The Nets have been the most drama-embroiled NBA team for the last two seasons and its franchise almost lost its best player during this past summer when Kevin Durant wanted out. Now back with Brooklyn and fully committed to his team, Durant detailed why he requested a trade in an interview with Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
“It wasn’t difficult at all to request a trade because it was about ball,” Durant said. “I went to them and was like, ‘Yo, I don’t like how we are preparing. I don’t like shootarounds. I like practices. I need more. I want to work on more s---. Hold me accountable. Get on my a-- in film if that’s going to help you get on everybody else’s head. I want to do more closeouts. I want to work on more shell drills at practice.’
“This was the type of s--- I was coming at them with. It wasn’t like, ‘Yo, y’all need to make sure everybody around me can make my life easier.’ Hell nah, I want to make everybody else’s life easier. Ask Steve Nash, you can go call him right now. I would say, ‘Yo, I need more closeout drills. We need to practice more.’ That’s what I was on.”
