Durant dishes on season bests, summer plans

JC: I should’ve told you — you can vote for yourself.

KD: Nah. I don’t think it’s me.

JC: What about best off the bench?

KD: We’ve got so many guys that come off the bench and help us. I would say Kyle Weaver. He’s been helping us out in different areas. Scoring the basketball. Passing. Playing defense.

JC: Is there an unsung hero?

KD: Nick Collison. He’s been counted on to do so much on this team — rebound the ball, play defense. He’s been one of our go-to big guys, one of our consistent big guys throughout the year. He doesn’t complain; he was in the starting lineup, then he was taken out. But he still comes and plays hard.

JC: Who’s been most improved this year?

KD: Jeff Green. He’s stepped his game up throughout the whole year. He’s been playing great basketball.

JC: Biggest surprise?

KD: Um, Kyle Weaver. In the offseason, he was a little timid. He didn’t want to be aggressive like we wanted. But as the season went along, he’s been more aggressive. We all know he can play defense, but he’s been helping us on the offensive end.

JC: Most memorable moment?

KD: I have a lot of them, but I’d have to say the one where Jeff hit the big shot against Golden State. That was a big one for us. We needed that win, and he got it for us. I’d also say when Russ dunked on Mario Chalmers. That was a good moment for me.

JC: Once the off-season starts, you’re going to be taking some summer school at Texas. What classes are you going to take?

KD: I don’t know yet. I’ve got to talk to my academic adviser.

JC: But you’ll actually be back on campus?

KD: I’ll be back on campus with regular students.

JC: That has to be weird.

KD: It was last year because I spent the whole year away from school. I was waking up in the summer at 5:30 to workout at 6, be done with workouts by 7:15, then head to class. It was tough, man. I wasn’t waking up that much during the season. I would wake up at 9:30 or 10 to go to practice.

JC: How many classes will you take?

KD: I’ll take two, I think. D.J. Augustine, plays for the Bobcats, he’s going to be with me, too. Last year, I was just by myself. With him there, it’s going to be a little bit easier.

JC: How far along will you be after the summer?

KD: Give me three or four more summers, and I’ll be through my sophomore year. I’ve got a long ways to go.