Kevin Durant already knows what he wants his post-retirement life to look like, and it starts with taking over one of the biggest jobs in American basketball.
At 37 years old, Kevin Durant is still putting up numbers that defy every standard aging curve in sports. Alongside guys like LeBron James and Steph Curry, he belongs to a rare tier of legends who somehow kept their game at a peak level well into their late thirties.
But as seamless as his scoring looks, no athlete outruns retirement forever. Even the purest players eventually hit the stretch where they have to start thinking about life after the whistle.
Lucky for Durant, he’s already heavily invested in all kinds of ventures off the field, which saw him turn $250k into $60 million recently.
However, even with all the money in the world, players who have been at the top of their sport often have an itch to go out and achieve even more once they’ve retired.
Kevin Durant wants the Team USA general manager role
When you’re a player of Kevin Durant‘s stature, doors open, and that’s what makes his main aim once he retires all the more likely.
In an interview with the Boardroom, Durant revealed his biggest aim once he retires is to become the general manager of Team USA, much like Grant Hill is doing.
Durant said: “One of my main goals is to be the GM of Team USA. Like figure one of these Olympics one of these years. That’s what Gran Hill did. Yeah. I want that job one time. I might want to make content. I want to work guys out one time. I don’t know. I just feel like I’m building a lot of great relationships. I’m doing a lot of cool every day and something to fall in my lap. But I just keep building with people and just keep the main thing the main thing.”
Grant Hill currently serves as the Managing Director of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team, taking over the role from Jerry Colangelo in 2021.
As managing director, Durant would oversee roster construction, coaching hires, and player selection for the World Cup and Olympics.
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