Durant: “I wish I was in the playoffs”

Kevin Durant recently took time to be a guest on one of my favorite sports talk radio shows, the John Thompson show on ESPN 980 AM in Washington D.C. During the nearly eight-minute interview, Durant talked about the playoffs, the Kobe Bryant v. LeBron James debate and the Thunder’s outlook for next season.

Here’s a few snippets of the interview……

Q: Who’s better, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James…..
KD: “It’s hard to determine that. Once you play against those guys it’s hard to determine who’s best because they do different things for their teams. Just looking at different aspects of the game, I think Kobe’s a better scorer. Passing, I think LeBron’s a better passer. Rebounding, I think LeBron’s a better rebounder. So it’s just about what kind of player you want on your team. Both of those guys are great.  So I’d have to say they’re the 1a and 1b of the best players in the league.”
 
Q: Which player he’d want on the Thunder…….
KD: “I think I’d rather have LeBron, because he does so much on the floor. He rebounds, he blocks shots and he passes.”

Q: On playing playoff basketball……
KD: “That’s what you live for. That’s what all the competitive great players live for is to try to take their team to the Finals. Once the regular season is over and it’s time for the playoffs, I think your whole mindset changes. You have to win games or you go home, or your season’s over with. It’s plain and simple. Every team wants to be the last team standing. With me, I know if I’m in that position I don’t worry about anything else but winning. Coming into practices and shoot-arounds being focused. Coming into film sessions being focused and not playing around. I think that once you step on that floor it’s all business. I can’t wait until our team gets in that position and hopefully we (don’t) take it for granted.”