Kevin Durant, the new star of Phoenix Suns, made statements.
Kevin Durant, who was on his way to the Suns as a result of the trade between Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns, made his first press conference with his new team. Answering the questions of members of the press, the star player made statements about the Brooklyn Nets period. found.
Durant used the following statements about the 16-game period he played with James Harden and Kyrie Irving in the Brooklyn Nets:
“We couldn’t be together enough on the field. We played great basketball when James, Kyrie and I were on the court together, but we needed more time on the court to win a championship and be a great team.”
“They will always be a part of my journey. We didn’t achieve what we wanted to achieve, but I enjoyed playing with them. Everyone there tried to do our best every day, regardless of what was going on in the media or what happened to our teammates.”
“I get emotional talking about them because this has been a special four years in my career. They helped me a lot, so I have nothing bad to say.”
Disappointed that he could not reach his goals in Brooklyn Nets, KD said about the trade request of another star player of the team, Kyrie Irving:
“I was upset that we couldn’t finish our work. I thought we had good momentum. We were finally building a culture we wanted. Our chemistry seemed to improve with each match, but I didn’t know what was going on with Kyrie and his position in the organization. I didn’t really focus on that. I just focused on what we’re doing on the pitch.”
“Kyrie is a Hall of Famer. He can do anything on the pitch and we trusted that. His trade request was a huge blow to our team. With this move, he took away our identity. Because we didn’t have a clear identity without Kyrie. So it was hard for me to digest this. I loved playing with those guys.”
The Nets, who could not start the season as they wanted, were promoted to second place in the Eastern Conference while continuing on their way with Jacque Vaughn’s transfer to the head coach position in the following period. The Nets traded first Kyrie and then Durant, with Kyrie Irving requesting a trade shortly thereafter.
