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Kevin Durant’s True Feelings On Playing With Ben Simmons After Kyrie Irving Trade

NBA Insider reveals KD's thoughts on Ben Simmons.

Nico Martinez
Feb 6, 2023
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Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Durant did not sign up for this. After leaving the Warriors in 2019, he came to the Nets in hopes of building his own dynasty with his best friend Kyrie Irving.

At first, things started off smoothly enough but it didn’t take long for chaos to ensue under the KD/Irving regime.

Now, with Irving gone for good, KD is the last one remaining and he is stuck on the team with years left on his contract. And while we have no clue what Durant is currently thinking, we do know he isn’t too fond of the teammates he still has left.

(via New York Daily News)

Yet whether or not Durant wants to remain in Brooklyn with Irving — the only other star on the roster — out of town is unclear. Ben Simmons has missed the last four games with left knee soreness, but sources familiar with Durant’s thinking tell the Daily News the star forward has been less than enthralled with Simmons, who is averaging just 7.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and six assists per game on a max contract in Brooklyn.

Durant has been quiet so far, but his next move will determine the future of the Nets, and the NBA itself.

With Brooklyn’s championship window all but shut in a top-heavy conference with multiple star to superstar caliber players on each of the best teams, Durant could be the domino that sends the Nets back to the Play-In Tournament — or worse: back to the lottery after trading their own first-round picks and the swap rights to their own picks in the blockbuster deal to acquire James Harden from the Houston Rockets.

Ben Simmons has been a major let-down since arriving in Brooklyn. After being forced into giving up sending James Harden to get him, there was hope he would be at least some of the guy we saw in Philadelphia.

Obviously, that hasn’t been the case so far.


Can The Nets Stay Competitive With Current Roster?

Brooklyn may not be done making moves this deadline, but their championship window is closed shut right now. With just Kevin Durant and a bunch of role-players, Brooklyn just doesn’t have the firepower to compete with the likes of the 76ers, Celtics, or Bucks in the East.

If I know this, so does Kevin Durant. And how long will he stay silent knowing he’s wasting away his last good years on a team incapable of competing for the title?

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Nico Martinez is a veteran staff writer for Fadeaway World from Brooklyn, New York. He joined Fadeaway World in 2016 and is currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina. Nico holds a degree in Sports Management from Columbia International University where he built a strong foundation in the inner workings of sports media and management. Nico's contributions have significantly enhanced the credibility and depth of Fadeaway World's content, earning him recognition across the sports journalism community. His work has been discussed in prestigious publications like Sports Illustrated. A dedicated follower of LeBron James, Nico often leads coverage on news related to the basketball star. With nearly a decade of experience in sports journalism, Nico consistently provides comprehensive and timely basketball news, engaging a wide audience of basketball enthusiasts.Nico's most desired player to interview, past or present, is Kevin Durant. He is particularly keen on asking Durant if he has any regrets about his career, especially concerning his departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and why he engages so much with fans on social media. 
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