Kevin Durant is already a USA Basketball legend. He wants to continue to contribute to the program’s success after his playing career.
“One of my main goals is to be the GM of the Team USA, one of these Olympics one of these years,” Durant said on the Boardroom show, which he co-founded. “I want to do that job one time.”
Grant Hill is the current U.S. men’s national team GM — or managing director — serving in that role since 2021.
Hill, with input from coaches, recommended the 12 players for the 2024 Olympic roster that were then submitted to the USA Basketball Board of Directors for approval. Hill also recommended head coach and assistant coach candidates to the USA Basketball board for approval.
Durant, who will be 39 come the 2028 Olympics, has repeatedly said he wants to play in a fifth Games in Los Angeles. If he makes it, he will break LeBron James’ record as the oldest U.S. Olympic men’s basketball player in history.
Durant already owns the Olympic men’s basketball record of four gold medals, plus the most points for a American man or woman in Olympic history — 518.
He led the U.S. in points per game in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and was third in 2024 behind Stephen Curry and James.
