Kevin Durant has been playing phenomenal basketball as of late. He’s been incredibly efficient and has been incredible getting teammates involved within the flow of the offense.
Durant isn’t forcing anything and the Warriors are looking better on the offensive side of the ball because of it. The team is starting to find a groove at the right time with the playoffs right around the corner, which is a great sign with the franchise looking for its third straight Larry O’Brien trophy.
Another thing that’s reportedly going well for Durant is his relationship with Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst via his podcast.
“I’ve had someone reputable this week tell me their relationship is as strong as ever, that Durant and Kyrie talk every day and, if not, text every day.”
Rumors about Durant and Irving teaming up over the offseason were set ablaze at the trade deadline when the Knicks move Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks to clear up cap space for two max-level players.
Many believe that both Durant and Irving want to play together and could likely do so with the New York Knicks. The two were inseparable during All-Star weekend, even taking a trip to Miami after the All-Star Game together.
“I was talking to some people who were with ‘Team Free Agent’, I mean ‘Team LeBron’ at All-Star, and they said that Kyrie and KD were like a middle school couple that weekend. Eating together. … They were doing drills together at practice. ‘I’ll rebound for you. You rebound for me. I’ll post you up. You post me up.’ They were eating together. They went to Miami together after the weekend. Kyrie started calling him ‘my best friend.'”
Of course, this doesn’t mean much until we see where Durant’s head is this July, but the writing appears to be on the wall. It’s hard to imagine Durant staying in The Bay after this season with everything indicating that he wants to leave. But Durant is one of the hardest players to read and you never know until he makes his decision.
