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Originally Posted by Imported_Aussie
If he does play, I can see his role being limited. You may even see him being inserted for stretches purely as a spot-up shooter on the floor to stop the boxing of Curry.
It is hard to say what impact a limited Durant is until you know just how limited he is. I would speculate that he would play a more effective 8 and a half minutes than McKinnie, and being able to play a little longer may help give Thompson some rest (they need at least one of Durant and Thompson on court to stop the boxing out of Curry). But if he is lacking mobility, is he a risk for blown coverages, fouling, etc. which could be a net negative
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If I'm Nick Nurse and I see Durant out there on the floor, I'm attacking him every possession. I'm making him move laterally, I'm making him defend Kawhi or Siakam. I'm doing everything I can to make sure that calf/Achilles pops.
Again, the guy can't run. If he can't run, he can't possibly be in game shape after 33 days off. Even if his leg doesn't explode, we saw what happened to Steph Curry after his 47 point game. He had nothing left in the 2nd half of game 4. Durant is going to be worse off and playing from much further behind than Steph.
The Raptors finish it tonight.