Nets: KD says Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook prepared him for Kyrie Irving

Nets star Kevin Durant revealed that Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook prepared him to play alongside Kyrie Irving.

Fans in Brooklyn are eager to see how Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving mesh while playing on the same team for the first time in their respective careers. Though the two perennial superstars are good friends, they’ve never shared the court together as teammates, and have barely intersected in NBA narratives — their Finals battle was over in a flash.

That prospect has left a portion of the fanbase feeling nervous for what lies ahead, and understandably so — both men love having the ball in their hands, and nabbing the headlines.

However, the Nets are fortunate enough that Durant has plenty of experience playing alongside ball-dominant point guards. In a recent podcast interview, the two-time Finals MVP revealed that playing with Steph Curry in Golden State and Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City has prepared him for Irving‘s iso-centric style of play.

As Durant revealed on the Tea With A & Phee podcast:

"“As a scorer, you rely on your point guards all game. So you’re always going to have that relationship. Dealing with Russ, Steph, two different point guards, two different personalities. I learned exactly the perfect way to play that position. Russ is an inside player, Steph is an outside player. then you get to Kyrie, who can pretty much do it all. So I feel like, just playing with those other guys is going to get me prepared for what it’s like to play with a scorer that can shoot the three, finish at the midrange and finish at the rim. There’s a lot of options of us on offense and I’m looking forward to it.”"

That sound you hear is the entirety of Nets Nation breathing a profound and well-managed sigh of relief.

If there’s one thing we know about Durant, it’s that he’s more than comfortable letting his star teammates get theirs…while also creating plenty of opportunities for himself. In three seasons with the loaded Warriors, the 31-year-old averaged 25.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists on 52.4% shooting.

Truth be told, there really shouldn’t be any apprehension about how Durant and Irving will blend together. The real concern should be about how the likes of bubble star Caris LeVert and the rest of the Nets role players fit into the mix, because we honestly have zero clue what that is going to look like.