Kevin Durant lamented that the Nets’ subpar season cost them respect throughout the NBA.

Listening to opposing players and external executives underscores just how much.

“I feel like we don’t have any respect out there on the court,” Durant said. “And that’s what I want for us: respect amongst the NBA community as a team on how we play on both ends of the floor, from GMs all the way down to the equipment manager.

“I want that respect, and you do that by how you work every single day. We skipped some steps in how we worked throughout the year last year because of the circumstances — vaccine mandates, people disgruntled, injuries. We could’ve kept pressing forward, and that’s what I try to do as a player. I’m not preaching something I don’t practice. I come in here, every rep matters to me, so I want everybody to feel the same way.”