Kevin Durant Reveals How He Will Help Devin Booker

The Phoenix Suns have a scary new duo

Joey Linn | Feb 17, 2023

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After being traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant is excited to join what is an established team in the Western Conference. Already with a star duo in Devin Booker and Chris Paul, Phoenix will be adding Durant to a team that won the Western Conference in 2021, and has been atop the standings for much of the last few seasons.

In an exclusive interview with Boardroom, Durant spoke on how he can help Devin Booker, who is frequently double teamed throughout the course of games.

"I can probably provide him a little bit more space than he’s used to with my shooting ability," Durant said. "And I see a lot of games. He gets double-teamed a lot, especially off the small forward, which is the position I played. So, I can help provide him a little bit more space, which would make him even more efficient, and vice versa. I played against a lot of double teams as well with the Nets, so having another shooter out there at the wing position can help me, too."

Now unable to double off the small forward with Durant on the floor, opposing teams will have to play Booker more straight-up. This projects to help both Booker and the Suns team, which is one major reason to be optimistic about Durant's fit in Phoenix.

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Published Feb 17, 2023

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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