Durant, Harden and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren participate in a workout after the Trojans’ practice, one of the new coach’s goals for his players.
LOS ANGELES — He ambled into the Galen Center about as inconspicuously as his stature would allow, a knit beanie cozied atop his head and black compression tights tucked into his socks, and yet there was no mistaking Kevin Durant from his nearly 7-foot-frame.
As USC’s practice wound down, Trojans forward Terrance Williams exchanged a dap with Durant and a few laughs coming off the floor, Williams being a fellow native of the DMV area in Maryland. This was by design, from a new coach with a longtime NBA background and a clear emphasis on taking advantage of USC’s location. Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero dropped by USC’s facility on Friday. Chicago Bulls star and former USC star DeMar DeRozan was there a few days earlier.
“We in L.A., so he wants all the NBA players to come work out, and he wants us to come work out with them when we can,” said Williams, a transfer from Michigan. “And just to see them work out, just the work ethic they bring – it’s like he say, if we want to get to that level, we’ve got to watch them, work out with them and see what they do. So it’s kind of big.
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