Suns CEO: Kevin Durant loves being here and we love having Kevin here
Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein reiterated the strong union between Kevin Durant and the team when asked about Durant being eligible for a one-year extension of $59.7 million he’d receive for the 2026-27 season. “The most important thing is Kevin loves being here and we love having Kevin here,” Bartelstein said in an interview Wednesday with The Arizona Republic.
Source: Arizona Republic
Source: Arizona Republic
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“We got Phoenix all over. We’re well represented. It’s a basketball town and we want to put the city on the map. No better way than winning gold.”
Mercury: Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Kahleah Copper.
Suns: Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. #TeamUSA #Suns #Mercury #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/C7QNR20ueL – 5:30 PM
“We got Phoenix all over. We’re well represented. It’s a basketball town and we want to put the city on the map. No better way than winning gold.”
Mercury: Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Kahleah Copper.
Suns: Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. #TeamUSA #Suns #Mercury #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/C7QNR20ueL – 5:30 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Kevin Durant 1st, Charles Barkley 3rd NBA.com #TeamUSA all-time Olympics list since ’92.
Top 10:
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Charles Barkley
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
Scottie Pippen
Chris Mullin
Patrick Ewing
David Robinson
tinyurl.com/28fhvje5 pic.twitter.com/8OpOA3t5ii – 3:43 PM
Kevin Durant 1st, Charles Barkley 3rd NBA.com #TeamUSA all-time Olympics list since ’92.
Top 10:
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Charles Barkley
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
Scottie Pippen
Chris Mullin
Patrick Ewing
David Robinson
tinyurl.com/28fhvje5 pic.twitter.com/8OpOA3t5ii – 3:43 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
From Thursday:
Durant, Barkley 1st, 3rd all-time #TeamUSA Olympic greats since 1992 tinyurl.com/28fhvje5
Booker, Beal, Tyus Jones ‘three-headed monster’ tinyurl.com/mr2atp6d
Suns in ‘great spot’ with Durant, CEO addresses contract extension #Suns tinyurl.com/p6wytp2m – 10:52 AM
From Thursday:
Durant, Barkley 1st, 3rd all-time #TeamUSA Olympic greats since 1992 tinyurl.com/28fhvje5
Booker, Beal, Tyus Jones ‘three-headed monster’ tinyurl.com/mr2atp6d
Suns in ‘great spot’ with Durant, CEO addresses contract extension #Suns tinyurl.com/p6wytp2m – 10:52 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
NBA.com: Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant’s ‘devotion’ to Team USA runs deeper than to his #NBA teams (w/video) #Suns #TeamUSA #Paris2024 azcentral.com/story/sports/o… via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/1Wj9oXP9Jg – 8:36 PM
NBA.com: Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant’s ‘devotion’ to Team USA runs deeper than to his #NBA teams (w/video) #Suns #TeamUSA #Paris2024 azcentral.com/story/sports/o… via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/1Wj9oXP9Jg – 8:36 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Basketball and Biles: US hoops team watches Simone win yet another gold medal. Comments from Steph, KD, Book and Tyrese Haliburton here …
apnews.com/article/olympi… – 3:37 PM
Basketball and Biles: US hoops team watches Simone win yet another gold medal. Comments from Steph, KD, Book and Tyrese Haliburton here …
apnews.com/article/olympi… – 3:37 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein: Team in ‘great spot’ with Kevin Durant, addresses contract extension (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 2:13 PM
Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein: Team in ‘great spot’ with Kevin Durant, addresses contract extension (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 2:13 PM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
On a related note, Kevin Durant will continue coming off the bench (very willingly) for Team USA. And this makes his second-unit bestie, Anthony Edwards, a very happy young man.
“I love that he’s coming off the bench. I get to play with him, so I hope coach keeps bringing him – 12:13 PM
On a related note, Kevin Durant will continue coming off the bench (very willingly) for Team USA. And this makes his second-unit bestie, Anthony Edwards, a very happy young man.
“I love that he’s coming off the bench. I get to play with him, so I hope coach keeps bringing him – 12:13 PM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Also on the Team USA front: It seems like the social media experts are convinced that Steve Kerr is doing a terrible job, but I’d probably yield to the perspective shared by some dude named Kevin Durant (who ALWAYS tells his truth about hoops strategy).
“We’ve got to be ready – 12:11 PM
Also on the Team USA front: It seems like the social media experts are convinced that Steve Kerr is doing a terrible job, but I’d probably yield to the perspective shared by some dude named Kevin Durant (who ALWAYS tells his truth about hoops strategy).
“We’ve got to be ready – 12:11 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
The lineup of Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Derrick White, Bam Adebayo and Devin Booker played together last night for 4:25.
In that time:
— USA 17, South Sudan 5
— USA 67% FGs, South Sudan 20%
— USA 4 steals
— USA 6 assists
In 4 minutes! – 5:08 AM
The lineup of Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Derrick White, Bam Adebayo and Devin Booker played together last night for 4:25.
In that time:
— USA 17, South Sudan 5
— USA 67% FGs, South Sudan 20%
— USA 4 steals
— USA 6 assists
In 4 minutes! – 5:08 AM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
I didn’t pick up on it in real time, but Kevin Durant’s messaging about that stacked second unit was almost exactly the same as what he’d argued with fans on this very platform the other day.
“When you can throw that lineup out there, it’s fun. That’s when you don’t have to run – 5:05 AM
I didn’t pick up on it in real time, but Kevin Durant’s messaging about that stacked second unit was almost exactly the same as what he’d argued with fans on this very platform the other day.
“When you can throw that lineup out there, it’s fun. That’s when you don’t have to run – 5:05 AM
More on this storyline
Durant’s current four-year contract for $194 million ends in 2025-26 and he will become an unrestricted free agent. When asked if the Suns had offered the extension, Bartelstein declined to get into “that level of specifics.” Durant became eligible to sign the extension on July 12. He would have until Oct. 21 to sign. “We talk all the time,” Bartelstein said about the constant dialogue he and Suns president of basketball operations and general manager, James Jones, have constant dialogue with Durant and Kleiman. -via Arizona Republic / August 3, 2024
“He’s focused on the Olympics, but we’re always having dialogue. The relationship is what matters the most. The relationship is in a great spot. I talk to (Durant’s agent) Rich Kleiman, who works with Kevin, all the time. Conversations are great not just on extension stuff, but on all things that have been going on.” -via Arizona Republic / August 3, 2024
“The most important thing is Kevin loves being here and we love having Kevin here,” Bartelstein said in an interview Wednesday with The Arizona Republic. “He’s focused on the Olympics, but we’re always having dialogue. The relationship is what matters the most. The relationship is in a great spot. I talk to (Durant’s agent) Rich Kleiman, who works with Kevin, all the time. Conversations are great not just on extension stuff, but on all things that have been going on.” -via Arizona Republic / August 2, 2024