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Kevin Durant will play for his fifth NBA team later this year. The 2014 League MVP officially became a member of the Houston Rockets during the weekend when the first business of seven NBA teams was completed.
During Sunday, during a moment to return to his time with the Suns, while looking at his new chapter in Houston. “Lots of love for Arizona. Houston, I can’t wait!” concluded an article on X this weekend.
However, during a recent frank discussion with his former coach Steve Nash, during looked even further by discussing some of the ups and downs of his passage with the Nets Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Nets striker Kevin during (7), talks to coach Steve Nash in the first half of the team’s basketball game against Indiana Pacers on Friday October 29, 2021 in New York. (AP photo / Mary Altaffer)
“We had this conversation in Portland, I think, just before a match, and I say to myself:” With whom I spend my next five years? “” Said during a recent edition of the LeBron James and Nash podcast edition co-organized “Mind the Game”.
“I had just signed this agreement. You (Steve Nash) had just signed an agreement. But I have the impression that we were safe, but everything around us went to the wrong direction. We had MJs going to other teams. We obtained coaches.
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During added that even if it was on the same wavelength with Nash, other factors contributed to an atmosphere of malfunction.
“I have the impression that we were locked up on the same wavelength and that we understand like, well, we try to do something special here,” said during. “But I had the impression that your hands were very attached because you had to do it – as a coach you had to do a lot.”
Nash recognized the point of during admitting: “I could not train as much as I wanted.”
During replied by suggesting that it had been deprived of the best version of Nash as a coach.
March 29, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, United States; Brooklyn Nets Nash head coach Steve Nash and striker Kevin during (7) watch in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“That’s what it was. I think we didn’t have the complete Steve Nash as I wanted … as you probably wanted. I just had the impression that it was just too much distractions in the way, and you know, you can’t win this,” noted during.
While during the passage with the nets like “bizarre”, he spoke with shine his gaming experience for the franchise.
January 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, United States; Brooklyn Nets Kevin striker during (7) warms before playing Miami Heat at FTX Arena. (Michael Laughlin-Usa today Sports)
“This first year, guy, the most fun ball I had. Part of the most fun ball that I had played entirely,” he said. “I enjoyed a lot. I really enjoyed Brooklyn. I loved playing for Brooklyn, but it was so much around the guys who got involved in the situation and I felt like we were committed, but not everyone was. It was just weird.”
During signed with the Nets in 2019 after three seasons with the Golden State Warriors. He was one of two winning teams from the NBA finals during his stay with Golden State, but he suffered an injury from Achilles in what has become his last season with the team.
During finally appeared in 129 games during his three -year term with the Nets.
