Kevin Durant is now with Nets, with a New Jersey Number too

The Brooklyn Nets have formally obtained Kevin Durant, and the star has a brand-new name.The group  on Sunday validated the news initially reported on June 30. ” Kevin is a champ, seasonal All-Star and among the fantastic gamers of this, or any, generation,” Nets General Supervisor Sean Marks stated in a declaration. “Including a gamer of Kevin’s quality to our company raises our capability to take on the elite groups in this league. His significant capabilities and commitment to his craft have made him as skilled an offending gamer our video game has ever seen and we, in addition to all of Brooklyn, are enjoyed invite Kevin and his household to the Webs.

Previously in the day, Durant revealed an unanticipated modification. The Nets star has used No. 35 for his whole 12-year NBA profession; however, he showed that he’d put on a No. 7 jersey when he strikes the court for Brooklyn.

Durant credited his old number for enabling him to honor somebody near to him, travel, get brand-new experiences, and form crucial bonds, to name a few things. He states the modification symbolizes the next chapter in his basketball profession. Durant had a fantastic and remarkably brief profession in GSW. He won back-to-back NBA titles in 2016-17 and 2017-18 with approximately 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.9 helps per video game last season.

Durant decreased his gamer alternative with Golden State to partner with his friends Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan in Brooklyn and is anticipated to miss out on most if not all of 2019-20. As soon as he does return, he might make the group a severe competitor in the Eastern Conference. The Webs published a 42-40 record in 2018-19 and were gotten rid of from the postseason by the 76ers in the preliminary. Their newly found star power might drive a rise to the top shortly.