Kerr wasn't offended by KD's comments on system

Kevin Durant recently voiced his long-term concerns about the Golden State Warriors' offensive system, citing it as one of the reasons for his departure from the Bay Area.

The All-Star forward spoke about needing to create his own offense more often as the playoffs progressed, but according to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, that's exactly how his system is designed to work.

"I wasn't at all offended what Kevin said because it’s basically the truth,” Kerr told The Athletic's Anthony Slater. "You look at any system, I mean, I played the triangle with Michael Jordan. The offense ran a lot smoother all regular season and the first couple rounds of the playoffs than it did in the conference finals and Finals. It just did.

"That's why guys like Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant are who they are. They can transcend any defense. But defenses in the playoffs, deep in the playoffs, combined with the physicality of the game - where refs can't possibly call a foul every time - means that superstars have to take over. No system is just going to dice a Finals defense up. You have to rely on individual play. I didn’t look at (his comment) as offensive. I look at that as fact."

Kerr brought up Durant's first season with Golden State and how the free-flowing nature of his system combined with the All-NBA forward's excellence in isolation situations culminated in a title in 2016-17.

"That’s ideally what you want as a coach," Kerr said. "You want a system that you can count on to get organized, get people comfortable. Then you want a couple guys who can break down a defense on their own when the offense can't get a shot up. That’s what championship basketball is about to me."

Durant and Kerr added another NBA championship during the 2017-18 campaign before falling short to the Toronto Raptors in last season's Finals. The 30-year-old was named Finals MVP during both of the Warriors' title runs.