Prior to the start of the 2016-17 season, nobody knew how well Kevin Durant would fit in with the Golden State Warriors. Not even the team's players themselves, particularly Draymond Green, could've predicted how the team's chemistry would be like with the four-time NBA scoring champion on board.

What eventually resulted was another NBA title for Golden State. And in an interview with Stuart Ballard of The Express (UK), Green was surprised at how Durant — despite his undeniable scoring prowess — was actually an outstanding team player:

“I didn’t know [Durant] was as unselfish as he is… I thought he was an unselfish guy and then getting to play with him, he’s ten-times even more unselfish than I expected.”

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Green is averaging six assists per game in his NBA career, while Durant has been dishing out two fewer assists on average than the versatile forward. However, unselfish play is not just about the stats, as Green went as far as saying that it was the team's main guy, Stephen Curry, who had to adjust to Durant's inclusion in the starting five.

“The hardest thing was making Steph realize you don't have to try and fit Kevin in.”

Once Curry made the adjustments himself, the Warriors were unstoppable. But in the end, it was really Durant's own adaptability and selflessness that really made the Warriors' transition to becoming the superteam that they are that much smoother.