It’s been 10 years since Kevin Durant and Jeff Green started an NBA season wearing the same uniform.
A lot has changed for the members of the 2007 NBA draft class, including the uniforms they now wear as they prepare to take the court as Brooklyn Nets teammates to start 2020-21.
One thing that hasn’t changed since 2010-11, though, is Green and Durant’s relationship.
“Just the chance that we have to compete for a championship, but obviously doing it with somebody I call one of my brothers,” Green said on a Zoom call with reporters on Thursday, “being from the same area, coming in at the same year — obviously our careers are on different paths — but just having this opportunity to be alongside him, to have this experience is gonna be all that and more, coming where we come from.”
"Just the chance that we have to compete for a championship with somebody I call one of my brothers."@unclejeffgreen talks about what playing alongside @KDTrey5 means to him 🎥#BKNTrainingCamp ▪️▫️ @sunchlorellausa pic.twitter.com/W3ikNOchKU
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 3, 2020
Green is also reunited with his previous head coach Mike D’Antoni, who’s now an assistant in Brooklyn — and also the one who gave Green a shot to play center in Houston when the Rockets attempted to win by only playing small ball in 2019-20.
“It’s great, saw him the other day, talked about the small window of memories we had together,” Green said. “I was very effective under his offensive influence. So, hopefully, that can translate here to help this team in any way possible.
“But I’m excited to be alongside him, coach [Steve] Nash and the personnel that we have on this team. I think it’s going to be a great year.”
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