Tristan Thompson jokes that the Warriors "sold their soul to the devil" when they signed Kevin Durant after losing the 2016 Finals. He calls it a steal, trading one ring for the chance at two, and admits he's envious since he only has one championship.
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you win the 2016 championship. Like, what's the thinking? We come back next year with Kevin Durant. Man, when you guys came back with Kevin Durant, I said, how is this? I said, these guys are out of control. I said, I was joking around. I'm like, man, these guys sold their soul to the devil. How the hell you guys pull this off? I said, how do these guys pull this off? You guys are 73-9. You lose in the finals, and you get Kevin Durant. That's the gift you get? That's not a bad trade. You give up one championship to get two? That's kind of— we call that a deal. We call that a steal. We call that a steal. So that was actually a good trade-off that you guys did. So I appreciate that, 'cause I wanted my one ring. At least I got one, right?