DeAndre Jordan was supposed to be part of the Knicks’ edge in bringing Kevin Durant to the Garden before he jumped ship to join the crosstown-rival Nets, along with fellow free agents Durant and Kyrie Irving.

Now Jordan is talking about not only his new team, but also his old friend — and how Durant is recovering from his ruptured Achilles, arguably the most-watched body part in New York City.

“We’ve got a lot of talent on this team,” Jordan told Gothamist during a promotional event Wednesday at a Dunkin’ in Midtown Manhattan. “You know obviously Kevin had a tough injury, he’s going to be out for a while, but he’s progressing great, he’s recovering fast, we’ll be even better when we get him back and healthy.”

Durant ruptured his Achilles playing for the Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and Golden State coach Steve Kerr proclaimed him out for the entirety of the 2019-20 season. But The Post has reported the possibility Durant simply will miss most of the campaign, and Nets general manager Sean Marks refused to rule out the possibility of the 10-time All-Star playing this coming season.

Jordan didn’t predict Durant would be back this coming season, but he knows the two-time NBA MVP well and was bullish on the progress he has been making during his rehab. And Durant himself hasn’t been shy about sharing visual evidence of his work on social media.

Jordan — who ended last season with the Knicks — was expected to be a secret weapon in helping lure Durant and Irving in free agency. The three have been close since winning Olympic gold together in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. But instead of Durant and Irving joining Jordan at the Garden, the trio got together behind the scenes and teamed up to go to Brooklyn.

Jordan even went in with Irving as a business partner, investing in a company called Beyond Meat, which has seen its stock price skyrocket 720 percent since it went public in May. And Wednesday, Jordan, who is a vegan, was at Dunkin’ to help debut their new Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich, made from Beyond Meat’s plant-based ingredients.

For his part, Jordan didn’t rip the Knicks — who sat him for 12 of his 31 games with the club last season after he was acquired from the Mavericks in the Kristaps Porzingis trade. But weighing the two teams, he said he and his other All-NBA pals just favored the work being done in Brooklyn by Marks and coach Kenny Atkinson.

“Not to knock the culture the Knicks are creating, but we like what Kenny’s doing and Sean’s been awesome and the organization, from top to bottom, has been great,” Jordan said. “So you want to be a part of something like that, especially when you have a chance to play with other great players and build something.”

Atkinson faces a tough decision at center between Jordan — a two-time Defensive Player of the Year coming off a down season — and young Jarrett Allen, whom the Nets view as a critical building block. Atkinson said getting Jordan back to his old form is key; it remains to be seen if going vegan will help the 30-year-old get there.

“My body is feeling awesome. I’ve never been healthier. I’ve converted a lot of my family and friends over, and slowly but surely they’re converting,” said Jordan, a native Texan who is also making the conversion to being a New Yorker.

“I love that you can walk everyone. I’ve become a huge fan of the subway, even though I’ve gotten lost … well, not lost, but went the wrong direction on the subway a couple of times. … The people, the fans are extremely into basketball, they know the game, and they are very passionate. As a player, that’s the fanbase you want.”