Kevin Durant has heard nearly every kind of legacy debate throughout his basketball career, so when a similar question was raised about Patrick Mahomes during his stop on the “Up & Adams” show, he didn’t allow it to linger.
The conversation shifted to the Chiefs‘ disappointing record and whether missing the postseason might affect how Mahomes is judged years from now. Durant cut in quickly, sounding baffled that the idea was even being floated.
“What kind of a question is that?” Durant said, shaking his head. “That makes no sense at all. If anybody is questioning Pat Mahomes legacy from a one-off year, he can miss the playoffs for the rest of his career, I don’t give a damn. This man is Patrick Mahomes.
“When he coming out there, how many championships he got? Three? Like, come on now. Are we going to question Pat Mahomes, Chris Jones, Travis Kelce? He’s still an all-time great, potentially the greatest of all time.”
His response came as Kansas City continues to fight through a frustrating stretch. The Chiefs sit at 6-6, a place they’re not accustomed to occupying this late in a season.
The division picture has flipped, leaving the Chargers and Broncos ahead while Kansas City tries to steady itself after dropping back-to-back games.
One of those losses, a 31-28 setback against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, sparked much of the outside noise. Mahomes played well enough to win, yet the Chiefs couldn’t close.
That mix of strong quarterback play and team inconsistency has become a theme for 2025, and it’s part of what makes legacy questions feel oddly misplaced to players like Durant.
A tough season, but little evidence Mahomes is slipping
Whatever has gone wrong for Kansas City, it hasn’t been the quarterback. The issues surrounding him have fed into the uneven results. But Durant’s argument lands on a broader truth: a single season rarely reshapes how an all-time player is remembered.
Mahomes already has the resume that most quarterbacks spend entire careers chasing. Three championships, years of elite production and a style that changed how teams think about the position. A handful of midseason losses won’t move that foundation.
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