fire. Anytime he makes a point he will also tell you how dominant he was and also show you he got four championships and he has the right to criticize players. But how many times was Shaq swept before he teamed up with Kobe go look it up. When you really pay attention it’s not more than hate for a guy who is about the same height as him but weighs half his size switching the game up on what a 7 footer is supposed to be. KD instead of eating burgers all day to put weight on and stay under the basket waiting for someone to throw him the ball has changed the game long ago. It’s that what drives the hatred from guys like Shaq who are being extinct as their style of play is diminishing. So whenever KD is being highlighted on TNT you can see and hear Shaq trying to distract himself always throughout his KD’s career by making noises. Shaq is the type that craves attention and will do anything to get in the spotlight and you can hear him making noises when attention is being directed towards someone else. Just watch few past segments and you can clearly identify moments he starts throwing tantrums like a child. The rest of the media are the same ones like SAS who said KD was going to be a bust and don’t want to say they were wrong as they spent all of his career waiting on his downfall. As soon as anything negative happens they will be first to report about him to justify he is anything else besides what he is shown them. It just so happens he came along during social media era when regular folks can also have platform and he interacts with them about the game differently from what they heard about him from this old talking heads. They can’t stand that first they said he was going to not make it and now with media he is able to tell his own story. So they will go down to their graves praying for him to make the slightest mistake to pounce on. He has done everything on the court but they keep saying leadership talk is just the way they can say see we were right he didn’t deserve to be the number one pick. What a shame they are so old and yet they can’t say all those kids in the league grew up wanting to play like him moving the game forward but they are stuck in the past. The game has long changed when KD began working on handling the ball like a guard when he was young. When he was doing it in college it was talked on media as he will never succeed and be a bust but now everyone who is tall or big is adapting his style of handling the ball and shooting from range. The biggest hypocrites will say KD you are like 7 foot why don’t you average more rebounds like he stays under the basket like they did all their careers. He is a combination of all players like a guard to the center fitting everywhere and don’t compare yourself to this once in a generation player.

[@JoLaf-d6y]

Here’s a guy (Myers) that has put together the last dynasty the NBA has known, which HAS INCLUDED KD (!!!) and SAS doesn’t seem to want to listen to him, not even ask him questions about his insight of leadership (or lack of) of KD and Steph…. I know it’s a show, I know Smith is a showman above anything else purposefully, but god it’s really a waste

[@williamshawa80]

I thought we were done with this leadership shit. KD ain’t just that dude get that through your thick heads.

[@carlosiverson3857]

Akways when kd losse a game😮

[@CoolTy23]

Basically, SAS was wrong all those years when he was saying KD was the best player on the planet

[@brendanbloom3366]

Nice mental gymnastics

[@carlosiverson3857]

???

[@JayStiles-kt2pm]

KD never had no leadership since being drafted like c'mon now

[@brendanbloom3366]

I’m sure you know better than all his teammates and coaches who have praised his leadership

[@LurnWell]

​@brendanbloom3366 It's just bad that we never see it on the court. Maybe he's just a good motivational speaker.

[@brendanbloom3366]

@@LurnWell watch the games. You can see it on the court all the time.

[@LurnWell]

@brendanbloom3366 I've been watching him in the NBA since he was on the Sonics....It's not enough

[@brendanbloom3366]

@@LurnWell not enough? Tell me exactly hat you expect to see.

[@SE7EN1NE7ES]

This like black parenting vs white parenting in basketball form lol

[@ryangalambos6089]

Is perk going to do this everytime the suns lose? Seems like he one take on Durant and this is it

[@carlosiverson3857]

Thank u. Every time kd losse a game 😂

[@BearArms2025]

KD isn’t trying to be phony ,if he comes acting like someone else now it’ll just turn teammates off

[@Rockleelives777]

The only one who isn’t scared to give an honest take here is kp

[@Lekefrmda4]

Mfs must forgot he ain’t got no leadership joining that 73-9 team that busted your ass every year and I remember bron busted your ass in that 2012 finals

[@dwhitfield58]

There’s limited growth inside of comfort zones KD has to get uncomfortable periodt

[@Omphemetse.]

The analogies 😂

[@Ainttrippin]

these 4 have zero chemistry. hard to watch

[@TheBlackSands]

The slim reaper is not the head coach and technically this is d books team , but follow him to victory .

[@folag]

Why haven't you fellows mentioned Draymond Green? He's a detestable a--hole on and off the court, but somehow, the Warriors play better when he's around than when he's out for all sorts of reasons. The trouble with this discussion is that Perk brought up a good point, not Stephen A., and he's desperately trying to retain his position as the primus inter pares. Pathetic.

