Golden State Warriors: 5 Takeaways From Opening Week

2. KD Looks Comfortable

The threes haven’t been falling, Klay Thompson looks out of it early and the bench is still a work in progress. On the bright side though, it’s taken Kevin Durant ZERO time to get comfortable in his new surroundings.

Part of the culture Steve Kerr and the Dubs have created over the last few seasons revolves around playing team basketball and having fun in the process. KD is a bit more on the iso-heavy side, but as one of the most gifted scorers in the game, his presence is an added bonus on the nights with Curry, Thompson and/or Draymond Green are just off.

In his season debut at Oracle Arena, KD was the lone positive, posting 27 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals while shooting 11-for-18 from the floor. He started the game 4-for-4 and even threw down a monster dunk for good measure.

Though he hasn’t shot the three-ball well so far (3-for-13), KD followed that performance up with 30 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals in a win against the Pelicans.

He carried the Warriors in another road win against the Suns as well, this time putting up 37 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals while going 10-for-16 from the floor and throwing down the best dunk of his early tenure in Golden State:

Durant added 20 points, five rebounds and four steals on 9-of-16 shooting in a blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers, and though that game was Stephen Curry‘s show, Durant has been the team’s most consistent player, averaging 28.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game on 57.4 percent shooting.

He leads the team in scoring and steals, he’s shooting 91.7 percent from the foul line and he’s been an absolute terror on the defensive end in Golden State’s small-ball lineups.

There will be an ongoing adjustment period for such a star-studded team, but if anyone was worried Durant would defer to his teammates or come out too passive to avoid stepping on anyone’s toes, his first week in a Warriors uniform quickly put those fears to bed.