Kevin Durant made his first public appearance with the Nets on Friday.The Dave Henderson Jersey team hosted its media daywhere its latest stars, Durant and Kyrie Irving, spoke to reporters and sported their new colors.Durant was asked a number of questions including what prompted his decision to leave the dynasty he helped build at Golden State for the hot-and-cold Nets, who have made the postseason just once in the last four seasons."I felt like it was time for a change," he said."I wanted to play for a new team and simply put, I just did it. I didn't really think about what I was leaving behind or what we accomplished. I put that up on the shelf already. When it was Walt Weiss Jersey time to make a decision about my future, I thought solely about me.""I felt like it was time for a change. I wanted to play for a new team and simply put, I just did it." Kevin Durant on his decision to leave the Warriors NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) The 10-time All-Star, and two-time NBA Finals MVP, had a number of teams to choose from this offseason but he seemed set on Brooklyn.When he was asked if he considered staying with the Warriors or joining the likes of the Clippers or Knicks, Durant said he "thought about it for a couple seconds.". on how seriously he considered LA, Golden State and the Knicks: "I thought about it for a couple seconds" SNY (@SNYtv) Along with Durant, Irving was one of two big-time additionsthe Nets made during free agency.Like Durant, Irving had his sights set on the Nets and said at the beginning of free agency he ""Irving also shared his thoughts on Durant's season-ending Achilles injury suffered Yusmeiro Petit Jersey in Game 5 of the NBA Finals."We all know K was not ready to play in that environment," Irving said. "We all know that, whether people want to admit it or not. He was out 31 days and we put him on a national stage to end up selling a product thatcame before the person Kevin and now I'm here to protect that. I'm going to be a protector of that all throughout the year and not allow anyone to infiltrate that circle."We have expectations for our team. We obviously know he's an integral part but we' Boog Powell Jersey ll wait for that. I'm very patient. I'll be overly patient with Kevin because I don't want anything to happen like that again. ... I want him to be 101 percenthealthy."Kyrie Irving says "a lot of people" are responsible for Kevin Durant tearing his Achilles:"We all know K was not ready to play in that environment...we put him on a national stage to end up selling a product to came before the person" SNY (@SNYtv) Brooklyn general managerSean Marks said recentlyDurant's rehab is going well, but Cliff Pennington Jersey added the team is taking the long-term approach with its newly acquired superstar. Related Articles