NBA: Suns have what it takes to win title, says Durant after commerce from Nets

Kevin Durant addresses reporters after becoming a member of the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster commerce from Brooklyn Nets. AP

Los Angeles: Kevin Durant believes the Phoenix Suns have been reworked into NBA title contenders following his latest blockbuster commerce from the Brooklyn Nets.

The 34-year-old famous person joined Phoenix final week in a shocking transfer that has reignited the Suns’ hopes of lastly successful their first NBA championship.

Durant, who’s at the moment on the mend from a knee harm, was greeted by round 3,000 followers on Thursday at a press convention at his workforce’s residence venue forward of their sport towards the Los Angeles Clippers.

The 2-time NBA Finals Most Invaluable Participant stated he believed that the Suns had been now able to problem for the title, citing the expertise of head coach Monty Williams and common supervisor James Jones, a three-time NBA champion as a participant.

“I feel we obtained all of the items to achieve success,” Durant stated.

“We obtained guys which have skilled what it’s prefer to play in that ultimate spherical. We obtained a champion (Jones) already that’s overseeing us. Monty’s a champion as a coach.

“So we obtained guys that been there and that’s half the battle, simply realizing what it takes.”

Durant added that he relishes the strain that has accompanied his high-profile transfer to Arizona.

“I do know there’s strain as a result of I’m among the best gamers to ever play the sport,” he stated.

“Each time I step on the ground folks anticipate me and the workforce I’m on to do nice issues.

“I might really feel the thrill as quickly as I obtained off the airplane. In every single place I’ve been to this point the followers have given me a heat welcome. However I nonetheless really feel like I’ve obtained to show myself daily.

“(The followers) set a excessive normal for the gamers right here, and I can inform how devoted they’re to the workforce.

“There’s a excessive normal set each night time for every participant and I need to attain that daily.”

Durant in the meantime mirrored on his largely unsuccessful stint in Brooklyn, the place the Nets’ hopes of constructing a “huge three” round him, Kyrie Irving and James Harden flopped. The trio solely performed 16 video games collectively.

“We simply didn’t get on the court docket sufficient,” Durant stated. “I feel once you seen James, Kyrie and myself, it was wonderful basketball for 16 video games, however so as so that you can win a championship and be a terrific workforce, you simply want extra time on the ground.”

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