The 2021–22 NBA season tips off on Oct. 19, and between now and then the Crossover staff will be analyzing all of the biggest story lines ahead of what promises to be an unforgettable campaign. You can find our NBA preview stories here.
Kevin Durant, no stranger to tough questions, settled into a chair at Nets media day in September to face a roomful of reporters with few of them. His health? Any lingering doubts about Durant’s once-injured right Achilles dissolved in a 40-minute-per-game playoff performance last spring. His future?