“It is what it is man. Everybody waiting on me to come back,”
Durant said on the show. “A lot of emotions involved. So I get it. I understand the business now. But I’ll be back when it’s time.”
Durant said he doesn’t feel the Nets are trying to rush him back, but admitted that the organization is eager to see him and
Kyrie Irving on the court together.
“No, I wouldn’t say that. But obviously everybody’s anxious to see how we’re going to fit together, especially me and Kyrie,”
Durant told Wayne. “It’s a new situation.”
As Begley also reported, KD’s agent and manager Rich Kleiman SiriusXM Radio that he expects Durant to not just return to form, but be a better overall basketball player whenever he steps on the court.
“His game has never been completely reliant on athletic ability, though he’s got incredible athletic ability. His skill set is off the charts… And his intelligence for the game is at an all-time high,”
Kleiman told Frank Isola and Wes Wilcox.
“…But having a year off and watching so much film and you saw how close he was to the team. He’s a hoops junkie. So I think maybe you’ll see a new version. And it may look the exact same but in terms of what he knows mentally and his continued commitment on the defensive end.
“You saw it in the Bay when he was playing a lot of point, he was an incredible distributor, he was great in the pick and roll, he could read the defense well. He could protect the rim. So I think you’ll just see a completely well-rounded, better version of him, to be honest.”
