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Steve Nash pushed out? “It didn’t work, that’s all” replies Kevin Durant

End of June, Kevin Durant had demanded his transfer before, a few weeks later, giving the Nets an ultimatum: it will be him or the Nash / Marks duo. Inevitably, when you ask for the head of your coach, and the latter takes the door then, you wait for the reaction of the player in question.

The All-Star winger was therefore questioned, after the loss against the Bulls, on the departure of Steve Nash, which occurred during the day on Tuesday.

“We are always surprised when it happens”he assures at ESPN. “But that’s normal in the NBA. Players ask for transfers, coaches are fired, disagreements happen in the locker room. It’s all about being ready for the next game. Things go fast in this league, especially during the season, with practices and games. You shouldn’t think too much even if it was a bit in my head today. »

Kevin Durant learned the news while watching ESPN, in the early afternoon, after his nap. Which confirms what Sean Marks had said: no player was consulted before the franchise made this decision.

But would it have been helpful regarding Kevin Durant? Because we can remember that the former Thunder and Warriors had already given his opinion on his coach during the summer…

“I loved working with Steve,” he says, however, now that the former Phoenix player is no longer there. “A lot has happened. The team was not healthy, we didn’t play well. Last season was difficult, the summer was also difficult. It happens in the league. It takes nothing away from Nash’s intelligence, his way of coaching. I don’t think that takes anything away from him. It just didn’t work, that’s all. »

Kevin Durant Percentage Bounces
Season Crew GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd party Int bp CT Points
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 BRK 6 38 51.2 31.3 91.8 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.7 2.5 1.0 3.5 2.2 32.0
Total 945 37 49.6 38.3 88.4 0.7 6.4 7.1 4.3 1.9 1.1 3.2 1.1 27.2

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