Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is set to be an assistant on the USA Men's Basketball Team for the Summer Olympics from July 23 through Aug. 8 in Tokyo, reuniting with Nets star Kevin Durant -- a two-time NBA Finals MVP (2017-18) during a three-year run at Golden State (2017-19).

After watching Durant return from his June 2019 ruptured right Achilles throughout the 2020-21 season, which ended last Saturday with a seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series loss against the Milwaukee Bucks in which he posted a pair of near-50-point performances while averaging 35.5 points and 10.6 rebounds over 42.7 minutes, Kerr did not mince words when asked about comparing Durant to former Chicago Bulls teammate and all-time great Michael Jordan.

"I think he's more gifted, I really do," Kerr told NBC Sports Bay Area's Raj Mathai of Durant versus Jordan, whom he played alongside as a guard with the Bulls from 1994-98. "That's saying something, but Kevin is a different ... entirely different breed. He's 6-11 with guard skills, unlimited 3-point range, passing, shot-blocking -- his shot-blocking at the rim, it's just stunning. Watching him this year was really, really gratifying to see.

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