Kyrie Irving, left, and Kevin Durant of the Nets talk on the bench during an NBA game against the Rockets at Barclays Center on Nov. 1, 2019. Credit: Steven Ryan
From his decision to leave Oklahoma City, a place where he was hailed as a hero on and off the court, to his equally puzzling decision to leave the perennial contending Golden State Warriors, there has always been a struggle to understand Kevin Durant.
And in that, maybe there is an explanation for why Steve Nash will be coaching the Nets.
The Nets shocked the basketball world last summer when they landed Durant and Kyrie Irving, but Durant never took the court for the Nets this season and Irving played just 20 games.