Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant isn’t in the condition to play for his new team this season, but undoubtedly he has one of the NBA’s most winning careers. At 31 years of age, and still recovering from his achilles tendon injury, it is natural for Durant to think about his future in the league as he gets old: The physical challenges for old players are very high due to the intensity of the game and the busy schedule of the NBA calendar.

In an interview with Forbes, the two-time NBA champion commented on his desire to become a franchise owner:

“I want to own and run an NBA team—run day-to-day operations and impact young players coming through the league,” said Durant.

Obviously the player sees the financial aspect as a huge opportunity of becoming a team owner, but Durant sees this project as a kind of personal mission to transform the lives of young players:

“I started down here,” Durant adds. “I know there’ll be kids popping up in my family, and I want them to start above this roof. The only way to get there for your family is to create money, and I want to do it in a cooler way, not just being greedy and accumulating as much as I can.”

Kevin Durant currently has one of the NBA’s most valuable contracts. In the offseason, the player signed a 4-year deal with the Nets of $ 164 million. With all that he won and his winning career, we can believe that the star has enough money, and especially credibility, to own a team and create projects that give young players opportunity and greater hope.