Durant denies Dubs are superteam: 'We just work extremely well together'

The Golden State Warriors may currently boast some of the greatest talent ever assembled, but Kevin Durant still isn't ready to label them a "superteam."

The 2017 Finals MVP argued that while many of the Warriors' big names turned into star players, they weren't highly regarded before arriving in Golden State.

"First of all, if everybody wanted Steph, he would have been the No. 1 pick," Durant told ESPN's Chris Haynes. "A lot of people passed on him. A lot of people doubted Steph, saying he wasn't going to be this good. Klay Thompson, he was just supposed to be this OK shooter in the league, like that's what you thought of Klay Thompson when he came in. Draymond, nobody wanted him. He was a 6-(foot-)5 power forward. (They said) he couldn't play in the league, he couldn't start in the NBA. Shaun Livingston had a crazy knee injury."

While the Warriors may have entered the 2016-17 campaign as heavy favorites to win it all, Durant believes Golden State's teamwork was the difference this season, not its overall talent.

"A lot of people didn't expect these guys to be where they are today. Superteam? No, we just work extremely well together," Durant explained. "Coach puts us in position to maximize our strengths."

Durant isn't the first player this week to argue he's not part of a superteam, as LeBron James echoed a similar sentiment following the Cavaliers' Game 5 defeat.