Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Jay Williams join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss reports that Kevin Durant is interested in being traded to the New York Knicks, but that the Knicks are not interested. Then, they further react to Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Finals where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-2 lead over the Indiana Pacers.
0:00 Knicks have “no interest”
1:15 J-Will plays devil’s advocate
2:37 Perk takes major issue
4:27 J-Will’s reaction on the reporting
5:03 Stephen A. weighs in on the “pettiness”
7:37 Will the Pacers force a Game 7?
8:40 Perk thinks it’s over
10:15 “You don’t have to be disrespectful!”
11:52 J-Will’s thoughts
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@JuniorHernandez-k9m
June 18, 2025 at 2:06 am
Lmao the finals sucks because there is no superstar that can score at the highest level. Overrated teams and overrated role players.
@xDaPrincex
June 18, 2025 at 2:07 am
J is 100% correct. How is this disrespectful? Who the hell are you Perk? Lmao. 27 in his sleep plus a buncha missed games & getting out played by a younger Ant π€·πΏββοΈ, y’all just love to hate on the Knicks & take any chance y’all can to say some bout them.
@lou_lungz
June 18, 2025 at 2:09 am
It was Fat Joe who said yesterday is not today price
@madman94
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 am
Top 15 all time my @$$!!! KD can want what he wants, KD at 37 for this Knicks team is a hard pass, great decision Knicks π«‘π P.S. Perk is a complete waste of space with his takes… garbage player, garbage commentary, shock jockey at best! π
@Des_M3
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 am
Typical emotional response from SAS & Big perk π
@knkyeung7812
June 18, 2025 at 2:15 am
If KD is 31-32 sure thingβ¦.lol
But 37?
@DeoAlong
June 18, 2025 at 2:17 am
I see perk, i close the video. What a joke.
@youngrichslime1
June 18, 2025 at 2:18 am
I agree with knicks not worth blowing ur team up for a old player who is also injury prone at times
@1kitts
June 18, 2025 at 2:18 am
Perks is crazy. KD is a great player yes, but he is not a fit for every team. There’s no need to make the Knicks look bad for passing on him. They are looking into the future. KD is old in basketball years and will be off the scene soon.
@lookfeelbehealthy6320
June 18, 2025 at 2:22 am
The Knicks not being interested in KD has everything to do with who they’d need to give up in order to get him. It also may be personal, since KD chose the Nets over the Knicks a few years back. OKC is winning game 6. Even if Halliburton plays, he’ll be nowhere near 100%.
@jackobluntly3467
June 18, 2025 at 2:22 am
He turned us down TWICE π‘
@xDaPrincex
June 18, 2025 at 2:24 am
People in here hating on the Knicks is wild, I don’t even like KAT more then KD & I wouldn’t even do this trade. Plus we NYC, we don’t do sloppy seconds, stay over that way my G, we good on you. You chose BK & now look at you, if he had picked right, we woulda made the finals if he & Kyrie was healthy.
@adolfodelacruz2735
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 am
Smart move by knicks, to old
@1Brooklynbomber
June 18, 2025 at 2:26 am
He will be 38
@JtheLionheart
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 am
No contending team should want Durant, guy canβt lead a team through a one way exit cave.
@Uptop13
June 18, 2025 at 2:30 am
No disrespect to JWill, but this will be the last time I watch these ESPN first take clips. Those other 3 on the set is anything to say the lease slimβ¦I can find my updates and analysis somewhere else and will. Gtfoh
@snypes1008
June 18, 2025 at 2:31 am
Hali wasnβt a factor and they still walked down 20 points. Imagine if Hali was ok c where im going π€£π€£π€£π€£ π¨ π¨ π
@cooljp1531
June 18, 2025 at 2:31 am
Paying $55,000,000 for a 37 year old guy who can’t make the playoffs even with Booker by his side would be absurd. Anybody who takes him is either mentally disabled or laundering money.
@JoeGourgue
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 am
Screaming A think KD 25 π
@knkruse
June 18, 2025 at 2:38 am
Okayβ¦ I guess Perk isnβt that bad π«£
@AnthonyManago-q9h
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 am
They don’t need him they got a good team. Turn up the whole team for Kevin Durant, hell no
@Noobito97
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 am
-Jay Williams: we can still hear them, that should be interesting
-What he really said: donβt say nothing crazy rn gang π€£π―
@BrianGerke-h1c
June 18, 2025 at 2:46 am
Knick nations are happy we don’t want kd
@jordanmoore9318
June 18, 2025 at 2:55 am
Teams arenβt willing to give away their whole team for one player anymore. Especially an aging player.
@MoMoneyNoProbz
June 18, 2025 at 2:56 am
I donβt see all the noise with Durant. He great but heβs not the same player, has injuries and is just getting older to demand everything to go with him it isnβt a good move, just ask the suns.