Kevin Durant, Steve Nash Reflect On Issues That Plagued Nets During Turbulent Run In Brooklyn

Kevin Durant will play for his 5th NBA squad later this year. The 2014 convention MVP officially became a personnel of nan Houston Rockets complete nan play erstwhile nan NBA's first seven-team trade was completed. 

On Sunday, Durant took a infinitesimal to look backmost connected his clip pinch nan Suns, while besides looking up to his caller section successful Houston. "Much emotion to Arizona. Houston, Can’t Wait!" concluded a post connected X complete nan weekend. 

However, during a caller candid chat pinch his erstwhile coach Steve Nash, Durant looked moreover further backmost arsenic he discussed immoderate of nan highs and lows of his stint pinch nan Brooklyn Nets.

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Brooklyn Nets guardant Kevin Durant (7) talks to coach Steve Nash during nan first half of nan team's NBA hoops crippled against nan Indiana Pacers, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, successful New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

"We had this speech successful Portland, I think, correct earlier a game, and I’m like, ‘Who americium I spending my adjacent 5 years with?’" Durant said during a caller version of nan LeBron James and Nash co-hosted "Mind nan Game" podcast.

"I had conscionable signed that deal. You (Steve Nash) had conscionable signed a deal. But I consciousness for illustration we were secure, but everything other astir america was going to s---. Not successful a bad way. We sewage GMs going to different teams. We sewage coaches going to different teams. We sewage players forcing trades. We bring successful Ben Simmons. He's back. Like, it was conscionable truthful overmuch worldly going on. A batch of bulls--- astir us."

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Durant added that while he was connected nan aforesaid page pinch Nash, location were different factors that contributed to an ambiance of dysfunction.

"I consciousness for illustration we were locked successful connected nan aforesaid page and understand like, good we trying to do thing typical here," Durant said. "But I felt for illustration your hands were tied a batch because you had to — arsenic a coach you sewage to woody pinch truthful much."

Nash acknowledged Durant's constituent by admitting, "I didn't get to coach arsenic overmuch arsenic I wanted to."

Durant responded by suggesting he was robbed of nan champion type of Nash arsenic a coach.

Mar 29, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets caput coach Steve Nash and guardant Kevin Durant (7) watch during nan 4th fourth against nan Detroit Pistons astatine Barclays Center. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

"That’s what it was. I deliberation we didn’t get nan afloat Steve Nash for illustration I wanted… for illustration you astir apt wanted. I conscionable felt for illustration it was conscionable excessively galore distractions successful nan way, and you know, you can’t triumph that way," Durant noted.

While Durant summarized his stint pinch the Nets arsenic "weird," he did speak glowingly of his acquisition playing for nan franchise.

Jan 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA;  Brooklyn Nets guardant Kevin Durant (7) warms up earlier playing nan Miami Heat astatine FTX Arena. (Michael Laughlin-USA TODAY Sports)

"That first year, man, nan astir nosy shot I had. Some of nan astir nosy shot I had playing my full life," he said. "I enjoyed it. I enjoyed Brooklyn a lot. I loved playing for Brooklyn, but it’s conscionable truthful overmuch astir nan guys committed to nan business and felt for illustration we were committed, but everybody other wasn’t. It conscionable was weird."

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Durant signed pinch nan Nets successful 2019 aft 3 seasons pinch nan Golden State Warriors. He was portion of 2 NBA Finals-winning teams during his clip pinch Golden State, but he suffered an Achilles wounded successful what became his last play pinch nan team. 

Durant yet appeared successful 129 games during his three-year tenure pinch nan Nets.

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