Not signing Kevin Durant would be a complete failure for the Knicks - Max Kellerman | First Take
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- Published on Feb 11, 2019
- Max Kellerman of First Take takes a shot at New York Knicks owner James Dolan, suggesting that if the New York Knicks do not sign Kevin Durant this offseason, it is a complete failure by the franchise and the owner.
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Stephan here in spirit lol
Mfks need to stop hatin on max
Max was right throughout I don't know what he fuck the others are talkin bout their fans don't have to kneel for shit for what they've been thru
Max is so right will and Molly literally have no idea what to argue about
Molly is "pretty" and also completely Useless!
I hate to be that guy, but Molly is extremely annoying!
Literally the only reason anybody would sign to the Knicks is because they’re in NYC
"I am talking to you... James Dolan." Here comes the wrath😂😂
3:17
Max, you ok?
I could listen to Max complain about the Knicks all day, spoken like a true NY die hard fan
This topic is bullshit KD ain't moving from Oracle and if he does move its Clippers who team looks best for him to go to, but i hope he stays and wins two more rings with GS.
Kyrie’s a superstar BUT, he not KD, Lebron level. And he’s on another level than Kemba.
Max is right. Knicks owner ships and management sucks. Porzingis is next dirk they showed of kept this 22 year old star
Calm down 😂
I love combo of this two
Will has the right to condescend yet he plays fair and square with his verbal skill to kill Max. Molly is just condescending Max on top of Will's argument. I wonder how Max ego could handle her attitude after all these years.
"Put the camera on me"
*Proceeds to look at wrong camera*
i cant stand molly
Knicks are a joke and New York lost Amazon
Maybe not the greatest city in the world anymore lol
Mavericks' fans stand up!!!!!
why would KD join the knicks?
Who is that long hair person in the background to promote non sexism
Max is a hating ass bitch. He said he used to be a knick fan but is now a Laker fan. That goes to show his nature. Real fans live and die with their teams.
Fuck you
Actually his estranged dictator brother had a little to with him leaving
Knicks are GUCCI bro they tank the rest of the season, get a potential 1st round pick, sign an allstar maybe 2 allstars and BOOM!!! Automatic playoff team.
As a Knicks fan, we don’t need Kyrie. We need Kemba,KD,and Boogie
Max turning into Stephen A smith 😂
Max and the other guy is great.. but Molly... 😔
Most of y'all don't understand,
1. KP was out , no matter what the KNICKS wanted to do. The damage was done during the Phil Jackson era.
2. KP not only said he wasn't going to resign and but he also threatened to go back to Europe for the rest of the season , which would have took away any leverage the KNICKS would have had in a trade for KP.....
3. KP threatened to tell other players not to come to new York.
WHAT ELSE COULD THE KNICKS HAVE DONE, IF KP WAS UNWILLING TO GIVE THE NEW KNICKS FRONT OFFICE A CHANCE TO RIGHT THE SHIP?
KEEP IN MIND THE NEW KNICKS FRONT OFFICE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR .....
We have cap space for 2 max contracts, 7 1st round picks in the next 4 years, plus a stable of talented young players .
They might even get ZION .....
What else could the KNICKS have done?
imagine Knicks with
PG: Kyrie
SG: Dennis smith JR
SF: KD
PF: Zion
C: Jordan
He’s not going to the knicks he said he wasn’t lol wtf
Who’s the white guy impersonating Stephen a Smith lol
Max knows what he is talking about
Gotta be honest that metaphor by Max was perfect.
molly is so annoying
Tampering
Tampering
Use me as a please fire Molly button
Molly stfu
Wtf does Molly hate Max or something? I never see her agree with him; Only talking over or against him 😒🙄
This was a really bad take by Max lol. How doesn’t he get they couldn’t get KD, Kyrie, & KP w/o ridding of Hardaway & Lee contracts. Needed to pair KP w/ bad contracts for a team to accept them. Very simple.
Can the Knicks be sued for false advertising?
Lol what do molly and will not get? the point Max makes is pretty easy to understand and verify
But KP won't play a minuet for the Mavs in 2019 lol Knicks win. He's been pro three years and hurt three years.
Max is so salty about trading off KP. LMAO
It is clear Max misses Stephen A. Smith....the impersonation is funny!
Everytime max has a hot take 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ i hate KD but why the f would he wanna ho to the worst franchise in the league with the worst owner in the league??? No one with a brain wants to play for dolan. Same reason why no one wants to stay in cleveland. Cause dan gilbert is an asshole
Imagine .....KD, kuzma, Zion , kyrie,anthony Davis to the knicks
Tampering ...
Shut up, Molly.
Molly stfu,, u just saying shit ppl said before..
