Regret on the five major stars who left the NBA s old club

As a business alliance, trading has long become a common norm. Some trades can be win-win, while others not only make the team slump, but also make the stars lose their aura.

After James took the initiative for superstars and stars with contributions through his influence, some transactions were not dominated by the team, but controlled by the stars, but not all of these subjective transactions could be achieved. Some transactions once made the stars suffer their own consequences, becoming the greatest shame and sorrow of their career, and even made them unable to recover, resulting in the loss of so-called honor and glory.

Today, a list of the five major stars in the current NBA who left their old club.

Fifth place: Klay Thompson

In the summer of 2024, Clay parted ways with Golden State and was signed first and then exchanged by the team. But this season's Mavericks can be regarded as a disaster-level existence. Not only does Clay not receive self-salvation and fulfill his own value, but instead, because the Mavericks trade Doncic, Irving's injury, and even fail to enter the playoffs, making Clay an 3D star whose value and fame have fallen to the bottom.

As Curry said, your best choice is to stay here. But all the remarks are meaningless, and there is no medicine for regret in the world. Whether Clay has regretted it or not, it will be useless. Golden State can never go back. After Clay leaves, he will lose his former glory and glory. Clay can only climb on the path he has chosen.

Now seeing the Warriors still able to enter the playoffs after losing him, but they wanted to prove to the team, but they didn't even enter the playoffs. Clay paid an extremely painful price because of his arrogance, and made this former sharpshooter completely enter a down-and-out period after leaving his old club.

No. 4: Blake Griffin

In the summer of 2023, Griffin chose to leave the Celtics for his family. When the Celtics hoped that they could continue to play and reserve a position for them, Griffin was discouraged, cut his salary several times, and even became a blue-collar worker, and fell to the ground to save the ball. After still not winning the championship with teams such as the Nets and the Celtics, Griffin was extremely disappointed and chose to leave the NBA stage temporarily.

But when the Celtics won the championship trophy in the season, Griffin also missed the only chance to win the championship trophy in his career. As a No. 1 pick, Griffin's explosive physical talent and athletic ability at his peak will also shock the league, but in his late career, he hopes to win the championship with the superstar. After the disintegration of the Nets' Big Three, Griffin will put his hope on the Celtics, but in the 2022-23 season, the Celtics fell on the stage of the division finals and were defeated by the Hays. Griffin lost confidence and chose to leave this sad place, which also made Griffin leave this time, regretting that the championship trophy that was within his control for life was lost, and it also became the biggest regret and loss of this famous airman in the league.

Third: Kawaii Leonard

In the summer of 2019, Leonard gave up the honorary attributes of defending the champion and chose to return to Los Angeles. Although this choice allowed Leonard to win three maximum salary contracts, Leonard's desire to compete for the championship also dissipated. The continuous injury troubles made him live up to his courage and could no longer meet his former height and achievements. In the 2024-25 season, Leonard, who was doing his best, still could not defeat Jokic's team. His sense of powerlessness arose. Kawaii was definitely the top star in the league at that time, especially at critical moments, and he was never ruthless. Now, Leonard has completely fallen into the trap after giving up on himself and has no fighting spirit. Even if he wants to help Harden win the championship trophy, he will be powerless.

If I had not left the Raptors, the team might have launched an attack on winning the championship again. After all, that champion team has absolute strength in addition to luck. Whether it is Leonard's personal ability, Lowry's organizational ability, and the deterrent power of sharpshooter Green, they have become the team's killer weapon for winning. This time's misplaced decision not only made him lose the halo of the championship, but also made Leonard a down-and-out boy who had fallen into it, making him regret it.

Second: James Harden

In the 2024-25 season, Harden's team lost to the Nuggets in the tiebreak, which also made Harden fall on the stage of the first round of the playoffs again. Let the 35-year-old Harden be almost distant from winning the championship. This failure also made Harden decide to leave the Rockets in 2020, and this decision seems to be an extremely failure.

Even if he cannot stay with the team to win the championship, at least Harden will still be the leader of Houston and will still hold a big contract, allowing him to continue to call on the court. Now, the successive transactions have not only made his reputation suddenly decline, but also made Harden lose his big contract and become a superstar who lost his wife and his soldiers.

Recalling that Harden would be the absolute leader of the team in the Rockets, but after leaving, he not only did not win the championship, but he made him at the forefront of the storm and became an abandoned baby at the stake. He suffered from successive salary cuts, and was still empty-handed, making him a down-and-out star. Leaving the Rockets was destined to be the biggest mistake in his career. Now the Rockets have made a comeback. It seems that it is a luxury to hold his thigh, so that Harden will pay a heavy price for what he does and become a superstar who has been united to make a decision to ruin his future.

No. 1: Kevin Durant

In the summer of 2019, Durant left Jinzhou with a major injury with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The reason for leaving this time is closely related to Green's insult. But after Durant left Golden State, although he still got a big contract, Durant was unable to win the championship trophy, and even entering the stage of the division finals became a luxury and expectation. From the Nets to the Suns, Durant is still empty-handed, and even his team has never made it to the finals stage. Missing the playoffs this season has made Durant extremely desperate.

If Durant had not left that year, he might have won more honors. Now, for the sake of his so-called backbone, he has not only not improved his reputation, but has been empty-handed. For Durant, this choice not only did not achieve better expected results, but also made him dim and made Durant regret for his whole life, and even became a constant ridicule by Green.

The sentence "We were the champion team when you came, and we were the champion team when you left", made Durant a series of ridiculed, and even Barkley's bus remarks completely dissipated his honor and became a superstar with a sharp decline in value. Leaving for Durant will also be destined to be the biggest wrong choice.

Written at the end: Choices and Consequences

The world of the NBA is full of choices and consequences. The stories of these stars tell us that every decision can change the direction of our career. Clay, Griffin, Leonard, Harden and Durant may have chosen for various reasons, but the end result has forced them to face the cruelty of reality. I hope these stories can give other players an inspiration, and think twice before making a decision. After all, once you decide, there is no way back.