After securing back-to-back championships with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant has once again been justified in his decision to join the franchise in 2016.

The veteran took heavy criticism for joining the already stacked Warriors after they eliminated his Oklahoma City Thunder team in the Western Conference Finals just months before he signed with them.

The Dubs were coming off a record 73-win season and it was apparent that Durant's arrival would see them become a formidable outfit.

It's unprecedented for a team to possess four All-Stars at the peak of their powers and the results over the last two years have been unsurprising.

They have been truly dominant and underlined this with a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in this year's Finals.

Playing with fellow superstars has seemingly made the game easier for KD and although his numbers may be down from his time in OKC, his efficiency is up and he's enjoying much more success.

The All-NBA small forward isn't always the go-to guy on this Warriors team as he has to share the load with Stephen Curry which is a change from his Thunder days when the offence almost exclusively ran through him.

With his experiences, the 29-year-old interestingly believes that it's harder to stand out on a team that features other star players.

"I feel like it's easy to be the best player when you don't have good players around you. I feel like it's harder to stand out when you have great players around you," Durant said, according to Yahoo Sports' Michael Lee.

"I pride myself on standing out wherever I am. I pride myself on working hard wherever I go. And I feel like these guys embraced me and I feel like I’m a Warrior."

Difference maker

Even after winning two straight championships, the nine-time All-Star still feels like he has to explain his decision to move to the Bay Area.

But he's continuing to prove that despite being alongside other great players, he's still the difference maker that turns them into an unstoppable force.

Curry may be the heart and soul of the Warriors but it's Durant who has picked up back-to-back Finals MVP awards for his decisive contributions when it matters most.

Steph has won three championships but that prestigious individual honour still eludes him as he also lost out to Andre Iguodala in 2015.

Durant, however, doesn't believe it matters to either of them as the focus is purely on team success.

"Obviously as the best individual players, we all want to play well and I know Steph doesn’t care about stuff like that," Durant said of his second Finals MVP win.

"I really wasn't expecting to do any of this. I was just trying to win. MVPs or not, I think we both played great basketball."

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