Suns Star Kevin Durant Opens Up About His NBA Future

Kevin Durant, widely regarded as one of the top 15 players in NBA history, is still performing at an elite level despite approaching retirement age. The Phoenix Suns star will turn 36 before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season.

In a recent interview with TV One's Raising Fame, Durant discussed his future in the league. The interview was reported by Duane Rankin of azcentral.

Durant: "It creeps in my mind for sure. I honestly don't know what I'll do. I have a lot of different interests. I definitely want to stay around the game. I want to continue to build out the philanthropy and do stuff in our hometown... That's gonna be a huge transition. Been at this since I was 8. Hopefully, it's 30 years of me doing this. Every day was centered around the game of basketball, there hasn't been no other lifestyle but this. I want to have some time and space to really step out of that matrix and figure out who I am as an individual and then step into something and be ready for it."

Kevin Durant:

“As I get older in the league and the league is getting younger, I tend to think about retirement more.”

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Durant, who has spent 16 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, and Phoenix Suns, is coming off a standout year. The two-time NBA Champion averaged 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game last season, shooting 52.3% from the field and 41.3% from beyond the arc in 75 games with the Suns.