Nick Collison talks about KD’s return, his career with the Thunder

"KEVIN IS A BIGGER SELLOUT THAN
THIS CROWD."
THEY ARE NOT PULLING ANY
PUNCHES.
BRYAN: YOU THINK ABOUT THE
STAPLE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, IT WAS
KEVIN DURANT AND RUSSELL
WESTBROOK AND NICK COLLISON.
HIS PERSPECTIVE IS VERY UNIQUE.
CARSON: MAKE PLAY THE SEASON
WITH KEVIN IN SEATTLE.
-- NICK PLAYED A SEASON WITH
KEVIN IN SEATTLE.
HE HAS BEEN WITHIN LONGER THAN
ANYONE.
I SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND GOT HIS
PERSPECTIVE ON THIS GAME AND ON
OKLAHOMA CITY.
HOW DID YOU TAKE THE NEWS
WHEN YOU FOUND OUT HE WAS
LEAVING?
>> I WAS DISAPPOINTED.
KEVIN IS A GUY I PLAYED WITH FOR
A LONG TIME.
WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES HERE.
I HAD MY CAREER PLAYING WITH
KEVIN.
HE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS.
IT WAS TOUGH TO SEE HIM GO.
>> YOU RESPECT ME AS A MAN, AS A
PLAYER, SO THANK YOU.
IS HE GOING TO BE SURREAL
WHEN HE COMES BACK PLAYING WITH
THE DIFFERENT JERSEY ON THE
BENCH?
YEAH, IT WILL BE STRANGE TO
SEE.
I HAVE BEEN HERE 1 YEARS, AND
PLAYED WITH 100 GUYS PROBABLY.
CERTAIN GUYS YOU SHARE MORE
HISTORY WITH.
KEVIN, I HAVE PROBABLY SHARED
MORE HISTORY WITH THAN ANYONE
ELSE.
IT IS PART OF THE BUSINESS, IT
IS ALWAYS STRANGE TO SEE A GUY
IN DIFFERENT UNIFORM.
>> DO YOU MARVEL HOW MUCH THE
PHENTERMINE TO THE PEOPLE HERE
IN OKLAHOMA?
-- HOW MUCH THE THUNDER MEAN TO
THE PEOPLE HERE IN OKLAHOMA?
I THINK IT IS A SPECIAL
THING.
WE ARE STILL RELATIVELY NEW TO
TOWN.
IT HAS BEEN COOL TO SEE THE CITY
GROW AND THE FAN BASE GROW.
WE FEEL IT EVERYWHERE WE GO.
IT FEELS LIKE A REAL
REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF
LIFE AT THE GAMES.
IT IS A FUN ENVIRONMENT TO PLAY
IN.
>> LAS QUESTION, ON A RUNNING
WAGER SO TO SPEAK.
I CONTENT YOUR JERSEY WILL BE
THE FIRST ONE HANGING UP THERE,
YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR SO
LONG.
WITH THAT MEAN TO SEE NUMBER 4
HANGING UP THERE?
>> I WOULD FEEL INCREDIBLE.
MOST OF THE GUYS THAT HAVE
JERSEYS RETIRED HAVE MUCH
DIFFERENT CAREERS THEN I HAVE
STATISTICALLY, AND THEIR ROLE ON
THE TEAM.
THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE
ORGANIZATION.
BUT YEAH, I WOULD BE EXTREMELY
HONORED.
MY CAREER HAS BEEN TWO CITIES,
BUT THE SAME ORGANIZATION.
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO STAY IN
ONE PLACE'S FOR SO LONG AND MAKE

Nick Collison talks about KD’s return, his career with the Thunder

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