The Brooklyn Nets are widely expected to be title contenders next season with stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving leading the way as a dynamic duo.

Durant, who missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear, recently talked about what excites him the most about playing with Irving.

“I'm excited to see him cross the sh*t out a big on a switch and post up these small guards in the league,” Kevin Durant told Dorell Wright on the Text Message Show for The Players' Tribune about playing with Kyrie Irving.

“He's a different beast.”

Irving and Durant are essentially best friends off the court. They both signed four-year deals with the Nets in the summer of 2019 and are eager to lead Brooklyn to its first-ever NBA championship.

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Irving appeared in 20 games for the Nets in 2019-20. He averaged 27.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists while shooting 47.8 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 92.2 percent from the free throw line.

Uncle Drew didn't play for the Nets in the 2020 playoffs due to shoulder surgery. Brooklyn got swept by the Toronto Raptors in the first round at Walt Disney World in the NBA's Orlando bubble.

Durant, one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, has career averages of 27.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors. The two-time Finals MVP is ready to reclaim his throne as the best player in the world after sitting out an entire season.

The Nets hired Steve Nash as their new head coach since the two-time MVP has a close relationship with Durant and Irving.