Kevin Durant hasn’t played a minute of Brooklyn Nets basketball since he joined the team — which is a result of his right Achilles injury and surgery. From the beginning of the 2019-20 season, the Nets maintained Durant was not expected to play this year.
With there being some room for speculation about Durant’s availability, given his and Brooklyn’s stance, the forward was recently asked for a more definitive answer. He then ruled himself out for 2019-20
However, there’s still a chance Durant plays in games before the 2020-21 season. Though, it may not be in the capacity Nets fans want.
When USA basketball released its preliminary roster in early February, Durant’s name was among those listed — along with Nets teammates Kyrie Irving and Joe Harris.
According to Durant’s business partner, Rich Kleiman, the forward had a say in his name being on the list.
“[Tokyo is] definitely a possibility,” Kleiman said told the Washington Post. “He allowed his name to be in the group of finalists. But there are other benchmarks in front of him that are more important before he makes those decisions.”