Kevin Durant made his most revealing feedback but as to why his Brooklyn Nets tenure didn’t produce the success many envisioned.
Making a visitor look on LeBron James and Steve Nash’s “Thoughts The Recreation” podcast, Durant felt there have been just a few folks actually purchased into successful a championship.
“It felt like we had been safe however every little thing else round us was going to sh*t,” Durant stated. “Not in a foul means, we obtained GMs going to different groups, coaches going to different groups, we obtained gamers forcing trades, we obtained Ben Simmons and his again harm. It was simply a lot bullsh*t round us. I felt like we had been locked in on the identical web page and understanding we’re making an attempt to do one thing particular right here.
“I felt like your [Steve Nash’s] arms had been tied rather a lot as a result of, as a coach, you gotta cope with a lot. We didn’t get the complete Steve Nash like I wished, such as you most likely wished. I simply felt prefer it was too many distractions in a means. You may’t win that means.”
Distractions will definitely make successful troublesome. Is Durant making any legitimate factors, although?
Laborious To Make Sense Of Durant’s Complaints
There’s only a lot that doesn’t add up. He talks of common managers leaving however Sean Marks has been with the franchise since 2016, and there have been no indicators of him departing.
Coaches? All the preliminary reporting on Kenny Atkinson being dismissed listed Durant and Kyrie Irving wanting him gone. Nash was their selection, which ended up flopping.
Durant could speak about good intentions however, ultimately, he wished Nash gone as nicely.
On the finish of the day, it was Durant and Irving who determined to workforce up in Brooklyn. They wished James Harden on board as nicely. Not less than a few of the turmoil and distractions has to come back all the way down to what they did.
Durant may have merely attributed extra of it to COVID-19 and the best way the roster was impacted because of this. Irving confronted penalties for not taking the vaccine and a workforce that lacked depth was additional depleted when illness arose.
Being so prepared to level at every little thing across the workforce however not himself speaks to a scarcity of accountability.
Durant Loved First Yr With Nets
Regardless of the complaints, Durant acknowledged he actually loved his first yr taking part in in Brooklyn.
“I really feel like we had nice intentions,” Durant stated. “I felt like we cared sufficient, on daily basis we had been making an attempt to push in the direction of successful a championship. It was a fantastic vibe in there, a few of the finest occasions. That first yr, that’s why I signed the deal, a few of the most enjoyable ball I had taking part in in my entire life.
“I loved it, I loved Brooklyn rather a lot. I beloved taking part in for Brooklyn however it was simply a lot across the guys that had been dedicated to the state of affairs.”
