Thunder fans are LIVID at this...

What he just said was plain stupid as Paul Pierce said the Oklahoma City Thunder need to trade Chet Holmgren All right rising star and I think he has top 10 potential in the league for Kevin Durant Are you kidding me Paul Pierce of all people decided to say look, this is what the Thunder need to do I know I've said some outlandish things about trades like oh, let's go get Cam Johnson I know this is gonna happen blah blah blah recently Bobby Portis I know I've said some pretty crazy things suggesting some trades and I get why you guys get upset about this But suggesting the trade Chet Holmgren for Kevin Durant. Are you kidding me? I would never say that in my own mind. That is just an absurd thing to put out there You know in a million years that would never happen But yet Paul Pierce who is this great basketball player who thinks he's a top 10 player all-time when news flash You aren't even top 25. All right, he says the Oklahoma City Thunder need to do this just quite absurd in my mind So we're gonna break down the you know, the comparison and stats and those don't always tell the full story But we'll do that comparison between the two players and what I personally think as always I think if you guys can catch on early on I am NOT happy that he suggests this whatsoever as this is one of the most idiotic trade scenarios I've ever seen it's right up there with someone suggesting the Thunder need to trade for Joel Embiid or Giannis on a Jacopo All right, that's how you know the level of idiocracy this trade seems to me before we get into all that though We're at two thousand six hundred and twenty six subscribers That was kind of hard for me to read looking at this as well because you know Just numbers right back in there of each other but trying to reach 3,000 here also 10,000 for before 2026 I think we can hit 3,000 before the end of February. I think that's pretty easy go for us to hit So as always if you enjoy the content that we're putting out and you want to support or you come back on regular basis And you aren't subscribed yet. Why not? You're already coming back. Go ahead hit that subscribe button for me It's the best way to support with that out of the way Let's go ahead and get into talking about what Paul Pierce had to say. All right, and it's just it's idiotic All right, and no one's right mind. Should they be suggesting trading away a 21 year old player for someone that's almost 37 and no one's right mine. All right, I get it He is he's an all-star this year no doubt about that at all could even be an all-nba player But the fact of the matter is he's not going to be that same player on the Thunder let alone I don't think Presti or the fan base would take him back. I don't think they would All right, it just wouldn't be a good fit whatsoever when you look at personality his play style I'd say play style offensively. He could fit in defensively. Can he do what he's you know, what Chet does? No, no, not even close. All right, but this is what Paul Pierce had to say right here. All right Listen, they balled without Chet. So now you trade him for KD KD shown me he can play with anybody He can fit on a team like ain't brawn where you got to change your whole blank You know as always such a great role model for kids Paul Pierce for brawn KD can plug and play wherever he go Wherever he he goes. All right, let's get proper grammar. Let's talk right first Okay, like just it just makes no sense It makes no sense if they're doing this well without Chet then imagine how good they're going to be with him Use your mind a little bit Paul All right You may have been called the truth but the truth of the matter is just because you played basketball you played in the NBA does not mean you can go out there and Be an analytic be some stat nerd out there and be like look the Thunder need to do this No, that's not the case. All right, that's the truth learn it because that's your nickname You better learn the truth quick because Kevin Durant. All right and Chet Holmgren. They are not the same player Sure, Kevin Durant offensively could fit into the Oklahoma City Thunder system defensively. There's a lot of questions surrounding him There are a ton of questions surrounding him and I get it the comparisons between the two as they're very similar players All right. I see a lot of KD's game in Chet I truly do but Chet has the potential to be just as good as KD He does I think has potential in four years to be a top ten player in the league and then in six years Potentially a top five player in the league. He has that skill set He has that mindset to reach that level of like a superstar status in the league But you know, let's go ahead and look at the statistics then. All right, let's go ahead look at the statistics first for Kevin Durant I get it He's having a great season 27 points a game six rebounds four assists block a game almost a steal a game But three turnovers two fouls a game and you're shooting it quite well 52% from the field 39% from three he's 6'11 tall, but he's 36 years old. He's almost 37. He has like two years