Overview
- An old Unguarded podcast clip now circulating shows Kevin Durant saying the Miami Heat and executive Pat Riley helped set Dwyane Wade up to win.
- Durant added that Wade did not have to carry as much for his last two championships and said Wade’s style is not more conducive to winning than James Harden’s.
- The conversation reemerged after Patrick Beverley recently argued Harden ranks above Wade, drawing an angry response from the Heat legend.
- Coverage notes Durant’s history with Harden as former teammates in Oklahoma City and Brooklyn, which some observers see as a reason for bias.
- Reports frame the dispute as a broader rings-versus-resume question, with Wade’s 2006 Finals MVP and three titles weighed against Harden’s MVP, scoring crowns, and long run of elite stats.