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The ETCs: The NBA’s Next Stars & Defining “Relevance”

Last Updated: April 26, 2023
Kevin Durant sits down with Eddie Gonzalez for the newest episode of “The ETCs” to discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the future stars of the NBA, those Off-White KD15s, and much more.

The Brooklyn Nets are back at The Barclays after an extended west coast swing. Although the trip ended on a W, it wasn’t without its struggles.

In this week’s episode of The ETCsKevin Durant and Eddie Gonzalez meet up in KD’s home. KD kicks things off by taking a moment to reflect on the viral conversation that he had with Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. He clarifies his intentions behind the discussion regarding his teammates.

“It’s just the fact that we’re all trying to do more to help the group based on the circumstances,” Durant said. “So, when it doesn’t look good, like getting up 150 points: don’t get too upset about what’s going on right now because look, we all trying and then…what happened in the next game?” [Spoiler alert: The Nets beat the Trailblazers 109-107 to close out the road trip].

KD also discusses the come-up of the team’s young talent, including Ben Simmons and Yuta Watanabe, and dives deeper into what the team’s future might look like as they continue to gel as a unit.

Click here to listen to the full episode.

In addition to the home team, KD and Eddie dive into a deep set of topics, including:

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the next generation of NBA All-Stars
  • The surprising early success of the Sacramento Kings
  • Upcoming new music from SZA
  • 21 Savage, Nas, and the definition of “relevance”
  • The future of Twitter
  • The story behind the 1-of-1 Off-White KD15 PEs.

Click here to listen and subscribe to “The ETCs” with KD and Eddie and “Out of Office” with Rich Kleiman.

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Bernadette Doykos

Bernadette Doykos is the Senior Director of Editorial Strategy at Boardroom. Before joining the team, her work appeared in ELLE. She previously served as the head of evaluation for a nonprofit where she became obsessed with systems and strategy and served as the curator of vibes and extinguisher of fires for the design thinking firm Stoked. She is constantly plotting a perfect tunnel ‘fit and a playlist for all occasions.

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Bernadette Doykos
Bernadette Doykos
Bernadette Doykos is the Senior Director of Editorial Strategy at Boardroom. Before joining the team, her work appeared in ELLE. She previously served as the head of evaluation for a nonprofit where she became obsessed with systems and strategy and served as the curator of vibes and extinguisher of fires for the design thinking firm Stoked. She is constantly plotting a perfect tunnel ‘fit and a playlist for all occasions.