Lmao Kp Being Compared To The Dream & Dirk LMAOOOOOO
KP defensive monster?!!!! LMAO OMG
That was a good Comparison Max “They one the lottery then used the money to by more tickets” Perfect of all your similes that’s my Favorite😂👌🏾
Kyrie and Jimmy B is fine and good because they can draft Zion possibly . But they never should traded Porzingis🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
Kp didn't love new york matter fact he most likely never got over being booed out the building on draft night. Knowing liberal new york they probably saw a white guy get drafted and assumed it was his privilege or whatever nutty conspiracy theories are being pushed by the crazy communist perfessor on campus that week lmao
But hey new york fans weren't really wrong kp didn't do anything for that team except avg. 16 points they didn't make the playoffs with him i don't even think they won 30 games with him so maybe the boos were justified
The girls on this show always try to jump in but they only know like a part of it and look dumb.
Note: I don’t have anything against them I just think when they try to join in and don’t know what their talking about it just comes across as dumb
With Knicks luck and Front office they're going to sign Jimmy Buckets and Kemba to max deals LMAOOOOOOOO
Kellerman is a cock sucker #Knickstape
The Knicks are so bad that even Max Kellerman can be right about something. Good to know :D
Just stay with your team damn. I hate the Warriors but if everyone already thinks you're a snake you might as well have 10 rings to go with it
Durant Kyrie Zion !!!
i like max way better then skip and he was a str8 savage here
True... if knicks doesnt sign knicks this summer, i cant imagine how bad their trade is just to fail this free agency..
Max you keep looking at the mistakes they made in the past that led to porzingis wanting to leave; so in the CURRENT situation they made the best move the could. Obviously what they did up to that point was idiotic; we’re talking about what they had to do NOW to remedy a bad situation!
So the Knicks are dumb for making this move. Sure. They traded away a 7”3 talented crybaby who wasn’t patient enough to let the young talent around him develop, who’s never played a full season since he got into the league. And all they got was a 2nd year player that’s a solid pg, the most cap space in the league, and TWO first round draft picks. Yup. Completely dumb. I hope they draft Zion and he yams it on him. This isn’t like Anthony Davis’s situation where he’s given 7 years to the pelicans and they couldn’t put a solid team around him, this is a guy who can’t stay on the floor, and is too impatient to be “the man” of any team, let alone the one team that any star player would immediately gain immortal status to the public if they simply contend again. Dallas will see the best in him but only because he’ll be playing second fiddle to Luka.
Max is 100% right. You can’t ignore what happened if you’re talking about the position the Knicks are in now
#DoneWithDolan #DoneWithDolan
Max kellerman is the only guy who thinks a 7'3 guy with injury issues is a good investment smh this guy is delusional
Max is tripping! Porzingas is going to be a Shawn Bradley at best. Another soft ass European stick. I guarantee the unicorn will be hurt almost every season.
This guy MAX is STOOPID. Who would want to play for that DUMB DUMB owner ?? Honestly. Nets far more appealing
KD isn't going. GSW is a dynasty team. There not my team but they got it for 4 more titles
Yooo max on his Stephen a smith vibes
These 2 make a good duo
what about Zion??
Max is right. Im so over this Knicks bullshit. You've had more than enough time to build a team that can compete for a title. We didn't wait 20 years for you to build a 2nd round team. Show me a title chance or GET OUT MY FACE
You can tell the Knicks have severely damaged Max as a human. This is authentic PTSD from the poor guy
Max is slowly transforming into Steven A Smith
Molly STFU damn
KD only goes to championship teams tho...
Wait a minute wasn't Max going around not so long ago claiming that KD is NOT A TOP 5 PLAYER??
And as a knicks fan..... KD should come through chip or not. Knicks gon hand KD the Keys ! FOREVER ! Win a chip in NY and you a Legend up there with Jordan damn near ! And the rest will follow all the all stars and rookies, whatever everybody know Golden State is for the Golden Boys Curry & Klay lol
Bro ! Talk Facts !
Max going OFF .
Why these new guys trynna play a OG like Max smh lol
Will & Molly gotta convince us better I’m starting to feel a sense of antics coming along .
Complete failure if knicks don’t get KD and we ain’t have to trade Porzingis.
Porzingis , KD , ( Kyrie, Jimmy Butler, or Kemba) andddddddd maybe ZION ! Come on.
Max hits the nail on the head. Dolan is worst owner in franchise history. I would like to add ... Fizdale is worst coach in Knicks history as well.
Ima say it
Kp is a overrated injury prone player
Max annoying
Why tf does Max keep saying Kristaps is an elite defender? So not true.
Molly is so annoying
molly. shut the FUCK up please for the love of jesus
Only Steve A. knows how to calm him down... lol
If he goes there then he will be fishing in cancun early.... knicks is a weak ass team....
Damn the knicks are desperate
Max sound like a women scorn lol
Max get off Dolan D... You pathetic
molly is so annoying
Molly needs to clam up!!
Max a New York native that changed to a Laker fan everything he says is cap
Y’all some haters kd and Kyrie next year to the Knicks, just watch!! Knicks for life
Max was trippin loooolllllllll
Kyrie and jimmy would been nice enough for a franchise whose botched it for a while