CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The irony wasn't lost on Kevin Durant as he walked down a back hallway at the Spectrum Center, exiting the building following a successful debut as the newest member of the Phoenix Suns.
Then quietly, Durant went back to Nets management and asked out, again. This time, it obliged and he landed in Phoenix, a place on his trade list the first time — a team that wouldn’t be depleted in trading for him, still employing the likes of Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and veteran point guard Chris Paul.
“What do you think it was?” queried Durant, as he is wont to do with the media during sessions. “I was looking at the year we was in the last year and then this year, what are we doing [for the future]? I’m here. I signed the contract [extension], but nobody else around me signed. It was too much confusion. I’m glad I can move forward.”
“I looked up, like what am I gonna do? I don't know who's gonna be my teammates, so I was a little nervous with that happening. And we were able to work something out.” “We have Chris. Book leads in his own way. Chris [has] been a great leader his whole life. We just want [Durant] to be himself. He can show nuances of leadership with the way he works. It’s been interesting to hear the comments, different players and different people in the gym and they see him go through his workout. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And I think that’s had a huge impact.”
The expectations are there, not just for the Suns to get through the West even with their flaws, but for Durant to lead them. This isn’t an overwhelming super-team folks believed he had in Golden State, nor is it an unsettled outfit in Brooklyn that couldn’t stop from tripping over its own feet.
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