Kevin Durant has performed on loads of proficient rosters, however three days into his first coaching camp with the Houston Rockets, the 15-time All-Star says what stands out most is how in sync this group already feels.
“How related everyone is,” Durant mentioned after Thursday’s follow, by way of House Metropolis Dwelling Community. “The dialogue is fairly open. The reality will be instructed with out guys getting of their emotions about it. I really feel like they had been all the time a related group. Particularly Alpi and twin (Amen Thompson), I felt like they had been all the time on the identical web page, as opponents. However being round them, it’s much more so. All people is making an attempt to get a really feel for one another, and it’s been three days.”
That sense of connection is one thing Durant thought was lacking final yr in Phoenix.
His former teammate Devin Booker felt it too.
“It wasn’t as related as we wished to be,” Booker instructed native reporters final week. “I don’t assume anyone had issues with one another off the court docket, we simply merely weren’t related sufficient.”
The Rockets are anticipated to lock Durant into a brand new deal quickly.
From the second he was traded to Houston on the eve of Recreation 7 of the NBA Finals, it was extensively assumed he would signal a two-year extension price north of $100 million.
“I do see myself signing a contract extension. I can’t inform you precisely when it’ll occur, however I do see it occurring,” Durant mentioned at Rockets media day.
NBA insider Brian Windhorst is assured KD will signal an extension with Houston.
“I’ve talked to the Durant camp, and even past what Kevin mentioned [at media day], there’s superb optimism that they’re going to have a deal. However, ain’t a deal until it’s a deal,” Windhorst mentioned on the Hoop Collective Podcast.
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