The Phoenix Suns superstar talked with The Republic about several topics starting with his need to say he doesn’t want to be traded after reports of frustration with the franchise.
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Bradley Beal has rarely seen a superstar athlete carry himself in the manner Kevin Durant does.
“He’s very down to earth,” Beal said. “He doesn’t think of himself higher, above anybody else. He could be an (expletive). He could be, ‘I’m year 17 in, I got two rings, MVP.’ He could be like that if he wanted to, but he’s not. I think that separates him from a lot of guys.”
That’s just the way Durant was brought up in the game.
“My parents, my coaches, they always instilled that it’s bigger than me,” Durant said. “Always. It’s that simple. I know my part and if I don’t to my part, I know how important I am to the whole equation, but we’re all important.”
Durant unquestionably is one of the best to ever play the game. He has an evolutionary skill set of being essentially a 7-footer with unlimited scoring ability on all three levels, but the two-time Finals MVP has been highly scrutinized for changing teams over the course of his 17 NBA seasons.
He’s been called sensitive and his leadership has been questioned, but Durant is not only having an MVP caliber season at age 35 in his first full season with the Phoenix Suns (23-18), the 13-time All-Star has impressed his teammates on and off the court.