It's his contract year this season, is this really okay?
Coach Lu might not be unaware of the stakes, but his intent in doing this wasn't to make anyone comfortable, but rather to help Durant find his place.
For this reason, pushing Chris Bosh to play center, and having DeAndre Jordan, who's also in his contract year, play as a substitute is acceptable.
After all, the future of the Supersonics lies with Durant; he bears the expectations of the hundreds of thousands of middle-class fans living in Seattle's major ports like Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Tacoma, and Edmonds. Letting DeAndre Jordan and Bosh suffer a bit and taking the blame himself is acceptable.
Moreover, if we're being honest, the only one truly suffering a loss is DeAndre Jordan.
He's lost his starting spot. But the issue is, Lu never promised DeAndre Jordan a starting position for the new season.