That’s hard to believe from someone who has three gold medals and an MVP award on his shelf, but Durant seemed to be serious. And it makes sense that a team that has won 140 games in the last two seasons could teach anyone a thing or two. 

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Durant wanted it to be known, however, that it wasn’t a dig at is old team. 

“It’s not a knock on Oklahoma City,” Durant said. “It’s not a knock on my past teammates or that organization. … I mean it’s different here. It’s fun here. It’s fun playing where I was before but that book is closed.”