Kevin Durant ’s return to Barclays Center as a member of the Phoenix Suns on Friday night was more than just another game in the 2024-25 NBA season. The former Brooklyn Nets star, who spent three and a half seasons with the team (he did sit out the entire 2019-20 season), took time to reflect on his tenure with the Nets.

Now that they’ve finally started a rebuild two years later, Kevin Durant has watched from afar and said he can see the Nets heading in the right direction.

Kevin Durant is proud of what he believed the Nets were building in Brooklyn before “dysfunction” brought it quickly crashing down. Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden played just 16 games together and their tenure became better known for the chaos off the court than the brilliant basketball they delivered on it.