Kevin Durant's transition to California and the Golden State Warriors has gone as well as one could have expected.

“It's a transition to a different life,” Durant said about California. “Every day I wake up, I'm still getting used to living in the Bay Area. And I'm still getting used to playing with new teammates and putting on a new jersey. It's gonna take me some time. You settle down somewhere for so long, it's just like, no matter if you just moved, you still gonna feel that adjustment.” 

Durant is also enjoying being around Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. 

“A lot of those people, they just think a little different,” he told me. “They simplify their lives, and they have some clarity. And when you have those two things, you kind of see things for what they are. Some stuff is not as big as you think it is. You're not as important, or the situation may not be as important, as you think it is. Brian Grazer taught me that.”

Durant is enjoying being a member of the franchise instead of the face of it.

“Steph Curry is the face of the franchise, and that helps me out, because I don't have to,” he said. “I don't want to have to be the leader. I'm not a leader. I'm bad at saying, ‘Stand behind me and follow me.’ No. I'm one of those guys that's just like, ‘Let's do this shit together. Let's just work everybody together. I don't mind being on the front line with you, but let's come and do it together.’ That's my way of leadership. I'm leading by example.”