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Kevin Durant to remain 6th luxury man with Team USA

Since the beginning of the Olympic Games, Steve Kerr is facing rich problems with Team USAgiven its workforce of superstars. In addition to doing without players of the caliber of Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum or even Tyrese Haliburton on certain days, the American coach has also chosen to leave Kevin Durant… substitute !

But unlike Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards or Bam Adebayo, who are very good and also come off the bench, “KD” is not a starter because he simply missed the start of the preparation of the UNITED STATES.

If he had been there from the start, he would have been a starter. » precise Steve Kerr, two days before the quarter-final against Brazil. That was the original plan, but because he missed all our warm-up games and was a late arrival in the team, we put together a five that we liked. When we brought him back in, he was supposed to play limited minutes against Serbia. He played so well and integrated so well into the group that it was devastating to see them play together.. »

Increased playing time?

As the Warriors coach pointed out, Kevin Durant immediately started to shine when he returned.

As if he hadn't been injured for a few weeks: 16 points on average (in… 19 minutes), all at 64% shooting, 71% at 3-pointers and 91% at free throws!

The plan is not to change ” announces Steve Kerr in any case, concerning the role of his MVP. ” But, of course, as the games get tougher, I think he'll play more and more. He'll continue to come off the bench for now, but we'll count on him more and more as time goes on.. »

It is therefore in the role of a luxury sixth man, behind LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday or Jayson Tatum, that “alpha player” Kevin Durant will try to win, Paris 2024a record fourth Olympic gold medal.

Kevin Durant Percentage Rebounds
Season Team MJ Min Shots 3pts LF Off Def Early Pd Party Int Bp Ct Pts
2007-08 SEA 80 35 43.0 28.8 87.3 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.4 1.5 1.0 2.9 0.9 20.3
2008-09 OKAY 74 39 47.6 42.2 86.3 1.0 5.5 6.5 2.8 1.8 1.3 3.0 0.7 25.3
2009-10 OKAY 82 40 47.6 36.5 90.0 1.3 6.3 7.6 2.8 2.1 1.4 3.3 1.0 30.2
2010-11 OKAY 78 39 46.2 35.0 88.0 0.7 6.1 6.8 2.7 2.0 1.1 2.8 1.0 27.7
2011-12 OKAY 66 39 49.6 38.7 86.0 0.6 7.4 8.0 3.5 2.0 1.3 3.8 1.2 28.0
2012-13 OKAY 81 39 51.0 41.6 90.5 0.6 7.3 7.9 4.6 1.8 1.4 3.5 1.3 28.2
2013-14 OKAY 81 39 50.3 39.1 87.3 0.7 6.7 7.4 5.5 2.2 1.3 3.5 0.7 32.0
2014-15 OKAY 27 34 51.0 40.3 85.4 0.6 6.0 6.6 4.1 1.5 0.9 2.7 0.9 25.4
2015-16 OKAY 72 36 50.5 38.8 89.8 0.6 7.6 8.2 5.0 1.9 1.0 3.5 1.2 28.2
2016-17 GOS 62 33 53.7 37.5 87.5 0.6 7.7 8.3 4.8 1.9 1.1 2.2 1.6 25.1
2017-18 GOS 68 34 51.6 41.9 88.9 0.5 6.4 6.8 5.4 2.0 0.7 3.0 1.8 26.4
2018-19 GOS 78 35 52.1 35.3 88.5 0.4 6.0 6.4 5.9 2.0 0.7 2.9 1.1 26.0
2020-21 BRK 35 33 53.7 45.0 88.2 0.4 6.7 7.1 5.6 2.0 0.7 3.4 1.3 26.9
2021-22 BRK 55 37 51.8 38.3 91.0 0.5 6.9 7.4 6.4 2.1 0.9 3.5 1.0 29.9
2022-23 * All Teams 47 36 56.0 40.4 91.9 0.4 6.3 6.7 5.0 2.1 0.7 3.3 1.4 29.1
2022-23 * BRK 39 36 55.9 37.6 93.4 0.4 6.4 6.7 5.3 2.4 0.8 3.5 1.5 29.7
2022-23 * PHX 8 34 57.0 53.7 83.3 0.4 6.0 6.4 3.5 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.3 26.0
2023-24 PHX 75 37 52.3 41.3 85.6 0.6 6.1 6.6 5.0 1.8 0.9 3.3 1.2 27.1
Total 1061 37 50.1 38.7 88.4 0.7 6.4 7.0 4.4 1.9 1.1 3.2 1.1 27.3

How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.

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