Gilbert Arenas provides update on Kevin Durant: ‘He’s gonna come out attacking’

Former All-NBA guard Gilbert Arenas got the chance to play Kevin Durant recently. He likes what he saw from the Brooklyn Nets star.

Team schedules haven’t been set yet, but Nets fans now at least have an idea of when they’ll see Kevin Durant suit up for the first time in a Brooklyn uniform with the NBPA tentatively agreeing to the league’s proposed start date of December 22 fro the 2020-21 season on Thursday.

But there’s are still questions surrounding Durant since the forward is coming off a ruptured right Achilles.

Some of Durant’s Brooklyn teammates got a look at him before the pandemic in 3-on-3, while players around the league have seen the forward throughout his work in preparation for 2020-21.

Among those who have seen Durant are Washington Wizards guard John Wall and former All-NBA guard Gilbert Arenas — the latter of which had nothing but good things to say about how the Nets star looked on The No Chill Podcast:

“In-season, he’s gonna come out attacking. He’s gonna hit you first. That’s what he’s taught, hit you first, then dial it back down and hit you again, then dial it back and go. So here, when I see him, that’s all I’m waiting for. Because you gotta remember, he’s coming off an injury, too. So, the mindset is most important. How is he gonna start the game? Let’s me know where he’s at, at this point.

“As soon as he comes out, he shoots the first [five] shots, goes 5-for-5. OK. there we go. … So, both the boys (Durant and Wall) [are] back That’s all you’re trying to make sure: you’re mentally back. you done did this part. Making sure all the doors [are] unlocked, so when the season hits, you have an open game.”