During the course of the eight seasons Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant played alongside one another, it was easily noticeable that they didn’t mesh well from a cohesiveness standpoint. They struggled to play off one another, and there were always opinions that Durant opted to take the backseat to Westbrook far too often.
On Thursday, Durant was on ESPN’s First Take with Molly Qerim, Stephen A. Smith, and Max Kellerman to discuss many things, including his five favorite players to watch, and how his perceived lack of assertiveness stems from his time playing with Rockets guard Russell Westbrook.