A few weeks ago, OKC Thunder legend Russell Westbrook officially announced his retirement from professional basketball, leaving on his own terms following a Hall of Fame-worthy, 18-year NBA career.
Now, it appears another former franchise star is accepting that he may soon be following the Brodie into the sunset.
During a recent appearance on The Boardroom, Kevin Durant stated that basketball is "a young man’s sport," and acknowledged that even though he understands he can still play at a star level at the age of 38, he viewed himself as being "next" in line among those from his prime era to call it a career.
Despite the disdain Thunder fans may still harbor for him, there's no denying that Durant has cemented himself as a sure-fire, first-ballot Hall of Famer.
From his MVP days and four scoring championships while serving as the top option in OKC, to his consecutive title runs with the Warriors, the 16-time All-Star undoubtedly has a spot waiting for him on the walls out in Springfield when he finally decides to hang up his shoes for good.
Kevin Durant actively working with current-era Thunder star
Though Durant hasn't played in Thunder blue for over a decade now, he's still finding himself running alongside those who are.
This summer, Durant has been seen taking to the hardwood on multiple occasions with current OKC star Chet Holmgren, running full-court scrimmages and half-court drills.
Considering their similarly slender builds and unique agility for players of their height range, having Chet play with and learn from someone of KD's ilk should not only be welcomed but celebrated, especially following his lackluster performance late in the postseason.
Heading into 2026-27, the hope is for Holmgren to put his offensive woes from the Western Conference Finals behind him and take an even greater step forward in his development.
Already, he found himself leveling up from 15.0 points per game on 49.0 percent shooting from the floor in 2024-25 to 17.2 points on 55.7 percent shooting from the floor in 2025-26.
Now, following his first All-Star and All-NBA campaign, the goal should be for him to thrust himself into the 20-plus point-per-game range.
Working with someone like Durant on his craft on this end of the floor could prove to be the best way to achieve such a task.
Hopefully, the work he's putting in this summer will show up during training camp and, of course, the upcoming season.
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