Kevin Durant Rejects Idea of Reduced Minutes
At Rockets media day, Durant said he wants to keep playing heavy minutes in his 19th NBA season despite the team floating a lighter workload for him.
Kevin Durant says he has no intention of playing fewer minutes in his 19th NBA season, despite suggestions from Houston's front office that his workload could be managed.
At the Rockets' media day, Durant was asked about comments from general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka, who had both floated the idea of trimming his minutes in certain games this season.
Durant turns 38 next week. Last season he was Houston's leading scorer, averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game on 52% shooting from the field and 41.3% from three.
Those numbers are the case Durant is making for himself: a player his age producing at that level has an argument for staying on the floor, whatever caution the coaching staff wants to build in. How Udoka balances that against long-term management of his forward's workload may become one of the storylines to watch through Houston's season.
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