WASHINGTON — Basketball fans are enamored with the idea of native son Kevin Durant playing for the Washington Wizards starting in 2016. Starting this fall, Kelly Oubre Jr. begins his rookie campaign in Washington as a draft-day trade landed the Kansas product with the Wizards.
The young forward has a relationship with the Oklahoma City Thunder star. Durant posted a photo on his Instagram account of him playing basketball against Oubre two days before the draft.
The 15th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft arrived Friday for an introductory news conference. Speaking with a small group of reporters afterward, the 19-year-old Oubre was asked about the Durant connection.