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Kevin Durant says Mavs 'have something brewing' with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis

Kevin Durant talks about Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis and Dallas Mavericks' bright future.

Dalton Trigg

Kevin Durant says Mavs 'have something brewing' with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis
Kevin Durant says Mavs 'have something brewing' with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis /

Earlier this past summer, Kevin Durant shook the NBA landscape by leaving the Golden State Warriors in free agency to join the Brooklyn Nets with his friend, Kyrie Irving. Durant, aside from one postgame blemish in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 2016 playoff series with the Dallas Mavericks, has always had encouraging things to say about the Mavs from afar, whether it be related to Dirk Nowitzki or Luka Doncic. Recently, Durant continued that trend when he did a live video interview with Dallas media member, Chris Henderson.

"I'm looking forward to seeing those two come together," said Durant of Mavs’ Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. "I think they've got something brewing down there (in Dallas). Mark Cuban is always going to support his guys and put them in the best position (to win), so that's a franchise I'm definitely watching the next few years."

"I think (Doncic) was raised in an environment, a basketball environment, that taught him how to play the ins-and-outs of the game, first," said Durant of why Doncic has been able to dominate the game at such a young age. "You don't see guys at that age learn the pick-and-roll, manipulating the game the way he does. He can control a full game at that age, (and) that's rare."

"I'm expecting huge things from him going forward," said Durant. "A superstar career going forward."

Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic going at it during the 2018-2019 season. (Credit: NBAE via Getty Images)

"As for (Porzingis), his name says it all, his nickname being the 'Unicorn,'" said Durant of Porzingis, who the Mavs just re-signed to a 5-year, $158 million contract this past summer. “(He's) a guy that can do so many things at that height and that agility." As Henderson noted in the interview, Durant was the guy who initially gave Porzingis the "Unicorn" nickname back in 2016.

You can watch the entire video interview here on Henderson's YouTube channel, called "See Hendo," where he talks sneakers, gaming, and much more with celebrities.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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