Kevin Durant Defends Lack Of 82-Game Seasons Compared To Michael Jordan’s 9

The NBA veteran has a point here, as the game has changed compared to what it was during the legendary Michael Jordan era. Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 62 games during the previous season. When he was playing, the Phoenix Suns were on track to qualify for the playoffs, so everyone is hoping he can play in more than 65 games for the Houston Rockets this season.

Although James has a better record of keeping healthy than Durant, both players are expected to play 70 games or fewer in the upcoming season. In order to compete for a championship when it counts most, they will hope to be able to handle their workload while playing on a playoff squad.

Kevin Durant explains the significance of the Achilles injury

Injuries are part and parcel of the game, but recently, this past NBA season, many players were left hampered by the Achilles injury. But the one who has the most experience dealing with that on and off the court is none other than former NBA veteran Kevin Durant. Durant recently sat down on the Mind the Game podcast with LeBron James to speak about the significance of the Achilles injury.

Your game and your body is going for sure change. When you tear your Achilles, your calf muscle goes to nothing. You sit around for three months and you can’t move your calf… So that’s most of the work is getting that calf back. You have to get it bigger and stronger.

Kevin Durant said

Many players like Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton , and Damian Lillard suffered an Achilles injury last season. However, Durant singled out Tatum to explain the process of recovery for the Boston Celtics star.

So far, Tatum’s journey to rehabilitation has been going well. Even though Tatum has been playing well, Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant stated that this is just the beginning for him as the two-month mark draws near.

Suns GM makes exciting revelation regarding the Kevin Durant trade

The Kevin Durant trade deal was all over the news this NBA offseason before the Suns finally decided to trade him to the Rockets. Now, the Suns’ GM, Brian Gregory, explained the reasoning behind Phoenix’s final Durant trade decision.

We were in contact with Kevin and his team the whole time. The No. 1 goal is to find a way to bring in the valuable pieces that would help us continue to move forward in the right direction.

Brian Gregory told the Suns’ reporter

The Suns and Durant were going in different directions, and Phoenix believed that the Rockets’ offer was the best way to get back into the running since they wanted to restructure their roster around Devin Booker. It will be interesting to watch who ends up getting the better deal in a few months.