Kevin Durant talks mentoring Bol Bol, playing without Devin Booker & Grayson Allen’s versatility

Kevin Durant talks mentoring Bol Bol, playing without Devin Booker & Grayson Allen’s versatility

We had guys in and out the lineup all season so we kind of understand what our roles are when guys go out um it’s a next man mentality in the league and you know try to make up for everything we lost with book you know he could do so

Much out there so we got to have 14 assists then we got two guys with 30 and 19 for EG 12 for Drew like we we made up for it so uh that’s what we’re around the team do and regardless who’s out there we got to continue to keep playing together and

Playing hard so what uh 37 assists 12 turnovers I love that quick off see how much can that be utilizing yeah I mean I think it’s that’s the beauty of Brad that he can stop and go so quickly um he gets so low to the ground so he that you know he can

Get into the paint with his ability uh defin you can shoot the ball at elite clip you know so more I mean 21 shots he been he took 20 shots last game and then you the last few games I feel like he taking a lot of shots and that’s what we

Need from him you know for him to be on the on the gas to make something happen and you know he’s been doing that the last three or four games uh you know IQ um play with guys that can score the ball um almost his whole career and uh you know underrated

Passer can shoot the basketball you just just a basketball player to be honest like you know positionist basketball player um that’s going to help us out and fit in you know so I’m excited about him I love being around Royce and can’t wait to keep building with him as a as a

Person first and then as a teammate solid play guys yeah yeah I mean being able to guard a few positions being able to initiate and being a connective uh you know small ball you know four three you know guy you can throw the ball to and have him initiate the offense to get

Guys going play in the pocket a little bit and make those passes as well um but he just plays extremely hard um loves the game L his teammates and I think people in the valley going to love watching them it seem you guys are getting lot of easier baskets and the

Off isn’t as down as it was ear in the season when youbute yeah just keeping it simple I think you know we had different lineups that were out there I mean I think a lot of people forget about that that Brad and and then play for what 20

Uh 15 something games early in the season I was out six seven games here and there BR uh book was out for a a stretch of a time so we was trying to figure out lineups on top of what’s the best system for us on offense and I

Think once we got more consistent minutes with our whole team we was able to figure some stuff out and simplify our offense and make it work for everybody and credit to coaching staff for staying locked in and watching so much film and relaying the message to us so we can be

Better Grayson had 14 assists tonight his career high previous career high was eight assists what did you see yeah I mean when we kick the ball ahead when we get stops um you know that can you know we always at an advantage and I think he got a few

Assists and transition and we always trust Grayson with the ball handling it so um I looked up he had nine assists early I was like wow that’s he’s in for a big night at the in the assist department and you know so with him being able to be versatile like that you

Never know he can hit nine threes one game or get 25 or you know guard a point guard or get 14 assist so it’s good having somebody that’s that versatile yeah I mean that’s just always point of emphasis especially in this today’s game like try to get as easy baskets as you

Can defenses are so are so tight and locked nowadays that you know transition is the one of the main ways to get people get your guys going and get easy baskets so um you know we got to be smart in transition I think as The Season’s gone on we got way

Smarter but we got to get in transition more too yeah I mean just doing his job I mean playing extremely hard um on the defensive side of the ball you know our our centers are our anchors out there they talk to us a lot especially guys

Guarding the ball and what we need to do where we need to force the ball and I think I you know his voice has been louder and louder as he’s gotten more comfortable around us and I think that’s half the battle is just knowing your teammates knowing how to talk to them

And then you know saying your peace and everybody here has got more and more comfortable around one another as individuals and that’s helping us on the court what’s he like in those moment yeah I mean we all watch film on everything back there you know that I love that

They got the technology behind the B now and um I wanted to see that play and see if it was really a foul on him and you know so we just went over some technique and some stuff that I think that can help both of us in that situation cuz

Think I got a couple fouls with a guy driving at me I got my hands on him a little bit and I bump him just a slightly slight bit and he get the foul so try to avoid that type of stuff and me and Bo got the same body type so some

Of the stuff I try to implement in my game I try to tell him as well and he was he got a couple blocks later in the second half U from using his hands he’s showing his hands not letting the ref you know dictate the play and he was

Great tonight Kevin what do you think of the lineup you I always like size I always like having taller guys out there that’s just that presentation just you know deters the offense just a slight bit U might not want to take that drive there or shoot that shot over a seven-footer um

So size is always always good to have out there um and Bs get more comfortable we all get more comfortable playing with one another and you know I hopefully coach uses that lineup a little bit more exactly it was yeah all right

After a great performance and win over the Utah Jazz, Suns forward Kevin Durant discusses the impact of missing a fellow superstar, mentoring Bol Bol & more.

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