RF2044
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I think I disagree with every statement you made in this post. Barkley, Malone and Payton were all in their mid 30’s and at the end. That is not chasing rings to me. Also Gary Payton was on the Heat and has a ring. I dont hear people talk that much about Gary or Charles not winning since they went up against Jordan. It’s mostly how great they were. Barkley for rebounding at his height and Gary playing defense. I agree KG chased a ring and won but I don’t think it really changed his legacy all that much. He was also at the end and had multiple other good players on the team.
How did KG "chase a ring?" He got traded against his will, and almost blocked the trade to Boston because he was so upset about being forced out of Minnesota.
I think there's revisionist history around KG / that group, because Lebron once said that he got inspired to build a superteam based upon what Boston had done. But as I recall, Pierce and KG had to talk Allen into joining them, after KG himself had to decide not to veto the trade. These weren't guys who schemed in advance to get together to chase a ring.
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