Kevin Durant Articles - Page 138

Now that Kevin Durant has opted out of his contract with the Golden State Warriors, there is only one choice left for him to make. If he decides to leave, the Warriors could start to aggressively target potential cogs to fill their roster with, including the recently traded Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver. Nate Duncan […]

The New York Knicks are expecting to secure meetings with two of the biggest free agents on the market in Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard as soon as free agency starts, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. After them, the front office will likely head to Los Angeles to pursue what is believed to […]

No one’s quite been able to glean any meaningful intel on where Kevin Durant is most likely to sign in free agency. Why? Less than a week from when he can officially begin meeting with suitors, the two-time Finals MVP has yet to eliminate any legitimate contender for his services, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. […]

The Golden State Warriors are highly unlikely to pursue a very complicated delayed sign-and-trade that would have the organization sign Kevin Durant to a maximum contract of five years at $221 million, only to rehabilitate him and later trade him to a team of his preference in hopes of recouping assets. According to Anthony Slater […]

The New York Knicks will be heading into next week’s free agency with enough money to sign two top-tier free agents to max contracts. One of the players who’s been reportedly interested in joining the franchise is two-time Finals MVP, Kevin Durant. However, he suffered an Achilles injury in the recently concluded NBA Finals and […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has opted out of his $31.5 million player-option for the 2019-20 season, becoming an unrestricted free agent, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This was a much expected move and one that will come with his impending decision. Durant and his business manager Rich Kleiman are currently in New York […]

Andre Iguodala shared his thoughts on Kevin Durant’s tragic Achilles injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, one which was met with plenty of blame for the Golden State Warriors after he was deemed able to return from a previous calf injury. Durant played 12 of the first 14 minutes of Game 5, looking […]

The Golden State Warriors are facing one of the most important summers in the history of the franchise, as two players who helped them build their dynasty are set to hit free agency next week. All-Stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson are both unrestricted free agents and there are reports that it is possible for […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Golden State Warriors and Kevin Durant haven’t had a breakdown in trust. Some around the league speculated Durant was upset with the Warriors after tearing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and won’t consider re-signing with Golden State this offseason. Wojnarowski doesn’t know if […]

Andre Iguodala shared a bit of insight to the conundrum the Golden State Warriors faced in the postseason with the unknown state of Kevin Durant’s calf injury. Durant was thought to have a “mild” calf strain, as the team announced, but was out for 32 days before returning for 12 minutes of Game 5 of […]

According to a story by Marc Berman of the New York Post, the New York Knicks might be better served not focusing on an injured Kevin Durant this offseason. After months of rumors regarding KD moving to the Big Apple to play in Madison Square Garden, the team’s plans and the history of the NBA […]

The Golden State Warriors have a couple of big-name players on their roster coming up for free agency this summer, with Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson both hitting the open market. Warriors president Bob Myers says that he does plan on sitting down with both Durant and Thompson this week and said “we’ll see” when […]

Never did I ever think I would be saying that a team should not pursue Kevin Durant in free agency. After all, Durant is one of the best scorers this game has ever seen and is unquestionably one of the best players we have in the game today. He is a two-time NBA champion. A […]

It’s looking less and less likely that the New York Knicks are going to land Kevin Durant this summer, and with that, ESPN analyst and lifelong Knicks fan Stephen A. Smith is losing hope. If the Knicks do not get @KDTrey5……Man….. pic.twitter.com/7Tg30nOb3J — Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 24, 2019 Smith notes that even if […]

Could the Los Angeles Clippers end up landing both Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant this summer? Skip Bayless thinks it’s possible. On Undisputed on Monday morning, Bayless said that he thinks the Clippers could pull off such a haul this offseason: "I'm not ruling out No. 2 and KD to the Clippers. They could pull […]

Kyrie Irving is reportedly already making moves to trace his next destination in free agency. According to a report by Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, the top point man in the market is trying to recruit DeAndre Jordan to join him alongside Kevin Durant with the Brooklyn Nets next season: Irving, meanwhile, also recently purchased […]

There has been quite a bit of speculation swirling around about Kevin Durant’s future in recent days. Will he stay with the Warriors, or will he choose to take his talents elsewhere? Despite the fact that he’ll likely be out of commission for all of next season due to an Achilles injury, there are still […]

There has been endless discussion all year about Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving wanting to team up in free agency, so it should come as no surprise that Durant and Irving have had some recent conversations about it. According to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Durant and Irving have met twice in recent weeks to […]

The Golden State Warriors will look markedly different next season no matter how the offseason plays out. Kevin Durant will likely miss the entirety of 2019-20 after rupturing his Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals, and Klay Thompson is poised to be sidelined for most of it due to an Achilles tear he suffered during […]

