Before Kevin Durant made his free agency decision, everyone knew who the front runners were. The Oklahoma City Thunder were the heavy favorites because it's the franchise he built. If he wasn't going to re-sign, rumors were mainly about the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics.

We all know how that ended with the move that has sparked heated debates. Kevin Durant decided on the Warriors, but he even admitted that he wasn't far from a Boston move either.

One name was notably missing from the attempts to recruit Kevin Durant to Boston. Avery Bradley, who also played for the University of Texas, was not present in the recruitment meetings, and had very little to do with any kind of recruitment attempts.

Via Brian Robb from Boston.com, Bradley explained the reasoning behind his absence.

“I didn’t [recruit] that much,” Bradley said when asked by reporters about his attempts to recruit Durant. “Me and Kevin are like brothers so we talk all the time. So I’m not going to talk to him about that, you know what I mean? I was more asking him how he’s doing. I was actually with him a week before all that stuff went down at a camp in Austin (Texas), so I really wasn’t that much involved. I was more worried about myself, just getting healthy and making sure I was continuing to work out.”

An understandable position from Bradley on prioritizing and putting their friendship over a professional decision. After all, Durant didn't really need to be recruited from Bradley. Durant knew already he was would be there for him if Boston was his decision. So despite Bradley not actively recruiting, his presence was definitely a reason for Kevin to even consider a move to Boston.

Although he picked Golden State, Bradley still remains supportive to his friend about the decision.

“All I can say is that I’m happy for him, and I feel like he’s part of a great organization. And I wish the best for him. Kevin’s a really good guy and an even better player.”

The Boston Celtics will definitely be waiting just around the corner if anything negative happens with the Durant-Warriors relationship. Maybe next time Durant is a free agent they'll manage to bring the superstar to Boston.