As part of his media availability on Friday morning, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant stated that his decision to join the team this offseason was an easy one.

“It was really easy to see what these guys brought to the table,” Durant told Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. “It's not like I had to do any deep analysis of any player here.”

Durant is right. The Nets were already a solid team in the Eastern Conference. In fact, they earned a No. 6 seed in last season's playoffs. Now, though, with the acquisitions of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, Brooklyn looks to have a bright future indeed.

However, the Nets say Durant will not be playing this season, as he's still recovering from an Achilles injury.

“With Kevin, I think what we're going to say is the expectations are that he will be out for the year,” Nets general manager Sean Marks told CBS Sports earlier this week. “We're not going to plan on him playing.”

Though he's slated to miss a substantial amount of time, Marks has stated that Durant will have a say in when he is ready to return.

“You're looking at one of the great competitors out there, so I think I would be remiss if I said, ‘No, he probably doesn't want to play,'” Marks said. “I think it's obvious he wants to play, but I think there's more at stake here. This is, again, a long-term approach. There's a lot of people with a lot of sweat equity in this from a rehab perspective and so forth. So I think there will be a group that makes the decision and obviously Kevin included as to when and how that return is made.”

Exactly when Durant will be cleared for action remains to be seen. When he is ready, though, he'll be looking to play a major role for his new team.