The Kevin Durant Interview (Part 1) | LeBron James & Steve Nash | MIND THE GAME

In this week’s episode, Kevin Durant joins LeBron James and Steve Nash to talk about the game they love. The newest member of the Houston Rockets breaks down everything over the course of his 18-year career—his early days with the Seattle Supersonics, expanding his game, and why the OKC Thunder were destined for success despite the many iterations of their team with: James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Chris Paul.

The group weigh in on the importance of offensive efficiency, talk about the evolution of the game and the former Brooklyn Nets duo preview their time together that ended too soon. Part 2 coming soon.

Presented by UNINTERRUPTED and Wondery.

(0:00) – Intro
(1:34) – LeBron breaks down KD’s efficiency
(2:50) – KD on why he expanded his game
(9:29) – The mental and physical game of being a 50/40/90 player
(12:15) – LeBron on what he’s never been able to master
(15:55) – LeBron on not shooting mid-ranges early in his career
(21:45) – Why the mid-range is so effective for star players
(24:42) – KD discusses the early days and evolution of OKC
(32:36) – KD and LeBron on where the game is going
(39:44) – LeBron on if NBA defenses have gotten better
(46:17) – KD compares his rookie year and now
(47:05) – KD and Steve Nash preview what happened in Brooklyn

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