left and he's retiring Okay, 45% on corner threes 85% of his threes are assisted 30% of all his shots are three pointers And I get it. Like I said, I truly get it. All right, he is a superstar He is he could go down as a top 25 player all-time and he might already be that You might already be a top 25 player all-time But you'd have him for maybe a year or two Maybe and then he retires trade away Chet for nothing then maybe a ring All right. I like the Thunder's odd when Chet comes back instead of training him for KT. I get it They're balling without him. Just imagine how good they're going to be once he's back Imagine that they are 32 and 2 when one of Chet or Hartenstein plays imagine when he's playing with Hartenstein Imagine that Chet is an impactful player He was having an all-star caliber season before he got injured against the Golden State Warriors And we can go ahead and look at the stats right now as well to prove that he was having that level of a season All right, he's not averaging as many points per game But that's also because he got injured early on in that game and when you play with guys like Shea and Dub You're going to average less points. It's the same with KD. If he came over to Oklahoma City He'd probably average 22 points a game But Chet's averaging nine rebounds a game to assist two and a half blocks almost up to three right there Almost a steal game less turnovers same amount of fouls shooting almost the same splits as well 50% from the field 38% from three. He's 7'1 22 years old. So I was off on his age a little bit He's about to be 23, but still a 13 year age gap right there 13 years 42% on corner threes thousand, you know, all the shots are you know All of his threes are assisted and 33% of his shots are threes He is you know, he has potential to be just as good as KD if not better So why would Oklahoma City ever trade Chet Holmgren? Paul Pierce? I don't know what he was smoking what he was on but he needs to get off that He needs to get off it because you know Chet Holmgren He is one of the future pieces for the Oklahoma City Thunder for years to come that Chet and Shea connection is going to feed For generations, it's gonna be very similar to what we saw with Russ and KD All right, we're gonna see that very similarly same with Jalen Williams on the team that you know Three punch combo between those three guys you have Chet who can do everything Shea who's a mid-range team and Dubb Who's just angry all the time attacking the rim even you know, his dribble moves are angry He dribbles the ball like it, you know, like stole 20 bucks from him like he just plays with a bunch of aggression That's why this team works. If you trade away Chet for KD. I don't even think the Oklahoma City Thunder win a ring I think it messes I think that's the trade that messes up chemistry right there Anyway, one of the three core pieces right there then KD retires in two years All right, I give him two more years at the maximum in the league then he's gone All right And it's crazy thing to say because he was our childhood him Steph LeBron all those guys But they all have like two years left and then they're done Truly. I'm just telling the truth right here about the guys. They have two years left and they're done So, why would you trade Chet who has ten plus years left in the league for someone that you know? Might even retire after next season. You got to keep that in mind when you're making these proposals Oh, you can plug and play in there like how good they're doing without Chet then imagine how good they're gonna be once he's back All right They were on pace for an insane season if he stayed healthy and it was a freak accident that got him injured Don't be like, oh it's because he's skinny. He got injured. No, it was a freak accident It's one of those medical things where it's like look, there's just nothing protecting you there unless you're morbidly obese That's truly the fact of the matter. All right, there was the same thing with his, you know ankle injury When he originally got drafted the court was wet. They still had them play. All right, he slipped on a wet court All right, he's not injury prone. These are just freak accidents that don't happen to anyone because of bad circumstances All right, he's not just someone that's constantly getting injured. Those were his first injuries of his, you know, basketball career So keep that in mind making these trades. All right I still I'm gonna push for like training of Kendricks Williams and Usman Jang for Bobby Portis as I think that would help the Thunder out a ton. Bobby Portis is playing well I think he can bring more impact than Kendricks Williams or Usman Jang in the playoffs But one of these trades between two teams superstars you are not doing no in no world All right I hope you guys can agree with me on this because that's all I got for this Let me know you guys personally think about Paul Pierce saying this because I just think he's an idiot All right, just because you play doesn't mean you can talk. That's simple. That's all I got for this video I'll see you guys in the next one