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 "I love it here, man. I love my teammates, I love the city. I don't
really think about anywhere else," Durant told Revolt TV in an
interview, according to ESPN.com. "I'm one of those guys that would
love to stick it out with one team my whole career.
"Kobe (Bryant), Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki type. That's awesome," he
said. "But you never know what the future holds sometimes and how
teams may feel about you after a while. But I love it here and I
would love to get my jersey retired here."
The 26-year-old Durant has one more season remaining until his
much-anticipated free agency in the summer of 2016. The Thunder
could offer him both an extra year and more money than any other
team by virtue of holding his so-called Bird rights.
Durant underwent foot surgery Tuesday and is expected to be
sidelined four to six months.
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Miami Heat rookie guard Shabazz Napier underwent surgery to repair a
sports hernia on Wednesday.
The team said he will miss the rest of the regular season, which
concludes April 15. He is expected to miss at least 4-6 weeks, which
leaves him questionable for any postseason action.
The Heat (34-40) hold the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference,
with the Brooklyn Nets (33-40), Boston Celtics (33-41) and Indiana
Pacers (32-42) all within two games.
Napier, the team's first-round pick last year, averaged 5.1 points,
2.5 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 51 games.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Jabari Brown to a multi-year
contract.
Brown, previously signed to 10-day contracts on March 10 and March
20, has appeared in 10 games for the Lakers, averaging 9.4 points,
1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 24.5 minutes per game.
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The Lakers also officially waived guard Steve Nash, who announced
his retirement Saturday after a 19-year NBA career.
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The Phoenix Suns signed guard Jerel McNeal to a 10-day contract.
McNeal has averaged 18.5 points, 4.6 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1
steals in 27 games with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development
League this season.
This is the third NBA stint for the 27-year-old, who previously been
with the New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz but has yet to play in an
NBA game.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers recalled guard Joe Harris from the Canton
Charge of the NBA Development League.
Harris has played in nine games for the Charge this season,
averaging 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.7 minutes
per game. He played in 47 games (one start) previously for the Cavs,
averaging 2.5 points in 9.2 minutes. (Editing by Larry Fine)
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