[@killakamSosa]

This lady be in these players face why don’t she ask Durant? Why would u ask a scrub about a Superstar? It’s sad y’all let perkins even speak Stephen A knows that man has no clue of basketball I’m surprised he doesn’t expose perkins because he a lame

[@BearArms2025]

Stephen A First Take is number 1 because it’s been no competition

[@gabrielfonseca99]

Stephen “Galvanize Troops” A Smith

[@panagiotisatmatzidis9972]

"He went to GSW and learn how to win" now all he needs to do is go to Phoenix and say "Bring me one MVP and two all-star starters caliber-level players and we can win" - No shit Sherlock...

[@CharlesDrafter11]

KD needs a Draymond Green if he doesn’t want to be vocal

[@newlifeisalright]

SAS still got it fr

[@ThePoker215]

The difference between how espn talks about the nfl and the nba is embarrassing. This video could have been uploaded any time in the last 5 years. Bunch of casuals

[@D15-b8j]

Yeah KD leadership is the reason 😂😂😂 why they didn’t win with cp3 the best leader in the league??

[@baldeagle4710]

Well they did make the finals.

[@coonnfriend]

He had more playoff success post gs than kd

[@deesee2051]

All that leadership stuff is so overrated how does Perk know what’s going on in the Suns locker room

[@TheNyion912]

Here goes Andrew’s trying to tear black men down again!

[@BBW590]

Kawhi wasn't a vocal leader in the locker room

[@Se0420_]

Kawhi lead by example. KD don’t lead by example or vocally. Just go out there do his thing get his stats.. it’s a reason he has only 2 playoffs wins since leaving GSW

[@noahx.classic]

​@@Se0420_ I mean that Brooklyn team failed KD and the dude gave it his absolute all. And there was no way the suns were beating that nuggets team. He's done well considering the injuries he's faced.

[@sphephelomabuyakhulu3327]

This is so stupid to listen to because Bob is the only one who has actually built a team. Let him speak!

[@jalynjones9136]

Nah but books leadership style is enough stop making it all about kd this is BOOK TEAM

[@blackezi3]

Didn't they just trade away Chris Paul who is a leader? Interesting 😂 The Suns will regret trading him away

[@baldeagle4710]

He’s always injured

[@blackezi3]

@@baldeagle4710So is Bradley Beal 🤣

[@gregorcollins]

In a world where Strus wants Max dollars, Achiuwa wants Precious minutes, and Wemby can't wait to be the premier Victor, I can't say that I'm all that Luka warm about the NBA. Can't wait for the Western Conference playoffs!!

[@abdulfarah4839]

Perks is just a hater kd is a leader without him goldenstate dont win those championships kd is a great player look at them now in 9th place.

[@ineronclairvoyant5829]

DOES MALAKA READ THESE COMMENTS BECOME THATS THE ONLY REASON IM COMMENTING

[@vvvshashank]

Tim Duncan

[@tracysharp1361]

KD is not that leader and they need to quit trying to make him be one.

[@MaximusSunman]

Kd is pathetic and should just retire if he’s actually happy with just his lousy 2 rings then he definitely needs to retire you can’t come to a team with championship aspirations & give them false hope especially if you know that you’re not about winning & all he wants to do is just hoop…

[@euro51116]

KD led Bob's team to 3 finals

[@lwshamilton44]

Steph and Dray, not KD

[@euro51116]

@@lwshamilton44 Who got fmvp in those runs?

[@focuz4899]

​@@euro51116 The guy who joined a 73-9 team won the FMVP and cupcake award in the same season.

[@euro51116]

@@focuz4899 sure did, on a cupcake team of course

[@focuz4899]

@@euro51116 Yeah they won 2 without him. He hasn't been able to do anything without Steph.

[@ToppShots]

No

[@MaximusSunman]

Kd sadly will go out like Hakeem the dream he got his 2 rings and after that he became riddled with injuries & could just never recover.

[@focuz4899]

KD ain't Hakeem the Dream. Trust me.

[@murryjm]

How is a purported Suns’ fan making snide comments about Hakeem? Even if Hakeem got old, he still spanked the Suns’ behinds in back to back years in route to his championships.

[@GordonFerguson-b9d]

Perk be talking a lot of bs

[@Suge8263]

Kd my favorite player but i do see what sas saying..

[@Se0420_]

kd doesn’t have a leadership style. he’s not a leader. he’s just a stoner who’s a great scorer. he’s taller, better JR smith

[@pearljamstar2900]

they running out of things to talk about lol

[@jackiepage6120]

The Suns are horrible. I love basketball and watch it nonstop, I can’t even watch the suns. They’re gross. No flow. Bad decisions. Awful.

[@Pgetoff]

I love you malika you so beautiful 😍😍😍

[@dawithaile5113]

Steph ain’t a vocal leader. He lets Draymond cause chaos. Steph is an overrated leader.

[@brendanbloom3366]

.@MichelleDBeadle "What kind of leader is [Kevin Durant]?" @BucketsONeale00 "He's a vocal one. During the games he's getting on guys, telling us what he sees...And then everyday showing up, working hard, setting a standard for us to uphold."

[@Lekefrmda4]

No