Last year's free agency turned out to be one of the most anticipated in recent memory because of the multitude of stars up for grabs. One of the them was Kevin Durant, who drew a lot of interest from teams around the league, but ultimately chose the Golden State Warriors as he believes his best chance of winning a title is in Oakland.

Some of the team's stars helped in recruiting the former MVP, including Draymond Green. He was interviewed recently by Tim Kawakami of The Mercury News, wherein he revealed that the thought of not being able to land Durant's services last year was at the back of his mind, as early as Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

“Somewhere in the back of your mind you’re definitely thinking, ‘hey, if we lose this, there’s no shot (at Durant).”

As it turned out, things fell into place as the Dubs were able to complete the comeback in their series versus the Thunder, and paved the way for them to have a better pitch to him. It may also be thought of as things falling into place for them to join forces, and winning it all this year could mark the start of a longer partnership between Durant and the organization, with the hopes of bringing in more success in the future.