The rumors surrounding Kevin Durant's departure are at an all-time high since he joined the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016. The two-time Finals MVP recently doubled down in his commitment to the team, but would not speculate on a potential move next summer.

“It's just where I want to play ball at, where I'm most comfortable, where I feel most at home, and I feel at home here,” Kevin Durant told ESPN's Nick Friedell. “I feel like I belong here. I feel like I mix with this team, I mesh with this team well. With that being said, I really don't know what's going to happen this summer. But I really, really feel like a part of this team. We got two banners up there, my picture's around here somewhere so I feel like I'm a part of this thing — but at the end of the day, we're staying in the moment. We're trying to embrace every single moment. I'm not saying we're going to win a championship at all, but we're just focused on having a good practice today, having a good practice tomorrow and then we'll see what happens at the end,”

The recently-turned 30-year-old is entering his 12th season in the league, remaining focused on the opportunity to make this team into a dynasty by winning a third consecutive title this year.

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“I'm here,” Kevin Durant said. “I'm 100 percent committed to this team this year and going as hard as I can every single day to be the best player that I can be to help this team win. It's going to be a lot of speculation on where I should go play ball, but at the end of the day it's just me playing ball. It doesn't really matter. I'm just playing ball, you know what I mean? I'm not making a huge, huge decision that's going to affect anyone else, but just myself, so I don't even know why everybody cares that much.”

Durant has been rumored to potentially leave for the New York Knicks, given his strong relationship with business partner Rich Kleiman, who hopes to one day run the Knicks. A return to Oklahoma City has also been brought up in a LeBron James-esque effort to mend his wrongs for leaving as a free agent two summers ago.

The nine-time All-Star has signed a one-and-one deal for three straight seasons with the Warriors, keeping his future as flexible as possible, given the team's awkwardly inflated salary cap situation.