According to Kevin Durant’s father, it’s not a lock yet for Kevin Durant to leave Texas after his freshman year and bolt to the NBA.

“There’s a chance he would come back to Texas next year,” Durant’s father, Wayne Pratt, told the Dallas Morning News. “Kevin is so young. There’s not a rush for him to go to the NBA. Right now, we’re not even talking about that. We’re talking about winning the Big 12, and Kevin continuing to progress academically.”

Durant is averaging 24.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game for the Longhorns (18-7, 8-3 Big 12). The 18-year-old wants to focus on this season and not his future.

“Right now, I’m trying to win games at Texas,” Durant told the newspaper. “That’s all I’m thinking about.”

This is nice and all, but this is what every athlete says when they’re at school. I was able to plant a tape recorder in the Durant household, and this is what I came up with:

Kevin Durant: Yo, pops. I leave now, I’ll get my 80 mill by the age of 21, Carmelo style.
Mr. Durant: You could always go back to get your degree.
Kevin Durant: That’s what I figured.

Chalk this one up to impeccable, undercover reporting, folks.