Steve Nash and JJ Redick were effusive in their praise.

It seems like most Knicks fans are over the Kevin Durant-to-New York story – but something about Durant’s comments on JJ Redick’s podcast this week are relevant to the current team. When New York traded Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas to create enough cap space for two max players, there were people in the organization who felt confident that they were going to sign both Durant and Kyrie Irving. The Knicks obviously had a bad read on the situation, given Durant said that he decided in February or March that he was going to the Nets.

With this comment in mind, we decided to spin it forward ...

Kevin Durant said Thursday on JJ Redick's "The Old Man and the Three" podcast that he's "excited" about the opportunity to be coached by Steve Nash.