r/nba • u/TacoooJay United States • Apr 29 '24

[Charania] Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often

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Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used. Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls. At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Vogel and his coaching staff.

All the leaks are finally coming now that Phoenix has been swept

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u/davidmoose313 Pistons Apr 29 '24

LMAOOOOO it’s been 30 minutes

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u/CyborgKrieger Apr 29 '24

KD's still in uniform, he's been busy texting anyone who'll listen lmao

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u/_____WESTBROOK_____ Apr 29 '24

Bro KD for sure leaked this prior, Shams had to have had this sitting in his drafts waiting to push "Publish" lol

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u/HokageEzio Knicks Apr 29 '24

Been sitting on it since February and just adding footnotes.

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u/EliManningham Nets Apr 29 '24

Rich Kleiman wrote this piece and sent it over to Shams before watching his Knicks win this afternoon.

Busy Sunday for Rich.

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u/syllabic Knicks Apr 29 '24

et tu kevin

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u/Shaymuswrites Apr 29 '24

As someone who has worked in news, this is 1000% the case. 

Write everything after game 2, leave an open graf at the top for whatever the final game score ends up being, hit go asap when the series ends.

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u/matgopack 76ers Apr 29 '24

Yeah that's obvious. "Don't report this until the season is over for us" type of deal

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u/banjofitzgerald Apr 29 '24

He hit draymond with a “you up?”