{"id":2442,"date":"2020-06-05T22:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nbas-new-plan-doesnt-change-kevin-durants-return\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T22:12:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:12:00","slug":"nbas-new-plan-doesnt-change-kevin-durants-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nbas-new-plan-doesnt-change-kevin-durants-return\/","title":{"rendered":"#NBA\u2019s new plan doesn\u2019t change Kevin Durant\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"

“NBA\u2019s new plan doesn\u2019t change Kevin Durant\u2019s return<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 5, 2020 |<\/span> 3:12pm <\/p>\n

\n The NBA\u2019s 22-team restart format has not swayed Kevin Durant and he\u2019s still planning on making his Brooklyn Nets debut next season, according to a league source.<\/p>\n

Recently, Nets president Sean Marks had kept up the sliver of possibility of Durant making his return during the restart that begins July 31, but The Post reported Thursday it was doubtful.<\/p>\n

Durant would instead be ready to roll for Nov. 10\u2019s training camp and potentially the Dec. 1 season opener.<\/p>\n

Though the July 31 re-opener would be 13 months since he ruptured his Achilles tendon, the Nets are concerned about Durant\u2019s rehab being interrupted dramatically in mid-March when he was up to 5-on-5 scrimmages with Nets bench players and player-developmental coaches.<\/p>\n

That was the last part of his Achilles rehab. But the pandemic prevented Durant from playing much basketball for nearly three months \u2014 let alone scrimmaging 5-on-5.<\/p>\n

The Nets will regroup for training camp June 30. For the time being, Durant is in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to play,\u2019\u2019 one NBA source said.<\/p>\n

Marks hinted two weeks ago Durant was out for Orlando when he said he was looking forward to Durant playing in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited about him on the floor at Barclays in front of that fan base,\u2019\u2019 Marks told a New Zealand podcast.<\/p>\n

Rich Kleiman, Durant\u2019s agent\/manager, said recently on an Athletic podcast a Durant return was \u201cunrealistic.\u2019\u2019 And his buddy Jay Williams, who is a host on Durant\u2019s \u201cBoardroom\u201d show, told The Post last month it was \u201cunfair to Kevin\u201d to be thrust into a playoff cauldron so quickly upon his return.<\/p>\n

Marks will talk to the New York media<\/a> next week about the Nets\u2019 restart and potentially precarious situation making the playoffs with an eight-game<\/a> regular season with a potential 8-9 seed play-in game.<\/p>\n

In fact, there\u2019s motivation to not make the playoffs. If they happ<\/a>en to fall out, the Nets would regain their lottery-protected first-rounder from Minnesota and would have two first-round picks in Oct. 15\u2019s 2020 draft.<\/p>\n

The benefit of Durant making a return is to get familiar with his new teammates, but he can do that during training-camp scrimmages in late June\/July. Plus, the Nets are being guided by an interim coach, Jacques Vaughn, who likely won\u2019t be around next season.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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