Kevin Durant is a very mild-mannered individual, so it makes sense that he isn’t trying to be overly assertive with his new team.

However, when a guy wins 4 scoring titles in 9 seasons in the league, it can be frustrating if he seems at all hesitant to shoot.

Durant indicated that after a practice session, Draymond Green emphasized to him that he needs to be more aggressive.

“Yeah, I shot a lot today, and Draymond told me I wasn’t aggressive enough,” said Durant. “So that’s great for me.”

It’s a new setting for Durant, and his teammates are doing their best to make him feel as welcome as possible, as if there was ever any doubt that they weren’t thrilled to have a guy like him added to the team.

“So everybody’s just trying to make me comfortable,” said Durant. “Coming from me, I’m just trying to help everybody else out. But when you have teammates that are unselfish and want you to do well, it shows, man. It shows out on the floor as well.”

It’s an extremely unselfish team, especially considering the collection of talent assembled. Egos don’t seem to be a factor at all.

Durant has never had a gunner’s mentality, and has simply let the flow of the game dictate how many shots he takes.

“My thing is, impose my will by scoring when we need it,” said Durant. “I could do the other things, but I’m highlighted by my scoring and how efficient I can put the ball in the basket and try to search out good shots for our group.”

Durant doesn’t have a domineering personality, which is unusual for a player of his tremendous skill.

The Warriors trust him to never go about forcing any unnecessary shots and destroying the flow of the offense, but they also want to keep him engaged as much as possible.

The incredible lineup that will be out on the court might make it easy to be timid and defer to other players, but they have to remember to just play their games.

Slight growing pains are to be expected as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Durant, and Green learn to play together as a unit, but the talent within that group of 4 is absolutely remarkable.

When that kind of ability is combined with their willingness to put collective success over individual success, it makes it very easy to believe that this team is capable of great things.