There were some who felt that Kevin Durant’s torn Achilles injury during the NBA Finals actually increased his chances of re-signing with the Golden State Warriors this summer. Not so fast. According to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Durant is not too happy with the way things went down in the NBA Finals, with a […]

All season long, we have heard rampant speculation about Kevin Durant possibly heading to New York in free agency this summer, but the New York team he could ultimately be signing with may not be the same New York team many were expecting. Rather than the Knicks being the top potential landing spot for Durant […]

ESPN’s Jalen Rose picked Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant to bolt for the New York Knicks in the preseason and he’s not changing his pick with only days left before he’s bound to make his decision. “At the beginning of the [2018-19] season I felt like he was leaving for New York City. I […]

You’re going to cringe when you hear (read?) what I’m about to say, as it’s one the most cliche statements in the NBA and other sports but still never fails to be 100 percent accurate: Father Time is undefeated. It doesn’t matter who these athletes are. They are still human beings with mortal bodies, and […]

Kevin Durant is reportedly not happy with the Golden State Warriors. According to Bleacher Report’s and Radio.com Sports’ Ric Bucher, Durant is upset with the Warriors because of how they misled him in returning from his right calf injury in the NBA Finals. “What I’ve heard, through various places, is that he’s not really happy […]

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly gaining confidence they’ll sign Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency this summer, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Nets have cap space to sign both All-Stars. Durant’s former teammate with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kendrick Perkins, says the Nets are the front runners to land KD. On […]

While the Brooklyn Nets may not have acquired a potentially franchise-altering prospect in the recently-concluded draft, what they have done successfully is to further improve their cap space in preparation for the rumored arrival of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. A couple of NBA insiders in Zach Lowe and Brian Lewis pointed out this fact, […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Julius Randle is set to enter unrestricted free agency after declining his $9 million player option for the 2019-20 season. Pelicans‘ Julius Randle is not picking up his $9M player option for next season and will enter unrestricted free agency, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Randle is coming off his best […]

The New York Knicks are reportedly not expected to pursue a second tier free agent this summer if they don’t land Kevin Durant, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The Knicks have cap space to sign two max contract players this offseason. The franchise was hoping to use that money on Durant and Kyrie Irving. […]

The Golden State Warriors and Kevin Durant could agree to a deal that could net him both money and happiness at the same time. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Warriors could agree to what would effectively be a sign-and-trade, which would give the star forward all his $220 million over five seasons after signing […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant has a big decision to make this offseason. Durant is expected to decline his $31 million player option with the Dubs for the 2019-20 season and enter free agency. However, the Achilles injury he suffered in Game 5 of the NBA Finals put a lot of questions about his […]

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly might have doubts about signing Kyrie Irving this summer if he isn’t bringing Kevin Durant with him, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. The Nets have cap space this offseason to sign both Irving and Durant. KD is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season due to his […]

ESPN analyst and longtime Kevin Durant confidant Jay Williams won’t pretend he knows where the Golden State Warriors forward will land this summer, after an unforeseen torn Achilles tendon changed the scope of his much-awaited free agency. Williams noted Durant must first “recalibrate” his stance by addressing the injury, and then go back to the […]

Losing the 2019 NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors is a tough pill to swallow for the Golden State Warriors. But losing Kevin Durant to a torn Achilles is tougher. The repercussions of the injury affected more than just the Warriors’ chances to snatch the Larry O’Brien Trophy from the Raptors. It will also affect […]

An anonymous NBA coach thinks Kevin Durant should stay with the Golden State Warriors while he rehabs his Achilles injury, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Durant is most likely going to miss the entire 2019-20 season. This particular coach thinks life would be a lot easier and less stressful for Durant […]

For the first time in ages, the Golden State Warriors are entering the offseason full of uncertainty. Gone is their aura of invincibility. Gone is the annual assumption that they will win the title next season. Gone is their dynasty. After falling to the Toronto Raptors in six games in the NBA Finals and seeing […]

Back in 1992, a 32-year-old Dominique Wilkins tore his Achilles. He came back a year later as if nothing happened and posted some of the best numbers of his career. Given his own experience, Wilkins believes that Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will be fine. According to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Wilkins is […]

The New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors have even odds to sign star small forward Kevin Durant this summer in free agency, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has the Knicks and Warriors at +150 to have Durant on their roster next season. The Clippers are at +300, the Brooklyn Nets at +700, the […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green flew to New York over the weekend to meet with a recuperating Kevin Durant, who is fresh off Achilles surgery performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley, who also operated on Durant to repair his Jones fracture in 2015. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, Green was visiting […]

Former Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has chimed in on the Achilles injury of Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant. For the recently-retired Mavs icon, it was ‘super tough’ to watch. In an appearance on the Dennis and Cowlishaw show on ESPN Dallas 103.3, per Dallas Morning News, Nowitzki said noticed that Durant and […]