In assessing where, when and with whom Kevin Durant will sign his next NBA contract, it is instructive to hear from someone who has breathed the same rare air Durant has since he joined the Warriors.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Scottie Pippen to the ol’ chinwag. Why? Because Pippen knows about championships, about three-peats, about superstardom, about team chemistry, about legacies, and about debilitating injuries — he had a serious foot injury at 32 (two years older than Durant is now) that cost him the first 35 games of the 1997-98 season as the Bulls were gunning for a second three-peat.