Kevin Durant says Seattle ‘deserves’ to have an NBA team again.

Kevin Durant is one of just two active NBA players who have played for the Seattle Super Sonics, which makes him uniquely qualified to speak about a potential NBA return to the Emerald City.

With a massive $700 million renovation project for Key Arena cleared by the city, and an NHL team on the way sooner than later, the next logical discussion is the return of an NBA franchise.

With the Golden State Warriors taking on the Sacramento Kings in a preseason game in Seattle on Friday night, there will be plenty of talk about an NBA return to Seattle.

And I feel like that whole brand deserves an NBA team.